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Olympics on Thursday: USA wins Gold medal hockey game and free skate underway
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (789+ words) NORTHERN ITALY " It's the final four days of the Milan and Cortina Winter Olympics and a local Olympian could become a gold medalist on Thursday. Webster native Haley Winn and Team USA are faced off against Canada in the championship…...
Lindsey Vonn nominated to US ski team for next season as she faces long recovery from Olympic crash
3+ week, 2+ day ago (403+ words) It's easy to read something into this: Lindsey Vonn was among the 48 athletes nominated Wednesday to the U. S. Alpine ski team for the upcoming season. For the moment, that's just a formality based on results. The 41-year-old Vonn is still at…...
Stars on Ice Tour brings decorated figure skating Olympians to Rochester's Blue Cross Arena
3+ week, 3+ day ago (111+ words) WHEC. com Stars on Ice Tour brings decorated figure skating Olympians to Rochester's Blue Cross Arena Rochester hosts "Stars on Ice' ROCHESTER, N. Y. " One of the most decorated American figure skating teams in Winter Olympics history hit the ice in Rochester....
Olympic champs Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron lead ice dance at the figure skating worlds
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (392+ words) The crowd in O2 Arena was applauding the Olympic champions before the start of their unrivaled dance to music by Madonna, and they delighted the spectators from the opening twizzle sequence to a rotational lift at the end. Fournier Beaudry and…...
Fencing club gears up for tournament for athletes 60 and older
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (178+ words) GREECE, N. Y. " A fencing club in Greece is gearing up for its first-ever tournament for people 60 and older, aiming to give older fencers a chance to compete and learn new skills. Ludus'Fencing'Club says fencing is one of the fastest-growing sports among…...
Lindsey Vonn not ready to discuss her future in ski racing as she recovers from Olympic crash
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (441+ words) Lindsey Vonn hasn't completely shut the door on ski racing again. She hasn't decided to return, either. The 41-year-old who is recovering from a serious downhill crash at the Milan Cortina Olympics is still trying to figure it all out,…...
Paralympians ski in shorts and T-shirts, and some ask: Shouldn't these Games be earlier?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (904+ words) I'm here to represent the disability community on a snowboard, and I want to give the best show that I can," three-time Paralympic gold medalist Brenna Huckaby of the U. S. said. But I'm not going to kill myself in the process…...
Vonn crashes in last race before Winter Games and says 'My Olympic dream is not over"
4+ mon, 1+ hour ago (823+ words) This is a very difficult outcome one week before the Olympics" but if there's one thing I know how to do, it's a comeback," the 41-year-old American wrote on Instagram hours after she was airlifted off the course. My Olympic…...
Chess on ice: Inside the strategic and social game of'curling
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (380+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. "Curlingenthusiasts in Rochester are feeling the excitement as the Winter Olympics bring renewed interest to the sport. News10 NBC's Emily Putnam visited the Rochester Curling Club to explore the growing passion forcurlingand its future in the U. S. Curlingfirst appeared in the…...
Current Amerks players excited to see former Amerks in 2026 Winter Olympics
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (426+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. (WHEC) " With the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina just three weeks away, excitement is building among the Rochester Americans, especially with NHL players returning to the games for the first time since 2014. For some Amerks players, it's a chance to…...