9 h. ago Trump’s team turns on gun lobby as they target Second Amendment rights in defense of ICE killing of Alex Pretti

Aftermath of shooting prompts bizarre role reversal as White House assails victim for carrying pistol with permit

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22 h. ago Olympic 400m champion and Indigenous campaigner Cathy Freeman receives Australia's highest honor

Cathy Freeman thrilled Australians when she won the women’s 400m gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, wearing a skin-tight, hooded running suit

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4 d. ago Team GB target record Winter Olympics medal haul as sliding team announced

Double world champion Matt Weston will head to Italy as a major medal hope

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4 d. ago Team USA Winter Olympics ski and snowboard squads revealed with Lindsey Vonn to lead medal charge

Lindsey Vonn is the headline name in Team USA’s ski team for next month’s Winter Olympics

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5 d. ago Rory McIlroy reveals next three career targets after completing Grand Slam

Masters champion Rory McIlroy wants an Olympic medal and more Major glory - and he insists that playing fewer tournaments is the key to prolong his incredible career

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7 d. ago ‘We want this’: Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson embrace pressure as they aim for Olympic gold

The pair are bidding to follow in the footsteps of ‘trailblazers’ Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean with an Olympic medal in Milan next month

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7 d. ago There’s no gold medal in the stress Olympics – here’s how to start resting

What if the thing we needed more of was to do less? What if this was the year we finally learned to rest?Every new year – after the holiday glut of travel, parties, shopping and baked goods – there can be pressure to do and be more: more active, more productive, more creative, more thrifty. Maybe this will be the year I finally start meal planning or doing morning pages. New year, new me!But what if the thing we needed more of was to do less? What if this was the year we finally learned to rest?Physical rest: making sure you get enough sleep; taking naps.Mental rest: journaling; meditating; doing tasks that are not mentally taxing, like puzzles.Emotional rest: talking through feelings and experiences with a friend or therapist.Social rest: setting aside time alone to recharge; making sure you’re spending time with people who don’t leave you feeling drained.Sensory rest: spending time outdoors; taking breaks from screens.Creative rest: engaging in creative hobbies like drawing, readi...

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9 d. ago Australia dominate snowboard halfpipe as Scotty James wins final World Cup before Olympics

Valentino Guseli takes bronze and NZ’s Campbell Melville Ives silverMore medals in bobsleigh and snowboard cross ahead of Milan-Cortina GamesSnowboard king Scotty James has dazzled to reign supreme in the last World Cup halfpipe event before the Olympics, where he’ll be seeking an elusive gold medal.On a big day for Australia’s Olympic hopes, James sent a clear message to rivals as he won the prestigious Laax Open in Switzerland for a third consecutive time and fifth time in total, while young countryman Valentino Guseli was third. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Canadian skater, 42, aiming for Winter Olympics history after ending 16

Deanna Stellato-Dudek is eyeing an Olympic gold medal at the age of 42 at next month’s Games

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1 week ago William and Kate to try curling and meet Olympic medal hopefuls in Scotland

The prince and princess will visit Stirling during a day of joint engagements next Tuesday.

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1 week ago Olympic snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz dies after becoming trapped in avalanche horror

Swiss snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, who won a bronze medal for his country at the Olympic Games in 1998, has tragically died after he was trapped in a sudden avalanche

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1 week ago Ueli Kestenholz, Olympic snowboard medallist, dies after being trapped in Swiss avalanche

50-year-old was snowboarding in Switzerland on SundayKestenholz won bronze in giant slalom at Nagano 1998Snowboarder Ueli Kestenholz, who won a bronze medal in the sport’s first Olympic race, has died after being trapped in an avalanche, the Swiss ski federation said on Tuesday. He was 50.Kestenholz was third in snowboard giant slalom at the 1998 Nagano Olympics – a debut event that became a story of the Games when Canadian gold medallist Ross Rebagliati fought to keep his title after a positive test for cannabis. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago USA’s Summer Britcher boosts Olympic luge bid with another World Cup gold

Britcher rallies in Sigulda for second win of seasonAmerican leads World Cup singles despite missing raceUSA Luge star can capture historic overall crownUSA Luge’s Summer Britcher is flying into the Olympics.Britcher got her second women’s singles luge win of the season on Sunday, moving her atop the World Cup standings and further cementing her status as a medal contender for the Milan Cortina Olympics next month. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Wolves thrash sorry West Ham to claim first Premier League win of the season

This was the latest West Ham humiliation of the season, and possibly Nuno Espírito Santo’s last. They became the first team to lose to Wolves at the 20th time of asking, allowing the Midlands club to double their points tally in the process and bring hope of not being the worst team in Premier League history, while leaving the Hammers four points adrift of the last safe position.Former Wolves head coach Nuno has already been sacked once this season and a ninth game without victory will increase the pressure on a man who was more popular with the home fans, who celebrated first-half goals from Jhon Arias, Hwang Hee-chan and Mateus Mané, than the away end at Molineux. West Ham failed to get a shot on target against a team without a clean sheet prior to Saturday, who had secured three draws and nothing else in 19 matches, to put them in danger of falling below Derby’s record low of 11 points, although if the Hammers continue to play like this they might finish only three better off. Co...

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4 w. ago Dancing On Ice's Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean 'to be honoured by King'

Gold medal winning Olympic heroes Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are set to receive top honours from HM King Charles III this New Year - over 40 years after they triumphed in Sarajevo

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