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Netherlands Short-Track Team Wins Bronze Medal For World-Record Race, Didn’t Even Compete In FinalShort-track speed skating has been popular since its introduction to the Winter Olympics in 1992 for two reasons: its high-speed, exciting races and the propensity for athletes to crash. And in yesterday’s women’s 3,000-meter short-track relay, fans got to see both. ...

It's Surprisingly Miserable Being An Enormous 12-Year-Old Hockey PlayerAt first glance, you'd think it's good to be a big boy. Ethan Lavallee is just 12 years old, and he already runs 6-foot-5½, 192 lbs. This should be an advantage in peewee hockey, and beyond—if Outliers' theory on young players' physical development carrying over through the rest of their lives is ac...