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Ledecka's quest for Olympic snowboarding three-peat comes to a shocking halt

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Ester Ledecka's quest to become the first snowboarder to win gold medals at three straight Olympics came to a surprisingly early end Sunday.

She lost her quarterfinal race in the sport's parallel giant slalom by 0.06 seconds to Austria's Sabine Payer.

Instead of Ledecka, the gold medal went to another Czech racer. It was Zuzana Maderova, a 22-year-old with no World Cup wins who opened a gap on the slip-sliding Payer and blew her away by 0.83 seconds in the gold-medal race for her first victory in a major event.

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Paul Thomas Anderson wins at 78th Directors Guild Awards for 'One Battle After Another'

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson won the top prize at the 78th Directors Guild Awards, putting the “One Battle After Another” filmmaker on course to potentially win his first Oscar.

The DGA Awards, held Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, is among the most reliable Academy Awards precursors. In the last 10 years, nine DGA winners have gone on to win best director at the Oscars. In the guild’s nearly eight-decade history, only eight times has the guild not predicted the Oscar winner.

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Takaichi's ruling party on path to winning a majority in Japan's lower house vote, exit polls say

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi 's governing party is almost certain to win a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, NHK public television and other major networks say, citing their exit polls.

NHK says Takaichi’s governing coalition led by her Liberal Democratic Party could also win more than two-thirds of the 465-seat lower house, the more powerful of the country’s two-chamber parliament. That's a level that would allow the governing bloc to dominate house committee chairs to steer policy and budget bills.

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Breezy Johnson wins Olympic downhill on day marred by American teammate Lindsey Vonn's crash

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — American ski racer Breezy Johnson won the Olympic downhill Sunday with a hard-charging run on a day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash that saw her being taken off the mountain in a helicopter.

Johnson was the sixth racer and found speed with a risk-taking trip along the iconic Olympia delle Tofana course on a sunny day in Cortina. She was in the leader’s box when Vonn, the No. 13 racer, cut a corner too close and was spun around before crashing. The race was put on hold for more than 20 minutes.

The 30-year-old Johnson joins... Read More

Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill, taken away by helicopter as US teammate Johnson wins gold

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn, racing on a badly injured left knee, crashed early in the Olympic downhill on Sunday and was taken off the course by a helicopter after the 41-year-old American received medical attention on the snow for long, anguished minutes.

Vonn lost control over the opening traverse after cutting the line too tight and was spun around in the air. She was heard screaming out after the crash as she was surrounded by medical personnel before she was strapped to a gurney and flown away by a helicopter, possibly ending the skier's storied career... Read More

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Ledecka's quest for Olympic snowboarding three-peat comes to a shocking halt

Paul Thomas Anderson wins at 78th Directors Guild Awards for 'One Battle After Another'

Takaichi's ruling party on path to winning a majority in Japan's lower house vote, exit polls say

Breezy Johnson wins Olympic downhill on day marred by American teammate Lindsey Vonn's crash

Lindsey Vonn crashes in Olympic downhill, taken away by helicopter as US teammate Johnson wins gold

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