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BEIJING (AP) — The Russians are back in the gold medal game at the Olympics, just like they were expected to be.

BEIJING (AP) — Eileen Gu turned the Beijing Olympics into her own personal playground. In the city. In the mountains. Spinning, flipping and flying above three different venues.

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BEIJING — HALFPIPE PODIUM PALS Friends and teammates Cassie Sharpe and Rachael Karker wanted nothing more than to share an Olympic podium together. A pair of solid runs in the women's freeski halfpipe turned that dream into reality.

BEIJING — Should Canada win an Olympic medal in team figure skating at the Beijing Games, it won't be awarded on a podium. There will be no flowers or Maple Leaf being raised.

BEIJING — Sunday is the final day of the 2022 Winter Olympics. There isn’t a lot of notable action to speak of with the Games concluding, but there is one big Canadian story to be on the look out for.

BEIJING — Cassie Sharpe described her devastating injury and the recovery that followed as going to hell and back. Now the Canadian has another Olympic medal to show for that tumultuous year that took a physical and mental toll.

BEIJING — Similar to gold-or-bust expectations for Canadian hockey teams, the country's curling representatives are under just as much pressure to reach the top of the podium. There's just one problem.

BEIJING (AP) — The British will have two chances to win a gold medal in curling, a sport that is Scottish in every way — except the Olympic results.

BEIJING (AP) — Methodical yet mighty, the Russians are returning to the gold medal game to defend their Olympic title.