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Italy;s Moioli wins snowboardcross; American Lindsey Jacobellis fades to 4th

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – Italy’s Michela Moioli won the gold medal in Olympic women’s snowboardcross Friday, overtaking American Lindsey Jacobellis about halfway down the course, then beat...

DATE: Feb 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Chloe Kim’s Olympic gold secures American dream for her family

Kim reaches height of women’s snowboarding

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Olympic snowboard champion I-Pod won’t compete in Pyeongchang

Swiss snowboarder dealing with injury from Winter X Games

DATE: Feb 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Olympic champ I-Pod suffers broken nose after scary wreck

ASPEN — Olympic champion Iouri Podladtchikov suffered a broken nose after slamming his head against the halfpipe at the Winter X Games, and was awake and alert at the hospital Sunday night. ...

DATE: Jan 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Freestyle skier Maggie Voisin returns to Olympics after breaking ankle

Freestyler back to contend after missing 2014 games

DATE: Jan 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Coming out changes the game for Olympian Gus Kenworthy

Kenworthy trying for slopestyle, halfpipe in Pyeongchang

DATE: Jan 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Homegrown: Road to Olympics began in Red Gerard’s backyard

BRECKENRIDGE – If things go as planned, Red Gerard will walk away from the first Olympic Big Air contest with a gold medal around his neck. To hear the 17-year-old snowboarding ph...

DATE: Jan 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Comebacks and surprises highlight best sports games of 2017

It began as The Year of the Comeback. In college football, where Clemson got the last laugh in a wild fourth quarter in which the lead changed hands three times. And in...

DATE: Dec 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Snowfall has billion-dollar effect on business, Olympians

Mountain towns feeling the heat from lack of snow

DATE: Dec 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Pates gets leg up on Olympic berth; Kim seals spot

BRECKENRIDGE – The most surprised guy on the halfpipe Friday: Jake Pates. He also happened to be the winner of the Dew Tour and might have to clear his schedule for Feb. 14, the d...

DATE: Dec 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

White out: Shaun White falls in Olympic halfpipe qualifier

Two-time Olympic champ has two more chances to qualify

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

USOC aims to go to Olympics unless ‘physically impossible’

USOC was surprised by White Houses’ comments on skipping games

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports