Tag: Russia
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Olympic Men’s Hockey Update: End of the Preliminary Round
The preliminary round of men’s hockey has ended, and what a great ending! The United States won Group A and joined ROC, Finland, and Sweden in getting byes into the quarterfinals. It is a massive upset as team USA was not a top-four favorite going into the tournament. So let’s look at the other games…
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Russian Figure Skater, Kamila Valieva, Tests Positive for Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Kamila Valieva was this year’s Olympic Ice Princess. The 15-year-old Russian figure skater broke two world records in her free skate for the Olympic team skating competition. She is a member of the “Quad Squad,” a group of three young women trained by Eteri Tutberidze who can complete quad jumps. Her free skate broke world…
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Olympic Women’s Hockey Update: USA vs. Canada and the end of the preliminary round
The preliminary round of women’s hockey wrapped up yesterday, deciding the standings and teams heading into the Quarter Finals. There was also a fantastic rivalry game between team USA and team Canada. The past three days in women’s hockey have been can’t miss, but if you can’t stay up late or forgot to tune in,…
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Olympic Women’s Hockey Update: USA gets back to back shutouts, Canada remains dominant, and China upsets Japan
These past three days have brought the world of hockey phenomenal games. The USA and Canada both remain undefeated. Team USA got back-to-back shutouts with two different goalies and have held their opponents to only 12 shots on goal. Team Canada scored 17 goals across two games. There was also the first shootout of the…
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Eteri Tutberidze and the Price of Gold: The cost of Russia’s figure skating dominance
Once every four years, the world turns into figure skating fans, and I am definitely among them. Yes, I will admit it, even with my devotion to hockey, I love figure skating. Since I was little, I have been absolutely obsessed with Olympic figure skating. I would watch, my eyes locked to the screen, as…