Olympics Coverage
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NBC Olympic skier lucky to be alive after near-fatal car crash
Most Olympic Team members will admit that there is some luck involved in succeeding in their sport, but Colby Stevenson has a much grander vision when it comes to that, because he knows he is simply lucky to be alive. -
Skier Hall helps Team USA navigate the Alps
Alex Hall was born in Alaska, lives in Utah and spent time growing up in Switzerland, so it's not surprising that the slopestyle skier is the US Ski Team's unofficial tour guide and translator when over in the Alps. And he doesn't just his help his teammates order their meals, he can even help them design their kitchens. -
At 38 and in 5th Winter Games, Uhlaender is a skeleton survivor
Making it down an Olympic skeleton run is, in itself, an act of survival. Making it on to the US Skeleton Team for five straight Olympics over 16 years raises survival to a whole new level. So, 38-year-old Katie Uhlaender is definitely a Survivor, and she's got the resume to prove it. -
Olympian Ryan Cochran-Siegle is expert at skiing and syrup
Being born in Vermont doesn't automatically make someone a maple syrup expert, but helping build a family syrup business certainly does, and so Olympian Ryan Cochran-Siegle is an expert at three things: syrup, skiing and the pain that often comes with crashing. -
Eating 20 wings played into Olympian's wedding ring
Kendall Coyne Schofield is an Olympic Champion in ice hockey, who can come home to her Super Bowl Champion husband Michael. But they share much more than a bond over sports, these lovebirds are bonded together by their wings too. -
Puppy love keeps snowboarder Maddie Mastro grounded
Maddie Mastro is accustomed to being judged while flying through the air in snowboard halfpipe, but when at home, her four rescue dogs keep her grounded, because they don't give or get any points for style. -
California figure skater follows in Yamaguchi's footsteps
Fremont, California would not be the first place most look when it comes to finding Olympic figure skaters, but Karen Chen knows that if Fremont was good enough for Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi, it's good enough for her. -
Summer Britcher excels in Winter Olympics
With a name like hers, you wouldn't expect Summer Britcher to be a three-time Winter Olympian, but after competing in her first games at 19, she is now a seasoned veteran who knows that in luge, experience can put a spring in your step. -
Figure skater Brown brings a new look to Beijing games
Figure skater Jason Brown has always been known for his bubbly personality and his ponytail flowing through jumps and spins on the ice, but when he makes his second Olympic appearance in Beijing this February, one of them will be missing, and it won't be his smile. -
Chloe Kim loves snowboarding, sleep
The Olympic champion who burst on the scene at 17 says her priorities have shifted as she transitions into adulthood. -
Slope style skiboarder enjoys outdoors year-round
Jamie Anderson is typically riding the slopes in unconventional ways as a two-time Olympic gold medalist in slope style. That may be why she finds her solace in just taking a walk in the woods and making nature her home. -
Four-time Olympian Daly tackles a new challenge: Marriage
Making four Olympic teams is quite an accomplishment, and one that John Daly will be understandably proud of in Beijing, but his biggest, yet perhaps less likely achievement came with a wedding ring, when the confirmed bachelor decided that getting married was indeed less scary than sledding face first down an icy lane. -
Breezy Johnson has apt name for a skier
She has one of the great names for a skier, but Breezy Johnson will tell you that it is a lot more than Breezy when racing down a ski slope at 80 miles per hour. It's downright exhilarating, and maybe a little terrifying as well. -
Olympic luge did little to prepare Mazdzer for 'Dancing with the Stars'
Spending your sporting days laying on your back while rocketing down an icy slope on a sled is probably not the best way to prepare for most things in life, but Olympic medalist Chris Mazdzer can confirm for certain that is is no way to learn how to dance. -
Speed skater Johnson has 3 college degrees
Erin Jackson is the first woman to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Long Track Speed Skating team. -
Snowboarder Red Gerard's creativity shows on the slopes
Red Gerard burst onto the Olympic scene after creatively carving a gold medal Slopestyle run in PyeongChang, but his sister was already known for her own creative cookbook concoctions. Gerard admits both are great at what they do, but only one is actually cleaning up. -
Chen again a favorite in men's figure skating
Nathan Chen's first Olympics four years ago did not go so well, but he knows he will arrive in Beijing as one of the favorites in men's figure skating, not just because of all the hard work he has done on the ice, but because of the way he has learned to relax off of it as well. -
NHL makes it official: Players will not participate in Beijing Olympics
The NHL made official on Wednesday what sources had been saying for about 24 hours: Players will not participate in the Beijing Olympics over concerns that the pandemic will disrupt the league's ability to complete a full season. -
Skiier Shiffrin rocks out to another gold-winning woman's work
Mikaela Shiffrin is already an Olympic star, who expects to come away with more gold in Beijing. Music is a big part of her pursuit of sensational skiing, and she enjoys one artist in particular, a solo female act that has even more gold than Shiffrin does. -
Olympic skiier, dad and author Wise has his focus in the right place
Focus is paramount for any athlete looking to become an Olympian, but that singular focus can sometimes conflict when that Olympian is a parent as well. Not for David Wise. The two-time Olympic gold medalist in freestyle skiing, uses a children's book he authored to really defines the perspective he takes in life.