NC Olympics Coverage
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Apex native set to participate in 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games
Bryan Henry, an Apex native, has been selected as one of the four North Carolina athletes to participate in the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi. -
NC swimmer breaks world record, qualifies for world championships
Kathleen Baker won the women's 100-meter backstroke even at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships with a world record time of 58 seconds. -
Olympic Athletes from Russia the big losers in Medal Premium Calculations system
With the conclusion of the 2018 Games, the debate about how to properly recognize Olympic success continues. -
Radius impacts rotation when an ice skater spins
Three-time national champion ice skater Shantel Jordan demonstrated her spins while NASA ambassador Tony Rice worked out the equation that controls her speed. -
Pucks and props help explain the science behind Olympic skills
As the 2018 Winter Olympics wind to a close, we wanted to take a closer look at the science behind two of the most common feats on ice: the spin and passing a puck. -
Earnhardt Jr. eating up Olympics commentator experience
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is having a blast in South Korea, attending speed skating and bobsledding events and eating up the local cuisine. -
Former Canes player, Olympian now in broadcast booth for Finland
Tuomo Rutuu is one of the few who understand the pressures that Olympic athlete feel or the pride that comes with playing for your country. -
'Happy to be here:' Team USA fans travel thousands of miles for 2018 Winter Games
Whether it's the spirit of family, friends or patriotism, Team USA fans traveled thousands of miles to be present when the world came together in South Korea for the Olympic Games. -
Cary man who worked as NBC director has special appreciation for Olympic broadcasts
Broadcasting the Olympics is no small feat. There are thousands of hours of television coverage, and it takes thousands of people to get it all on the air. Cary resident Dick Cline knows about all of it after a decades-long career as a director for NBC Sports. -
Switzerland welcomes all comers to their home in South Korea
A every Olympics, the participating countries open "hospitality houses" in the Nation's Village. Some, like USA House, are open only to athletes and their families. Other houses charge a fee - up to $400 per day - but allow the public to visit. Switzerland taking a much different approach. -
Apex woman's Olympic goal finds place in Hockey Hall of Fame
Randi Heesoo Griffin, of Apex, knew she'd have the chance to make history when she was recruited to play for the South Korean women's hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. -
Kathryn Brown gets ski lesson on Olympic-sized slopes
WRAL reporter Kathryn Brown took to the slopes for a ski lesson while in South Korea for the Winter Olympics. -
Moms bond behind the scenes at Olympics
Through our NBC partnership and a very special personal relationship, I got to go behind the scenes of the Today Show with Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb. -
Former NCSU player draws on championship experience in Olympic sportscasts
Terry Gannon played basketball for North Carolina State University when the team won the 1983 NCAA Championship and now he's a sportscaster at the Winter Olympics. -
From the Winter Games: A slight turn of the lens
It's revealing what one sees when one concentrates on a given part of a picture and not the scene as a whole. -
'Olympic Picasso' combines love for sports, art
During the 2018 winter games, Roald Bradstock is combining his passion for art and sports. -
UNC-Chapel Hill sports advertising researcher speaks at Winter Games in South Korea
Walk around any Olympic Park, there's no doubt who paid to play. -
Soldiers from NC, stationed in Korea, get chance to experience Winter Games
Zinita King-Frasier and Peggy Smith grew up together and ended up serving together in as Army career counselors in Osan, South Korea, about three hours from the Winter Games in PyeongChang. -
Raleigh men make Olympics trips a tradition
While Grant Johnston and Josef Kiesenhofer have never been to South Korea before, they have been here many times. The PyeongChang Winter Games marks the fifth Olympiad for each man, although neither is an athlete.