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US Olympic athlete Red Gerard became the youngest snowboarder ever to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics last weekend. Gerard was at the bottom of the table heading into the third and final trial, when he landed a clean run that pulled him straight up to the top spot on the podium. This was the first gold medal for the US delegation in the Pyeongchang Olympics.
As Olympic athletes were beginning their second official competition day in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games on Sunday, Korean humanoid robot skiers were still warming up at Welli Hill Park ski resort in Dunnae for a different competition - a slalom tournament. On the sidelines of the main human Olympics, the Korean government has organised Ski Robot Challenge, the world's first ever ski tournament for self-operational humanoid robots. The robots are to battle it out in the slalom discipline on Monday.
Akwasi Frimpong, the first ever skeleton racer from Ghana, spoke about his preparations for the Winter Olympics and how he hopes he can inspire a generation back home during an interview outside the Pyeongchang Olympic Village on Saturday. During the interview, Frimpong also said that this was the time to fight misconceptions about Africa, and that this period of momentum with so many teams hailing from the continent and beyond could inspire the next generation to be among the best. The 31-year old will be competing on February 15 and 16.
The American TV audience watches more NFL Football than any other sport. With the 2020-21 season is in full swing, many are wondering how to watch the games. It's still not that easy without a cable subscription, reports Business Insider. Broadcast rights continue to be spread across several networks, with a few games per week. The games are shown exclusively on some channels, including ESPN, NBC, Fox, CBS, and the NFL Network.
Preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia are nearing completion as the start of the competition nears. Impressive satellite images provided courtesy of Deimos Imaging and UrtheCast show the 12 venues for the 2018 World Cup in various locations in Russia from the air. The World Cup will be held in 11 Russian cities from June 14 to July 15. 32 teams are set to vie for the title of the world's best national football team.
US cross-country skier Kikkan Randall, who is also the only mother on the team, became the first American athlete ever to receive a gold medal for Olympic cross-country skiing. On Wednesday, Randall won the Team Sprint Free Final race along with her partner Jessica Diggins, clocking the 7.5 km-long hilly track in 16.22.56. Randall is the only mother on the US team, as well as one of the first women to compete in five editions of the Olympic Games.
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