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NFL hires former AG Loretta Lynch to handle its racial discrimination suit

6:53pm February 16, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The former attorney general was tapped in 2020 by the NFL to work on an inquiry into claims of workplace misconduct involving the then-Washington Football Team.

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during the Women Single Skating Short Program on day eleven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 15, 2022 in Beijing, China.

In the midst of scandal, 3 Russian figure skaters hope to elevate their sport

4:17pm February 16, 2022

by Tom Goldman

A triple jump used to be the gold standard in figure skating. Now it's the quad. For the first time at an Olympics, a woman — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva — landed a quad in competition.

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Professional snowboarder Russell Winfield (left) teamed up with Virgil Abloh, the now-deceased head of Louis Vuitton's menswear, to design a limited-edition snowboard with Ride Snowboards. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Hoods to Woods.

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Snowboarding was his passion. Making the sport more inclusive became his mission

2:18pm February 16, 2022

by Dustin Jones

For nearly all its history, snowboarding has been a sport that is disproportionately white. Through his Hoods to Woods Foundation, Brian Paupaw is trying to change that.

The Big Air Shougang venue in Beijing has drawn stares because of the large cooling towers at the site, which stands where a huge steel plant once operated. The steel plant was idled to help ease pollution — but China's reliance on coal for energy conti

China puts coal plants at full capacity, even as it touts hosting a 'green' Olympics

2:10pm February 16, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"Coal supply will be increased and coal-fired power plants" will run at full capacity, the central government said this week.

Team USA reacts after losing to team Slovakia in a penalty-shot shootout during the men's ice hockey quarterfinal match against Team Slovakia at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Team USA men's hockey is knocked out of Olympics by Slovakia in a penalty shootout

2:08pm February 16, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Team USA had been one minute away from advancing to the Olympic semifinals — but Slovakia came back to force overtime in the final minute of regulation.

The Juyongguan Pass, part of China's Great Wall stands just roughly 30 miles from central Beijing.

Stepping outside of the 2022 Beijing Olympics bubble to see a part of 'real China'

7:47am February 16, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

NPR's Jaclyn Diaz got the rare chance to step outside the COVID quarantine bubble of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. She and a few others got to visit the famed Great Wall.

Norway's Therese Johaug gestures as she wins the women's skiathlon 2x7,5km event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 5, 2022.

Norway is dominating the Winter Olympics. What's its gold medal secret?

3:55am February 16, 2022

by Brian Mann

With a population roughly equal to Minnesota, Norway is a global superpower in winter sports. The Scandinavian country leads in Beijing by a lot - both in golds and total overall medals.

Dan Snyder, co-owner and co-CEO of the Washington Commanders, is pictured on Feb. 2 in Landover, Md. The House Oversight Committee says it has received more documents from the NFL related to the investigation of workplace misconduct at the team.

House panel reviews new material in its investigation into the Washington Commanders

10:21pm February 15, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Both the team and the NFL had until midnight Monday to provide the House committee with additional documents related to an investigation of allegations of widespread sexual harassment at the team.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete in the women's short program at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Tuesday despite having failed a drug test.

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What is trimetazidine, the drug found in Russian skater Kamila Valieva's system?

9:01pm February 15, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

The 15-year-old athlete tested positive in December for trimetazidine, a drug typically prescribed to much older patients suffering from angina and other heart-related conditions.

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Women's figure skating underway at Olympics

3:54pm February 15, 2022

by Tom Goldman

The women's figure skating individual event got underway at the Beijing Olympics. It's the highlight of any Games, but is now layered with drama with the inclusion of Russian skater Kamila Valieva.