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<p>New Zealand's Nico Porteous goes for gold in the men's freeski halfpipe, winning his second gold of these Games.</p><p></p><p>The Americans Wise and Ferreira round out the silver and bronze medals respectively.</p><p></p><p>Elsewhere, due to wind gusts at nearly 40 mph (65 kph), the Alpine mixed team parallel event has been postponed with plans to resume at 9 a.m. local time Sunday in Beijing.</p><p></p>...

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There was blood on the right ear of freestyle skier Nico Porteous after a crash into the halfpipe wall on a trick gone wrong in the whipping wind. His shoulder ached, too. On top of that, the 20-year-old from New Zealand was freezing and wind-blown. But he's n...

If Mikaela Shiffrin exits the Beijing Olympics without a medal, it won't be for lack of trying.

Aspen’s Alex Ferreira held on to win Winter Olympic bronze on Saturday — Friday night in Colorado — in the men’s halfpipe skiing final in Zhangjiakou. It is the second Olympic medal in two appearances for the 27-year-old Ferreira, who also won silver in Pyeongchang four years ago

<p>New Zealand's Nico Porteous goes for gold in the men's freeski halfpipe, winning his second gold of these Games.</p><p></p><p>The Americans Wise and Ferreira round out the silver and bronze medals respectively.</p><p></p><p>Elsewhere, due to wind gusts at nearly 40 mph (65 kph), the Alpine mixed team parallel event has been postponed with plans to resume at 9 a.m. local time Sunday in Beijing.</p><p></p>...

If Mikaela Shiffrin exits the Beijing Olympics without a medal, it won't be for lack of trying.

Ukraine separatists mobilize troops amid Russia invasion fears, the Beijing Olympics wrap up with the closing ceremony and more to start your weekend.

If Mikaela Shiffrin exits the Beijing Olympics without a medal, it won't be for lack of trying.

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