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Brazil’s Pinheiro Braathen wins gold – and South America’s first Winter Olympics medal

Norwegian-born skier storms to historic slalom gold ‘Your difference is your superpower,’ says 25-year-old As the snow fell in Bormio, and the fog settled in, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made history by becoming the first South American to win a Winter Olympic medal. Then, as the realisation that he had won gold for Brazil in the

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Anatomy of an upset: how Ilia Malinin lost Olympic figure skating gold

Ilia Malinin entered the Olympic free skate as the runaway favorite. Early mistakes triggered a meltdown that laid bare the brutal math of modern figure skating What made Ilia Malinin’s Olympic defeat so shocking was not simply his years-long dominance entering Friday night. It was how completely the competition had tilted in his favor before

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Canada warned after curling ‘F-bomb’ sparks emergency spot checks at Winter Olympics

Cheating allegations and curse words fly in match World Curling says officials will watch for rule violations Canada’s men’s curling team have escaped punishment in the Winter Olympics despite appearing to have broken the rules in a bad-tempered victory over Sweden. However, World Curling has warned the Canadians about their abusive language during their 8-6

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Summerville strike earns 10-man West Ham extra-time FA Cup win at Burton

For West Ham’s second string, barring a shock defeat this could barely have been a more uncomfortable afternoon. With the captain Jarrod Bowen among a clutch of regulars given a breather, it was Crysencio Summerville, a late substitute Nuno Espírito Santo would have rather kept fresh, who spared embarrassment at Burton Albion and helped them

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