The North Country at Pyeongchang

2018 Olympics coverage from North Country Public Radio

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Beyond the podium: the view from home

“they’ve always wanted to be at the top. As a result of that, the whole profile of the sport has grown.”

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PHOTOS: Memorable Moments From The Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games

Norway is taking home the most Winter Olympic medals, 39 total — 14 of them gold. The U.S. came in fourth in the medal count, winning 23 — its lowest number since 1998, when it won 13.

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Hugs all around.  US women celebrate their 3-2 triumph over Canada.  Photos:  Nancie Battaglia for NCPR

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North Country's biathletes call for Gun Control

The sport's athletes must ski across the course, then calm their breathing and use rifles to fire at a target. For biathletes, the fact that their sport involves firearms isn't always comfortable.

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Team USA snaps Canada's streak, wins first Olympic women's hockey gold in 20 years

Team USA won Olympic gold in women's hockey for the first time since 1998, ending Canada's reign of four consecutive championships.

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Best day ever? Jessie Diggans (Minnesota) and Kikkan Randall (Utah) brought home America’s first Olympic medal in cross country skiing since Bill Koch won silver in 1976. And it’s gold -- in women’s sprint freestyle. Sweden took silver and Norway bronze.

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Lindsey Vonn won the bronze medal in PyeongChang, in what was likely her last downhill race. Between World Championships, World Cup and her three Olympic medals, she’s the most decorated skier in U.S. history.

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Driver Elana Meyers Taylor and brakeman Lauren Gibbs celebrate silver in women’s bobsled.

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U.S. team of Elana Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs win silver in women's bobsled

Elana Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs of the U.S. were second in 3:22.52, the 0.07-second margin being the closest between first and second in any Olympic women's bobsled race.

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NBC should have looked in on USA's overtime loss in hockey at 2018 Winter Olympics

Though it was on CNBC and live streaming, the main network could have moved away from skating commentary to check it out.

Another old rivalry? Hockey v. figure skating.

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USA men's hockey's Olympic medal dreams end in shootout loss to Czech Republic

The U.S. men's hockey team failed to reach a medal round at the Olympics for the first time since 2008 with a heartbreaking 3-2 shootout loss to the Czech Republic.

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U.S. Wins First Cross-Country Gold Ever

Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins won gold in the women’s team sprint freestyle, the first U.S. medal in cross country since 1976.

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Veteran James Wisniewski is a power play specialist for team USA; he had an assist and a goal against Slovakia. At 6′5″ 230, Canton native Jordan Greenway is a presence in front of the net, but didn’t score against Slovakia.

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2018 Winter Olympics: 5 things the USA needs to do to win gold vs. Canada in women's hockey

The Canadians have won the gold in four consecutive Olympics. Three times during that stretch they have beaten the USA.

Game time - Wednesday night, 11:10 ET. Amazing hockey.

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Lowell Bailey and Tim Burke, from Lake Placid, anchored the mixed relay team in Pyeonchang this morning that finished in 15th place.  Burke struggled to make up time after his team fell back against the competition in early legs. “The strategy once I got tagged was to try and make up some time and try and get in contact with at least one other team so that Lowell could have someone to chase,” Burke commented, in a statement released by US Biathlon.  “That’s the way biathlon goes. Some days go your way and some days don’t,” Bailey added.  

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Canadians Burn Up The Ice, Shib Sibs Win Bronze In 'Incredible' Ice Dance Final

"This was an incredible ice-dance event," Maia Shibutani said, of a competition marked by high scores and high drama — and an electric program by Canadian legends Tess Virtue and Scott Moir.

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United States advances, defeats Slovakia 5-1

Three second-period goals helped the United States advance to the quarterfinals, defeating Slovakia 5-1

The U.S. men’s team earns a quarterfinal contest against the Czech Republic with a decisive win. With no NHL players eligible, this US team brought together college and minor league players for the games. "I think people saw tonight we have a very fast team and a team that can play good hockey," University of Denver forward Troy Terry told ESPN. “We have a lot of belief in our team and we're excited to keep going."