The 2018 Winter Olympics have yielded many unforgettable moments. Re-live a few of those moments here—with some upgrades thanks to Giphy:
Best GIFs from Week 2 of 2018 Winter Olympics
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Aksel Lund Svindal, Olympic Alpine champ, has testicular cancer, ‘prognosis good’
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Aksel Lund Svindal, a retired Olympic Alpine skiing champion from Norway, said he underwent surgery for testicular cancer and the prognosis “looked very good.”
“Tests, scans and surgery all happened very quickly,” Svindal, 39, wrote on social media. “And already after the first week I knew the prognoses looked very good. All thanks to that first decision to go see a doctor as soon as I suspected something was off.”
Svindal retired in 2019 after winning the Olympic super-G in 2010 and downhill in 2018. He also won five world titles among the downhill, combined and giant slalom and two World Cup overall titles.
Svindal said he felt a change in his body that prompted him to see a doctor.
“The last few weeks have been different,” he wrote. “But I’m able to say weeks and not months because of great medical help, a little luck and a good decision.
“I wasn’t sure what it was, or if it was anything at all. … [I] was quickly transferred to the hospital where they confirmed what the doctor suspected. Testicle cancer.”
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2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup schedule, results
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The U.S. goes for its fourth consecutive title at the FIBA World Cup in Sydney — and eighth global gold in a row overall when including the Olympics.
A’ja Wilson, a two-time WNBA MVP, and Breanna Stewart, the Tokyo Olympic MVP, headline a U.S. roster that, for the first time since 2000, includes neither Sue Bird (retired) nor Diana Taurasi (injured).
The new-look team includes nobody over the age of 30 for the first time since 1994, before the U.S. began its dynasty at the 1996 Atlanta Games. The Americans have won 52 consecutive games between worlds and the Olympics dating to the 2006 Worlds bronze-medal game.
The field also includes host Australia, the U.S.’ former primary rival, and Olympic silver medalist Japan.
Nigeria, which played the U.S. the closest of any foe in Tokyo (losing by nine points), isn’t present after its federation withdrew the team over governance issues. Spain, ranked second in the world, failed to qualify.
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| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Round |
| Wed., Sept. 21 | 8:30 p.m. | Puerto Rico 82, Bosnia and Herzegovina 58 | Group A |
| 9:30 p.m. | USA 87, Belgium 72 | Group A | |
| 11 p.m. | Canada 67, Serbia 60 | Group B | |
| Thurs., Sept. 22 | 12 a.m. | Japan 89, Mali 56 | Group B |
| 3:30 a.m. | China 107, South Korea 44 | Group A | |
| 6:30 a.m. | France 70, Australia 57 | Group B | |
| 8:30 p.m. | USA 106, Puerto Rico 42 | Group A | |
| 10 p.m. | Serbia 69, Japan 64 | Group B | |
| 11 p.m. | Belgium 84, South Korea 61 | Group A | |
| Fri., Sept. 23 | 12:30 a.m. | China 98, Bosnia and Herzegovina 51 | Group A |
| 4 a.m. | Canada 59, France 45 | Group B | |
| 6:30 a.m. | Australia 118, Mali 58 | Group B | |
| Sat., Sept. 24 | 12:30 a.m. | USA 77, China 63 | Group A |
| 4 a.m. | South Korea 99, Bosnia and Herzegovina 66 | Group A | |
| 6:30 a.m. | Belgium 68, Puerto Rico 65 | Group A | |
| Sun., Sept. 25 | 12:30 a.m. | France vs. Mali | Group B |
| 4 a.m. | Australia vs. Serbia | Group B | |
| 6:30 a.m. | Canada vs. Japan | Group B | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Belgium vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina | Group A | |
| 11:30 p.m. | Mali vs. Serbia | Group B | |
| Mon., Sept. 26 | 12 a.m. | USA vs. South Korea | Group A |
| 2 a.m. | France vs. Japan | Group B | |
| 3:30 a.m. | China vs. Puerto Rico | Group A | |
| 6:30 a.m. | Australia vs. Canada | Group B | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Puerto Rico vs. South Korea | Group A | |
| 11:30 p.m. | Belgium vs. China | Group A | |
| Tues., Sept. 27 | 12 a.m. | USA vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina | Group A |
| 2 a.m. | Canada vs. Mali | Group B | |
| 3:30 a.m. | France vs. Serbia | Group B | |
| 6:30 a.m. | Australia vs. Japan | Group B | |
| Wed., Sept. 28 | 10 p.m. | Quarterfinal | |
| Thurs., Sept. 29 | 12:30 a.m. | Quarterfinal | |
| 4 a.m. | Quarterfinal | ||
| 6:30 a.m. | Quarterfinal | ||
| Fri., Sept. 30 | 3 .m. | Semifinal | |
| 5:30 a.m. | Semifinal | ||
| 11 p.m. | Third-Place Game | ||
| Sat., Oct. 1 | 2 a.m. | Final |
