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Chloe Kim must beat her protégés if she wants to make Olympic snowboarding history
4+ hour, 51+ min ago (1130+ words) There, Chloe Kim reached superstar status, winning at 17 to become the youngest woman to claim an Olympic snowboarding gold medal. At 11 years old, Bea Kim watched in awe. "To see somebody who looked like me, who's from the same area…...
Chloe Kim ready to defend Olympic snowboard title with just one healthy shoulder
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (401+ words) MILAN'Chloe Kim is prepared to defend her Olympic title, even with one healthy shoulder. When the halfpipe superstar tore her labrum in her left shoulder in training a month ago, her hopes of becoming the first person to win three…...
Winter Olympics TV schedule: Sunday's listings
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (276+ words) Sunday's live TV and streaming broadcasts for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics unless noted (subject to change). All events stream live on Peacock or NBCOlympics.com with a streaming or cable login. All times Pacific. " " medal event for live broadcasts. MULTIPLE…...
Avalanches killed two ski patrollers at Mammoth in a year. What’s going wrong?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1810+ words) After an enormous storm dumped 3 feet of snow on Mammoth Mountain, rookie ski patroller Claire Murphy and a partner scrambled to help make the resort safe for guests ahead of a very busy " and very lucrative " Presidents Day weekend. In…...
Olympic snowboarder accused of becoming drug cartel boss to plead not guilty, lawyer says
2+ week, 1+ day ago (430+ words) Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of a billion-dollar drug trafficking organization, is set to plead not guilty to multiple charges against him, his attorney said ahead of a scheduled court hearing on Monday....
Feds arrest fugitive Olympic snowboarder accused of becoming drug lord in Mexico
2+ week, 4+ day ago (782+ words) Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of an organization that trafficked large quantities of drugs through L.A., has been apprehended by authorities in Mexico, U.S. officials announced Friday. Authorities said Wedding, who is believed to have…...
Federal authorities arrest former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned drug lord
2+ week, 4+ day ago (292+ words) Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became the head of a billion-dollar drug trafficking organization, has been apprehended by authorities, two sources told the Times. Authorities said Wedding, who is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives…...
In the face of tragedy, Maxim Naumov moves closer to achieving his Olympic dream
4+ week, 2+ day ago (697+ words) ST. LOUIS'Vadim Naumov told his son to be resilient. To be strong. When he last spoke to his father, Maxim Naumov had no idea just how much he would need to embody those words. Less than a year after his…...
Chloe Kim injures shoulder, isn't sure if she'll compete at Olympics
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (477+ words) LAAX, Switzerland'Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim said Thursday that she dislocated her shoulder in training and doesn't know whether she will be able to compete at the Winter Games in Italy next month. Kim posted footage of her fall…...
Two ski patrollers caught in avalanche at Mammoth Mountain - Los Angeles Times
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (371+ words) For the second time in less than a year, a pair of ski patrollers at Mammoth Mountain have been caught in an avalanche after a major snowstorm. At about 7:30 a.m. Friday, before the resort opened, the two were performing "avalanche mitigation…...