Four days after Mirai Nagasu became the first-ever American female skater to successfully land a triple axel in Olympic competition, another American accomplished another historic Olympic skating feat. 17-year-old Vincent Zhou began his short program routine on Feb. 16 (Feb. 15 in the United States) with a quadruple lutz/triple-toe-loop combination. His successful landing of it […]
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Shaun White Wins Record Third Career Snowboarding Olympic Gold Medal at PyeongChang
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It was a highly competitive field in the gold medal final runs of men’s halfpipe of snowboarding on Feb. 14 (Feb. 13 in the United States). Japan’s Ayumu Hirano and Australia’s Scotty James each posted strong scores of 95.25 and 92.00, respectively. But after a second run that had resulted in a fall, Shaun White […]
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Mirai Nagasu Becomes First-Ever American Female to Land a Triple Axel in the Olympics
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At the the women’s free skate portion of the team figure skating competition on Feb. 12 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Pyeongchang, South Korea (Feb. 11 in the United States), Mirai Nagasu became the first American woman to successfully land a triple axel in the Olympics. An axel is the most difficult of jumps […]
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Highlights of the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics
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The XXIII Olympic Winter Games began with the Opening Ceremony from PyeongChang Olympic Stadium in PyeongChang, South Korea on February 9, 2018. NBC’s primetime Olympics host Mike Tirico and award-winning journalist Katie Couric anchored the Opening Ceremony on NBC, alongside NBC Sports’ Asia analyst Joshua Cooper Ramo. Here are some of the notable Opening Ceremony […]
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The Commercials You Saw During Super Bowl LII on NBC
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At a reported rate of $5 million per 30-second spot, the following were the commercials that aired during Super Bowl LII on NBC on Feb. 4, 2018. First Quarter UNIVERSAL – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom YOUTUBE – YouTube TV TOYOTA – Good Odds SPRINT – Evelyn DISNEY – Solo: A Star Wars Story TURKISH AIRLINES […]
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Justin Timberlake’s Super Bowl LII Halftime Performance
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Introduced by “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake began his set at halftime of Super Bowl LI on Feb. 4, 2018 at Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium singing his new release “Filthy.” Later, he paid tribute to the late great Minnesota native Prince (displayed in video form on a stories-high white sheet) by performing “I […]
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‘Jeopardy’ Contestants Completely Stumped by Football
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For the week leading up to Super Bowl LII, the game show “Jeopardy!” dedicated one category to the sport on the Feb. 1, 2018 edition entitled “Talkin’ Football.” But the category proved to be a bust for all the night’s participating contestants. Not one of them buzzed in with a guess for each of the […]
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