U.S. Olympian Gus Kenworthy questions Ivanka Trump’s closing ceremony appearance

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Ivanka Trump’s appearance at the Winter Olympics has ruffled a few feathers — especially those of U.S. Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy.

On Sunday, the Team USA athlete delivered a bewildered tweet about Trump’s appearance at the closing ceremony in Pyeongchang.

“Everybody here has worked so hard to make it to the Olympics and have the opportunity to walk in the closing ceremony! Well… Everyone except Ivanka. Honestly, tf is she doing here??” he tweeted.

So proud of all these people! Everybody here has worked so hard to make it to the Olympics and have the opportunity to walk in the closing ceremony! Well… Everyone except Ivanka. Honestly, tf is she doing here?? pic.twitter.com/sfJKi0VTDb

— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) February 25, 2018 Read more…

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Where’s the Olympic French ice skater’s medal for her mid-performance costume change?

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Olympic ice skating doesn’t have to be about the triple flips and double axels. 

French ice skater Maé-Bérénice Méité somehow worked in a small costume change during her performance Thursday in the ladies’ single free skate program. 

She surprised the judges with a new bedazzled skirt and skaters should take note. 

First @beyonce, then a mid-skate costume change? France’s Mae Berenice Maite pulled out ALL the stops in 2018#WinterOlympics https://t.co/ZARjrrHq1s pic.twitter.com/P2thM7PDAk

— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 23, 2018 Read more…

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Canadian hockey player apologizes for removing silver medal during ceremony

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Thursday’s women’s ice hockey gold medal game was an emotional one for players on both teams, especially for Canadian Jocelyne Larocque who was clearly displeased with her team’s loss against rival USA.

The player took a bit of heat for removing her silver medal during the post-game ceremony and holding it in her hand for the duration of the event. The Globe and Mail reports that an International Ice Hockey Federation official later “forced” Larocque to wear the medal.

Canada’s Jocelyne Larocque took off her silver medal immediately after receiving it#WinterOlympics https://t.co/wS6s9ulmoA pic.twitter.com/CcjiKOd58W

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Jamaica’s first women’s Olympic bobsled team just made history

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It’s bobsled time!

The Jamaican women’s bobsled team made their Olympic debut on Tuesday, becoming the first women’s team from Jamaica to take part in the competition.

Teammates Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell had a tough time making it to the games after losing their coach, sponsors, and sled shortly before the competition. However, with some help from the Jamaican beer company Red Stripe, the team was able to secure a sled and make it to the Olympics.

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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir watch a montage of themselves, and it’s too much

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With sultry routines that’ve long threatened to melt the ice, people can’t help but egg on figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to requite their apparent love.

Following their Winter Olympics gold medal win, Virtue and Moir sat down with CBC to watch a montage of their 20-year career together on the ice. 

The pair shed tears as grabs of them talking about how proud they were of one another and images — so many images — of them embracing each other played out on screen.

C’mon and just date each other already, you guys.

It’s not just us either — Adam Rippon and Leslie Jones thought so too. When asked about what’s the deal with their relationship by TODAY’s Hoda Kotb, Virtue gave a rather diplomatic answer to the prodding. Read more…

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This Silicon Valley skier just gave the least impressive performance of the Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics have been full of mind-blowing feats of athleticism and artistry. 
This is not one of them. 
Elizabeth Swaney made her Olympic debut in the freeski halfpipe on Monday. It was … not impressive. She casually slides back …

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Olympic figure skater performs ‘Game of Thrones’ routine and people loved it

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There are plenty of ways to impress the judges at the Winter Olympics, but using a popular TV show is pretty genius.

Channeling his best Jamie Lannister, German figure skater Paul Fentz completed his free skate routine Saturday morning during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games to some inspiring music from Game of Thrones

A Lannister always pays his debts#WinterOlympics https://t.co/fmMl0C4Amf pic.twitter.com/SHmdiMjlcU

— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 17, 2018

While we would have loved to have seen Fentz battle on the ice to the iconic and easily recognizable GoT theme song, the rendition he chose to perform was enough to rile up fans of the show. Read more…

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