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Daehlie hints at retirement after latest Olympic triumph
It was the hardest race of his career, perhaps his greatest victory and perhaps his last. FULL STORY
Norway rules Nordic Combined as Japanese reign ends
Perfect timing and some very strong skiing brought Norway another gold medal, and reduced the roars of
Japanese fans to polite applause.
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Father of U.S. skier flown home after stroke
The father of a member of the U.S. cross country ski team was airlifted from the Olympics after suffering a stroke, officials said. Dr. Terry Weaver, the father of skier Patrick Weaver, was taken from Nagano back to Boston Saturday for continuing treatmen
t at Massachusetts General Hospital, the U.S. Olympic Committee said.
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New ski jumping rules proposed
An international ski official said Friday that a proposal is in the works to change rules governing the length of ski jumping skis so that normal-sized athletes have a chance against the shorter, thinner jumpers who dominate the sport. FULL STORY
Russia's Tchepalova takes gold in 30K
Italy's hopes for a third straight gold medal in the women's 30-kilometer cross-country race were wiped out by Russia. No one should have been surprised.
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Finland first in Nordic combined after Japan falters
The Olympic ski-jumping venue, site of one of Japan's great moments at
the Nagano Games, was mostly silent this time. There wasn't much cause
for horn-blowing or wild cheering.
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Ailing Finn drops
out of 50K race
Ten days after winning the first men's cross-country race of the Nagano
Olympics, Finland's Mika Myllyla on Thursday pulled out of the last one,
Sunday's 50K, because of illness. FULL STORY
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