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For Thursday, January 5th: Hugh Jackman is imploring the Academy not to give Ryan Reynolds a Best Song Oscar nomination, saying “Ryan Reynolds getting a nomination in the Best Song category would make the next year of my life insufferable.” The song “Good Afternoon,” from the musical “Spirited” recently made the shortlist for the Oscars. Congrats

To opening ceremony nearly over. olympic action is under way on snow. >> thats aggressive, fast skiing. >> reporter: and ice. the powerhouse u.s. womens hockey team picking up a first win, topping finland, 5-2. but also suffered a big blow, losing the assistant captain to a serious injury. >> one of the leaders, one of the best in the world. to see her go down early in the game was really difficult. >> reporter: team usas figure skaters tuned up ahead of the team event which gets under way tonig...

Although there will be some amongst this number who wont have died from covid. on average this week, 195 deaths were announced every day. russia claims there has been a misunderstanding over the case of one of its olympic ice skaters who failed a drugs test. kamila valieva tested positive for a banned substance in december, but the result was only reported, after shed helped russia win the team figure skating event at the beijing winter games on monday. no medals will be awarded until an appeals...

Substance in their system, as tragic as it is, even if she didnt actively participate, whatever the story is, it still is -- >> yeah. >> -- a positive test. >> got to have a clear playing field. poor grandpa is back home in russia saying how did i get involved in this. scott hamilton, its always so good to talk to you. i miss you. good to see you again. gadi, thank you, as well. and if you are a figure skating fan, catch scotts show "olympic ice," which streams for free on peacock, 10:00 a.m. ea...

Patrick, good to see you again. and it was unexpected. it was shocking. it was heartbreaking and you couldnt help but think you were watching the results of the abuse of a child right there on that ice, olympic ice. the worlds greatest stage. obviously, the weight of the world on her shoulder. she had a little trouble in the short program. this was just awful. four mistakes. the first four jumps, all mistakes, including one fall and then a good jump and another fall. this is the greatest skater ...

Pressure adds we get older and older and older, and you know, you represent your country and thats another layer of pressure, you get ready to go to the olympics but as soon as you step on olympic ice, you are blown away by the amount of pressure that you did not expect, representing your country, representing your team, remitting yourself, and at 24 years old when i won the olympic gold medal, i was barely able to deal with the pressure at that point, and i had so many years more of grooming th...

Dramatic and emotional end for russian figure skater kamila valiyevas olympic run in beijing. she finished in fourth place after falling multiple times during the free skate. there will be now because of this a medal ceremony for the top three women in the competition tomorrow. valiyevas doping scandal dominated figure skating throughout the olympic games and really hung over the entire games. joining me now live from beijing is cnns sports analyst christine brennan, also a sports columnist for ...

Community, and thats a shame. but id love to see her get out of this camp and come up to north america, train here, train clean, and go back and compete again in russia for russia but as a clean athlete, away from the camp, away from what has really just crushed her. give her a second life in skating. she oogs very young and has a lot left to prove and a lot left to show. but get her out of that camp, get her out of that, and give her a chance to start fresh and clean and new and to do the thing...

A Japanese acupuncturist who treats figure skater Misato Komatsubaras injuries and keeps her performing at her peak is hoping his patients husband-wife ice dance team hits the right notes on the Beijing ice.

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