Sweeney falls out of medal contention, while Germany’s Natalie Geisenberger is in the lead halfway through the event, which ends Tuesday.
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Germany’s Herrmann wins gold in biathlon’s individual race; Clare Egan 39th
Denise Herrmann, a former Olympic cross-country skier, wins the 15-kilometer race in 44 minutes, 12.7 seconds.
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Olympic roundup: U.S. women’s hockey tunes up for Canada with rout of Switzerland
The defending Olympic champions win 8-0 and will play their cross-border rival in their Group A finale on Tuesday.
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Olympic roundup: U.S. women’s hockey improves to 2-0 with win over Russia
Nicole Hensley stopps 12 shots as the Americans earn a 5-0 win.
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Clare Egan leads U.S. to seventh place in biathlon mixed relay
The Cape Elizabeth native helps the Americans challenge for their first-ever biathlon medal before falling back late in the 4×6-kilometer race.
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Ceremony opens Beijing Olympics, amid pandemic and boycotts
Beijing is the first city to host both winter and summer Olympics, but the authoritarian atmosphere this year is far different from 2008.
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Olympic spotlight back on China for a COVID-tinged Games
These Games figure to be the most closed-off, tightly controlled, hard-to-navigate Olympics in history.
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Olympics roundup: U.S. women win hockey opener, but lose Decker to injury
Brianna Decker gets hurt while being tripped from behind in the 5-2 win over Finland.
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Weather one more thing for Olympic athletes to stress about
Temperature, wind, sunlight or precipitation can cause all sorts of problems at the Winter Olympics.
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Meet Maine’s Winter Olympians
Five athletes with ties to Maine will represent Team USA in Beijing, in sports ranging from cross-country skiing and biathlon to bobsledding and luge.