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This Crazy May Day Float Carried A Rock Band And A Half-Pipe [PHOTOS]
Minneapolis hosted the 39th Annual MayDay Parade on Sunday, attended by tens of thousands of people…
Alex Davies
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Olympic champion Chloe Kim helped an overwhelmed beginner snowboarder down a mountain with a piggyback ride
Chloe Kim already has two gold medals at the Olympics, but on the mountain, she's ready to lend a h…
Tyler Lauletta
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World champion US skier Kyle Smaine dies in an avalanche in Japan at age 31
"We heard the crack. We realized it is a big one. We started running and then we got hit," one skie…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Japanese snowboarder Kaishu Hirano stole the show at the Olympics with record jump higher than a 3-story house
Kaishu Hirano didn't take a medal in the men's snowboarding halfpipe, but he did set a world record…
Tyler Lauletta
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Japanese snowboarder needed second near-perfect run to win gold after controversial score left many stunned
Controversy briefly struck the Olympics as judges gave Ayumu Hirano a shockingly low score before h…
Scott Davis
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Chloe Kim begged reporters for snacks because she was starving after her gold-medal victory
Journalists at the press conference sprang into action, bringing all sorts of treats up to the podi…
Meredith Cash
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An Olympic snowboarder blasted haters who questioned her decision to move to the mountains to pursue her dreams
"Dear guys who wrote this, I am not a 'stupid, ignorant, spoiled, trendy, blind, naive, helpless li…
Meredith Cash
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Tony Hawk turned down a $500,000 payment for 'Pro Skater,' opting for royalties instead. He ended up making at least 8 times that.
Tony Hawk's decision to opt for royalties earned him at least eight times more than Activision's of…
Will Gendron
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Eileen Gu casually enjoyed a sandwich while waiting for her slopestyle score before rushing off to practice for another event
Gu, who has already won gold in the women's big air competition, is chasing another two medals in B…
Barnaby Lane
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Shaun White teared up after falling on the final run of his legendary snowboarding career
The three-time Olympic gold medalist finished in fourth place after a fall on his last run, but he …
Meredith Cash
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's total pay plummeted in 2022 — but there's more to it than meets the eye
In today's edition of 10 Things in Tech: A jet-tracking student thinks he is bothering Musk, more l…
Hallam Bullock
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Chloe Kim's college friend was hilariously unaware she was a superstar snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist
When the first storm of the winter hit Princeton's campus, a new friend texted Kim — who hail…
Meredith Cash
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Everyone keeps reminding Shaun White of how old he is, especially compared to his Olympics competitors
The 35-year-old Olympic snowboarding legend told Insider about moments when opponents who grew up w…
Meredith Cash
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Chloe Kim threw her Olympic gold medal in the trash because she 'hated life' after her career-defining victory
"I appreciate that everyone loves and supports me, but I just wish people could understand what I w…
Meredith Cash
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Eileen Gu disregards the opinions of 'uneducated' haters because 'they're never going to win the Olympics'
The freestyle skiing gold medalist from San Francisco has faced plenty of backlash from Americans a…
Meredith Cash
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A 2-time Olympic medalist extended his snowboarding career when he shifted his mindset at 19 years old
"I want to do this as long as I can at the highest level I possibly can," Australian star Scotty Ja…
Meredith Cash
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The Winter Olympics are a celebration of humanity's shared, innate desire to slide down things fast
The difference between the Winter Olympics and Summer Olympics isn't just about snow. It's about wo…
Tyler Lauletta
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Eileen Gu says her grandmother will be 'unfazed' watching her compete and told her that she can 'go be a doctor or a lawyer later'
"She's going to be unfazed and unimpressed I think," Gu said of her grandmother, who is set to watc…
Waiyee Yip
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America's 'Quad King,' figure skater Nathan Chen, clinches the US's third gold medal with a series of stunning jumps
Skating to Elton John's "Rocket Man," Nathan Chen showed off a series of impressive quad jumps, bag…
Cheryl Teh
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Chloe Kim says Eileen Gu is 'an inspiration to young girls' after the Chinese skier's Olympic breakout
The American gold medal-winning snowboarder said she has "nothing but pride" for Gu, the American-b…