Japan extends its snowboard power to big air with a 1-2 Olympic finish

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — That ever-growing bench of Japanese snowboarders runs deep. Jumps very high, too. The country that has ...
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Former Wesleyan hockey player Rei Halloran embracing 'underdog' role for Japan in Winter Olympics

Halloran earned her first international call-up for Japan this winter after playing in 66 games for Wesleyan.
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Closing Ceremony Marks End Of Olympics

After 16 days of Olympic competition, the flame has been extinguished in Tokyo, and we’ve said goodbye to the host nation Japan. The Japanese celebrated their music and culture with several ...

Japan’s Ogiwara tops qualifying for men’s big air as snowboarding kicks off at Olympics

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Japan's mastery in snowboarding might very well go beyond the halfpipe. Hiroto Ogiwara finished at the ...
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Cheers and medals at Yokota: US, Japanese athletes unite for Special Olympics

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Cheers, flying discs and sprinting athletes filled this western Tokyo installation over the weekend as more than 100 American and Japanese competitors with disabilities — ...

What to watch on Day 1 of the Milan Cortina Olympics: Men's downhill medal race, Ilia Malinin skates

Men’s downhill in Alpine skiing starts as the first medal event of the Milan Cortina Olympics and will take place Saturday, which is officially Day 1 of the Games ...