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GER 12 16 7 35
USA 10 13 11 34
NOR 11 7 6 24
CAN 6 3 8 17
RUS 6 6 4 16
AUT 2 4 10 16
ITA 4 4 4 12
FRA 4 5 2 11
SUI 3 2 6 11
NED 3 5 0 8

America sweeps men's halfpipe
Talk about hitting the mother lode. American snowboarders discovered an Olympic gold mine in that long channel of snow known as a halfpipe. Not to mention a vein of silver. Oh, there also was time to forge some bronze, too.
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Role of NHL players in Games is still a sore spot
Controversy over the participation of NHL players in the 2002 Winter Games festers by the day.
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U.S. skater in position for gold
Canada's hopes for a gold in the men's 500-meter long-track speedskating took a stunning tumble Monday afternoon at the Utah Olympic Oval, putting the United States in a position to possibly claim two medals, depending on how skaters do Tuesday.
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Lowering the curtain: Last hurrah for Eldredge
This is the beginning of the end for Todd Eldredge. The six-time American men's figure skating champion has said the Salt Lake Olympics will be his last, lowering the curtain on what has been an extraordinary competitive career: six national titles, six world medals, a fourth-place showing at the 1998 Nagano Olympics and countless international titles.
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Russians edge Canadians for gold in figure skating
The Olympic pairs figure skating medals were given out Monday evening in what may become one of the most controversial pairs competitions in Olympic history.
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Salty Peaks — a 'board museum
Call them his love. Call them his life. Or, just call them his old snowboard-skateboard collection.
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Knee injury knocks Australian from aerials
Australian gold medal favorite Jacqui Cooper injured her right knee in practice on Monday and will not be able to compete in women's aerials this weekend.
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Russian sports see better days
Nearly a decade ago, trying to find sponsors for the Russian Olympic team was like imagining American athletes winning a gold medal in a Nordic competition — inconceivable.
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Men's hockey: Germany advances with win over Latvia
Klaus Kathan and Leonard Soccio each had a goal and an assist as Germany advanced to the final round of Olympic hockey with a 4-1 victory over Latvia Tuesday night.
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Curling: American women beat Japanese and Swedes; Canadian men undefeated
Skip Kari Erickson knocked out a Japanese stone on the last shot to rally the U.S. women to an 8-7 victory in their opening Olympic curling match Tuesday.
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Women's hockey: Finland shuts out China
Riikka Nieminen had three assists on Tuesday to lead Finland to a 4-0 victory over China in the Olympic women's hockey tournament.
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Epic Battle: Zoeggeler bests Hackl in luge event
In what might have been the most epic luge competition in Olympic history, Germany's Georg Hackl failed in his bid to become the first Winter Olympian to take gold in four consecutive Olympics Monday.
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Moseley rolls, but gets bumped off medal stand by teammate
Jonny Moseley stole the show with his Dinner Roll on Tuesday. Then a fellow American, Travis Mayer, came along and bumped Moseley off the medals stand.
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Montillet wins women's downhill, Picabo 16th
Picabo Street, her star-spangled ponytail flapping as she sped down the Wildflower course, finished 16th in her Olympic finale Tuesday — even trailing two U.S. teammates.
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Women's hockey: U.S. crushes Germany
Karen Bye had two goals and two assists and Natalie Darwitz scored twice as the United States dominated Germany 10-0 Tuesday in the opening round of Olympic hockey.
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A Russian pairs victory sparks an outcry
Canada's Olympic delegation called for an investigation into the judging that gave the Russians the pairs gold medal over the Canadian team.
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FitzRandolph brings home Americans' first speedskating gold
Casey FitzRandolph won the first speedskating gold medal of the Olympics for the United States, edging 1998 champion Hiroyasu Shimizu of Japan by 0.03 seconds in the 500 meters Tuesday.
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Skari wins gold in women's 10K classical
Norway's Bente Skari used a powerful finish to win the gold medal in the women's 10-kilometer classical cross-country race on Tuesday.
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Crowd dazzled by air show on skis
In front of a cheering crowd of 19,200 awestruck fans, 66 ski jumpers blasted off the 120-meter hill and defied the laws of gravity — and nearly security — on Tuesday during qualifying at Utah Olympic Park.
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Estonia wins first Winter Olympic medals
Estonia won its first Winter Olympic medals Tuesday, as Andrus Veerpalu took the gold and Jaak Mae the bronze in the men's 15-kilometer classic-style cross-country race.
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Germans lead women's luge after first day, U.S. fourth
Germans lead women's luge after first day, U.S. fourth
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Men's hockey: Austrians win first Olympic game since '94

Yagudin wins short program, Goebel third
The Russian rivalry fizzled as soon as world champion Evgeny Plushenko crashed to the ice Tuesday night. In its place could be a free skate to gold for Alexei Yagudin.
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Canadian women warm up with 7-0 thrashing of Kazakstan

3 U.S. snowboarders soak up the spotlight

Belarus is Dream Team of early rounds

Canadian, Russian women face off Tuesday in W.V.

Moseley is ready to (dinner) roll

Medal-contender luger faces many obstacles

Norwegian takes gold in men's 20K biathlon

Thai skier is an unlikely but fired-up Winter Olympian

Park City skier is hoping for top 20 in 10K

Shot heard 'round the rink clinches U.S. win in curling

Ski-jump round set

Men's halfpipe snowboarding results

Ski jumping: Men's K120 individual qualification results

Cross country: Women's 10km classical results

Freestyle moguls: Men's final results

Alpine skiing: Women's downhill results

Cross country: Men's 15km classical

Speedskating: Men's 500m results

Luge: women's singles results

Figure Skating: Men's short program results

February 12, 2002




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