Pyeongchang

NC’s Olympians bring home a bronze, lifetime of memories

February 28, 2018 Brett Friedlander

There were no golden moments in Pyeongchang for the five Olympians with North Carolina ties. But plenty of memories were made, along with a little history and one bronze medal that made up for eight […]

U.S. ends Canada’s women’s hockey dominance with shootout win in gold medal game

February 22, 2018 Cory Lavalette

GANGNEUNG, South Korea — She’s practiced the “Oops, I did it again” thousands of times in training, and on Thursday her signature trick was worth its weight in Olympic gold as American Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson’s shootout […]

Winston-Salem’s Kimani Griffin ‘blessed’ with Olympic experience

February 19, 2018 Brett Friedlander

Kimani Griffin’s Olympic debut Monday resulted in a 26th-place finish in the men’s 500-meter speedskating event in Pyeongchang. While the result wasn’t as good as he would have liked, the experience of performing on his […]

Apex’s Randi Griffin goes for Olympic hockey gold

January 31, 2018 Shawn Krest

When the female figure skaters take the ice at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, it’s possible that Randi Griffin’s mother will take a moment to wonder what might have been. When Randi was a young […]

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NC native trades strings for skates

January 31, 2018 Brett Friedlander

Kimani Griffin is no stranger to the biggest of stages or the brightest of spotlights. He’s already been there. As a 17-year-old prodigy, the Winston-Salem native performed as part of a nationally broadcast recital at […]

Bobsled provides NC athletes a shot at Olympic glory

January 10, 2018 Brett Friedlander

For as long as she can remember, Briauna Jones has dreamed of representing her country in the Olympic Games. It’s a goal that could become a reality this week. Only not the way the former […]