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As political talk rages in Milan, U.S. athletes are answering for their country
MILAN -- The words on the sign were hard to read at first, lost as they were in a tightly-packed hodgepodge of fans watching the men's Olympic short program Saturday night at Milano Ice Skating Arena.
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Quad God and the Blade Angels: Is the new USA Dream Team a group of figure skaters?
On Friday morning inside the Milano Ice Skating Arena, the United States will launch their defense of the Olympic figure skating team title carrying something rare in a sport usually defined by individual brilliance: overwhelming depth.
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They're the top U.S. Olympic medal hopes in bobsled, and they're also working moms
PARK CITY, UTAH -- To understand why five-time Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor considers a bone-rattling trip down the bobsled course a relaxing bout of "me time," you need to spend a day at home with her.
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Erin Jackson finds Pettit Center redemption winning 1,000 at Olympic trials
Four years ago, a stumble at the Pettit National Ice Center nearly cost Erin Jackson the opportunity to go to the Beijing Olympics and ultimately a speed skating gold medal.
