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No Medals, But Golden Memories For Northwest Athletes At 2018 Winter Olympics

By Tom Banse February 27, 2018

Western Washington University student Breezy Johnson competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in women's downhill and Super-G. CREDIT: SARAH BRUNSON / U.S SKI & SNOWBOARD

The Winter Olympics ended Sunday under a shower of fireworks with athletes waving flags and dancing exuberantly to K-Pop music. None of the 13 athletes with Pacific Northwest roots who competed in PyeongChang won a medal. But they seem to be coming home happy anyway.Read More

Bobsled Offers Last Realistic Chance Of Medal For Northwest Olympians

By Tom Banse February 22, 2018

File photo. Sam Michener of Gresham, Oregon, head up in back, is the last hope for the Northwest to bring home a medal from PyeongChang. CREDIT: SAM MICHENER

The four-man bobsled competition at the Winter Olympics this weekend offers the last realistic chance for a Pacific Northwest athlete to bring home a medal. None of the 12 Northwest Olympians in South Korea has stood on the podium so far in these Winter Games.Read More

Jamie Anderson Repeats, Winning Olympic Gold In Slopestyle

By NPR News February 12, 2018

Gold medalist Jamie Anderson of the United States celebrates during the victory ceremony for the snowboard slopestyle, at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. CREDIT: CAMERON SPENCER/GETTY IMAGES

Strong winds forced a change: instead of snowboarders getting three runs to net a best score, they got just two tries. Jamie Anderson needed only one — and, she said, "my lion power."Read More

Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: Pyeongchang Welcomes The World

By NPR News February 9, 2018

Fireworks go off at the start of the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. CREDIT: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

The Winter Olympics opening ceremony took place Friday evening in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Luger Erin Hamlin was Team USA's flag-bearer at the ceremony.Read More