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2018 Winter Olympics: USA Men's Hockey falls in shootout against the Czech Republic

Referees break up fight between the United States and the Czech Republic players during the first period of the quarterfinal round of the men's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018
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Referees break up fight between the United States and the Czech Republic players during the first period of the quarterfinal round of the men's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018
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2018 Winter Olympics: USA Men's Hockey falls in shootout against the Czech Republic

These are the highlights as events continue in PyeongChang.

If you are planning on watching the events as they are broadcast stateside, you may want to avoid the following. Some have already been aired live.

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Brian O'Neill (9), of the United States, and Petr Koukal (42), of the Czech Republic, battle for the puck during the third period of the quarterfinal round of the men's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018.
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Czech Republic keeps USA Hockey away from Olympic gold

The United States battled the Czech Republic's hockey team in a thrilling quarterfinal round. The two countries took the game into overtime with the score tied 2-2. After a scoreless overtime period, the shootout round began. The US was unable to match the Czech's single goal. After five rounds, the Czech Republic prevailed, taking the quarterfinal round 3-2.

Gold medal winner Johannes Rydzek, of Germany, is flanked by silver medal winner Fabian Riessle, of Germany, left, and bronze medal winner Eric Frenzel, of Germany, during the venue ceremony after the men's 10km cross-country skiing competition in the large hill nordic combined event at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018.
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Germans dominate Nordic combined

Johannes Rydzek led a German sweep in medals Tuesday in Nordic combined.

The 26-year-old was in fifth place after the ski jump round of the event, but that changed in the final portion.

The German athletes joined together on the podium to celebrate their successes.

FEBRUARY 20: Martin Fourcade of France celebrates winning the gold medal during the Biathlon 2x6km Women + 2x7.5km Men Mixed Relay on day 11 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Biathlon Centre on February 20, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.
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Fourcade grabs 3rd gold of Olympics in relay win

Biathlete Martin Fourcade has become the first athlete to win three gold medals at the Pyeongchang Games, helping France to a first-place finish in the mixed relay.

Fourcade erased nearly a 38-second deficit on the final leg of the relay by hitting all 10 shots to help the French team of Marie Dorin Habert, Anais Bescond and Simon Desthieux to a come-from-behind victory.

Fourcade waved the French flag as he crossed the finish line for his team in 1 hour, 8 minutes and 34.3 seconds. Norway took home the silver medal and Italy the bronze.

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United States'skip Nina Roth, right, watches her teammates sweep the ice during a women's curling match against South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018.
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South Korea earns playoff spot with win over U.S

United States'skip Nina Roth, right, watches her teammates sweep the ice during a women's curling match against South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018.

Canada's Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert celebrate after winning the curling men's round robin session between Japan and Canada during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung on February 20, 2018.
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Canada beats Japan in men's curling

Canada's Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert celebrate after winning the curling men's round robin session between Japan and Canada during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung on February 20, 2018.

The South Korean team celebrates their gold in the women's 3,000m relay short track speed skating A final event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 20, 2018.
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S Korea wins gold in 3,000-meter short track

South Korea has won the penalty-filled women’s 3,000-meter short-track relay final at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Italy took silver and the Netherlands earned bronze after being elevated to the podium after winning the B final in world-record time.

China and Canada were penalized, moving Italy from bronze to silver.

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Curlers Alexander Krushelnitsky (R) and Anastasia Bryzgalova, Olympic Athletes from Russia, hug after winning their mixed doubles curling bronze medal match against Norway's Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, at the Gangneung Curling Centre. Olympic Athletes from Russia won the game 8:4. Valery Sharifulin/TASS
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2nd sample from Russian curler tests positive

The Russian delegation to the Pyeongchang Olympics says a second sample from a curler who won bronze has tested positive for the banned substance meldonium.

The delegation says in a statement that “we express our sincere regret over the fact of the incident.” But the statement says results indicate Alexander Krushelnitsky only consumed meldonium once.

The delegation says that would be “absolutely useless and ineffective” if the intent was to enhance performance. It has not provided any data from the test.

FEBRUARY 20: Alexander Bonsaksen #47 of Norway celebrates with his teammates after scoring the game winning goal against Gasper Kroselj #32 of Slovenia in overtime of the Men's Play-offs Qualifications game on day eleven of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 20, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.
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Norway gets 1st men’s hockey win since ’94 Games

Norway has its first win in men’s hockey at the Olympics since 1994 on home ice in Lillehammer.

The traditional Winter Games powerhouse is an underdog in hockey but beat Slovenia 2-1 in overtime on a goal by Alexander Bonsaksen on Tuesday at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Before the game, Slovenian hockey player Ziga Jeglic became the third athlete to be caught doping at the Pyeongchang Games.

 Slovenian ice hockey player Ziga Jeglic failed a drugs test and has been suspended, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on February 20, 2018, becoming the third doping case at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
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Slovenian hockey player tests positive for doping

A Slovenian hockey player has become the third athlete to test positive for doping at the PyeongChang Olympics.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport says Ziga Jeglic tested positive for fenoterol in an in-competition test. Fenoterol is a drug designed to open the airways to the lungs.

Jeglic has been suspended from the games and has been ordered to leave the athletes village within 24 hours.

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American Tennell skates 1st in short program

American figure skater Bradie Tennell fell during the opening combination in her short program at the Pyeongchang Olympics, such a rare mistake that not even she can remember the last time she made it.

Tennell, whose strength is her jumps, recovered to skate cleanly the rest of the way. The reigning national champion wound up with 64.01 points. As the first skater on the ice, that total should keep her in first place for quite a while.

The rest of the medal contenders all skate about two hours later.

"It was definitely unexpected," Tennell said of her fall on a triple toe loop, "but things happen. We're all human. We all make mistakes. You just have to get up and keep going."

The starting order is determined in part by world rankings, and Tennell dealt with injuries much of last season and did not compete in the biggest events. That forced her into the opening group, and she drew the No. 1

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Skier Mikaela Shiffrin not racing in the downhill; tweets support

Skier Mikaela Shiffrin is thinking of her American teammates even if she's not racing with them in the downhill at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Shiffrin wrote on her Twitter account: "This. Track. Is. So. Fun! Only slightly bummed I'm not skiing it today cause we have 4 girls who are ready to hammer down and I can't wait to watch!"

Shiffrin, who won Olympic gold in the giant slalom last week, decided to sit out the downhill when the Alpine combined was moved a day forward to Thursday due to weather concerns.

She didn't want to race on back-to-back days, like she did with the giant slalom and slalom, where she entered as the defending champion and finished fourth.

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Coach suggests Russian curler was drugged

Russian women's curling coach Sergei Belano says he is convinced a Russian curler charged with doping was slipped meldonium without his knowledge.

Belano says he doesn't believe Alexander Krushelnitsky would have taken the drug because it would be foolish to do so. Belano said he is certain someone must have drugged Krushelnitsky. Belano did not explicitly say who he suspects would have done such a thing, but he said that multiple housekeepers come in and out of the athletes' rooms each day.

Krushelnitsky won bronze with his wife in mixed doubles, but he now is likely to be stripped of the medal.

Russian curling officials have said Krushelnitsky could have been set up by a rival Russian athlete or a political enemy of the country.

Meldonium is designed for people with heart problems and some believe it can help athletes increase stamina. It was banned in sports in 2016.

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'I have so much fun, I love what I do: Tearful Vonn wraps up possibly last downhill in career

Sofia Goggia of Italy is taking home the Olympic gold in women's skiing downhill but American Lindsey Vonn gets the bronze medal in what's likely her last downhill race.

Vonn finished 0.47 seconds behind leader Sofia Goggia of Italy as the seventh racer to take the course at Jeongseon Alpine Center.

At 33, Vonn is trying to become the oldest female medalist in Alpine skiing at the Winter Games.

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Nagasu stumbles; medal likely out of reach

Nine days after becoming the first U.S. woman and third overall to land a triple axel in the Olympics, Mirai Nagasu has taken to competitive ice again in the short program.

She came down on two feet on her opening triple axel, then fell to the surface. While the rest of her program was clean, Nagasu's chances for an individual medal were damaged. She earned 66.93 points, a season's best, but not likely to put her in position for the podium.

Nagasu, 24 and the fourth-place finisher at the Vancouver Games, helped the United States win a bronze medal in the team event with her historic jump and a spotless free skate.