# pyeongchang 2018

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# In the clear

Russia's Olympic ban has been lifted after 'the most difficult months in the history of Russian sports'

The IOC has deemed the nation compliant after the remaining drug tests from the Winter Olympics were negative.

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Feb 28th 2018, 5:21 PM

# and that's a wrap

Pics: Winter Olympics conclude with spectacular closing ceremony in Pyeongchang

The Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium hosted the rousing event.

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Feb 25th 2018, 9:53 PM

# Winter Olympics

Ester Ledecka makes history in Pyeongchang

The Czech became the first woman to win gold in two sports at a single Winter Olympics with snowboarding success on Saturday.

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Feb 24th 2018, 9:45 AM

# Controversy

Russian curler stripped of Olympic medal for doping

Alexander Krushelnitsky was one of 168 Russian athletes who passed rigorous testing to compete as neutrals.

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Feb 22nd 2018, 11:25 AM

# Review

Norway's Bjoergen becomes most successful Winter Olympian ever, 15-year-old smashes skate record

Alina Zagitova stole the show in figure skating on Wednesday.

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Feb 21st 2018, 1:51 PM

# Disaster

World champion Christie's luck out again as she leaves without Olympic medal after disqualification

The Winter Olympics are over for Elise Christie, who has once again endured a miserable campaign in Pyeongchang.

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Feb 20th 2018, 11:15 AM

# Null point

Move over Eddie the Eagle, Swaney the Safe is our new Winter Olympics cult hero

Elizabeth Swaney finished last in the ladies’ ski halfpipe in Pyeongchang after refusing to do a single trick.

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Feb 20th 2018, 9:16 AM

# dope

Third doping controversy hits the Winter Olympics

Ziga Jeglic is believed to have tested positive for the banned drug fenoterol.

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Feb 20th 2018, 9:00 AM

# good run

Ireland's Brendan Newby misses out on ski halfpipe final despite best score of the season

The Cork-born skier finished 22nd with just the top 12 going through.

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Feb 20th 2018, 7:58 AM

# Untouchable

'He's the best' - Hirscher becomes most successful skier at 2018 Winter Olympics

The Austrian powered to his second Pyeongchang title by winning the men’s giant slalom.

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Feb 18th 2018, 10:56 AM

# pyeongchang 2018

American star Lindsey Vonn misses podium in Olympic return as Ledecka claims shock win

Lindsey Vonn made her Pyeongchang debut on Saturday but she took a back seat to Czech Ester Ledecka, who stunned the field.

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Feb 17th 2018, 10:48 AM

# Winter Olympics

Ireland's Thomas Westgaard finishes strong in cross-country skiing

Westgaard pushed from 74th to finish 63rd in Pyeongchang, while Ireland’s Alpine racers claimed top 50 spots.

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Feb 16th 2018, 9:33 AM

# pyeongchang 2018

Mikaela Shiffrin wins first gold as she begins quest to dominate the Winter Olympics

The American skiier has her sights set on multiple Olympic titles.

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Feb 15th 2018, 1:47 PM

# turmoil

Jamaican bobsleigh coach quits, threatens to take her sled home

Not ideal preparation for the Olympics.

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Feb 15th 2018, 9:51 AM

# pyeongchang 2018

Ireland's Tess Arbez 50th in Olympic Giant Slalom, Pat McMillan 52nd in Downhill

Both athletes have another event ahead of them tomorrow in Pyeongchang.

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Feb 15th 2018, 8:31 AM

# Get Well Soon

16-year-old Japanese snowboarder suffers frightening fall in men's halfpipe final

Yuto Totsuka was taken to hospital but did not suffer any head or neck trauma, a team spokesperson later confirmed.

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Feb 14th 2018, 1:44 PM

# pyeongchang 2018

Heartbreak as GB star Elise Christie crashes out in dramatic speed skating final

500m gold went to Italy’s Arianna Fontana, the runner-up in Sochi four years ago.

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Feb 13th 2018, 2:15 PM

# Reaction

'I'm very happy with that' - Ireland's Westgaard finishes 62nd at Winter Olympics

The Norway-born athlete, whose mother hails from Galway, secured a time of three minutes and 29.6 seconds.

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Feb 13th 2018, 11:27 AM

# Take a Bow

American prodigy melts hearts with tearful snowboarding gold

Chloe Kim had been assured of victory before her pulsating final run.

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Feb 13th 2018, 9:34 AM

# pyeongchang 2018

Mixed emotions for Ireland's Seamus O'Connor as he goes within touching distance of Olympic final

Meanwhile, skier Pat McMillan placed 61st overall on his debut in the competition.

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Feb 13th 2018, 8:06 AM

# Prodigy

'Gimme ice cream!' says US teen after halfpipe masterclass

Chloe Kim had one thing on her mind after she nailed top score in Olympic qualifying with a jaw-dropping display

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Feb 12th 2018, 10:01 AM

# whatever doesn't kill me

11 months on from near-death experience, Canadian hails Winter Olympics 'miracle'

The country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has hailed Mark McMorris’s “tenacity”.

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Feb 12th 2018, 9:30 AM

# pyeongchang 2018

'I turned pro at 13, signed a contract with Nike and that was the moment I knew I could do this'

20-year-old snowboarder Seamus O’Connor has overcome a career-threatening injury to qualify for his second Winter Olympics.

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Feb 11th 2018, 9:49 PM

# pyeongchang 2018

Thomas Westgaard finishes 60th as Irish skier makes Winter Olympics debut

The Norway-born skier finished 16 minutes off first-place on Sunday morning in South Korea.

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Feb 11th 2018, 10:26 AM

# Ambition

The Norway-born skier hoping to do Ireland proud at the Winter Olympics

Thomas Westgard chats to The42 about competing at Pyeongchang.

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Feb 10th 2018, 7:30 AM

# pyeongchang 2018

'A disaster': America's figure skating superstar was on his arse on his Olympic debut

Nathan Chen wasn’t the only one who struggled.

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Feb 9th 2018, 4:15 PM

# pyeongchang 2018

Everything you need to know about the 2018 Winter Olympics

The opening ceremony took place this morning, with 16 days of competition getting underway tomorrow night.

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Feb 9th 2018, 3:30 PM

# failed

Doping-implicated Russian athletes fail in last-minute Olympic bid

Cas rejected the case of 47 athletes this morning.

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Feb 9th 2018, 7:32 AM

# representing

20-year-old snowboarder to carry Ireland's flag at Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Seamus O’Connor will lead the five-strong team in Pyeongchang on Friday.

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Feb 7th 2018, 1:14 PM

# pyeongchang 2018

Outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea among security staff at the Winter Olympics

The military has stepped in as 41 hospitalised with norovirus.

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Feb 6th 2018, 11:49 AM

# democratic dozen

12 North Korean hockey players arrive South to form unified Olympic team

Meanwhile, state media in North Korea has called on all Koreans to ‘remove mutual misunderstanding and distrust’.

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Jan 25th 2018, 9:57 AM

# pyeongchang 2018

Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme! Jamaica women's bobsled team qualify for first Winter Olympics

The news comes 30 years after the Caribbean nation’s men team achieved a similar feat — spawning the 1993 film ‘Cool Runnings’.

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Jan 16th 2018, 11:42 AM

# Robot Rock

South Korea has 85 robot volunteers for the Winter Olympics, including a robot torch bearer

Pyeonchang Games will also feature paint robots, delivery robots, and fishing robots.

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Dec 25th 2017, 9:45 AM

# Damning

2018 World Cup tainted as chair Vitaly Mutko gets lifetime Olympics ban but Fifa say little

Mutko is the country’s deputy Prime Minister and president of the Russian Football Union.

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Dec 5th 2017, 11:34 PM

# pyeongchang 2018

IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics over state-sponsored doping

But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean will be allowed to compete under a neutral flag.

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Dec 5th 2017, 6:55 PM