Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
At the Olympics, thousands of missionaries compete for souls
By Madeline C. Mulkey — February 22, 2018
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (RNS) — Teams of Christians — Baptists, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses and more — aim to save souls at the Winter Games.
Skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender won’t quit — on God or the Olympics
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 15, 2018
(RNS) — Despite three Olympics without a medal and frustration over the Russian doping scandal, Uhlaender says, 'Quitting is never an option, so why would I quit on God?'
Faith brought Olympic figure skater Alexa Scimeca Knierim ‘back on the ice’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 14, 2018
(RNS) — After overcoming a life-threatening illness two years ago, Olympic pairs figure skater Alexa Scimeca Knierim lost much faith in herself, but her faith in God grew.
Veteran Team USA hockey player Gigi Marvin wants gold and God
By Kimberly Winston — February 14, 2018
(RNS) — Pads, helmets, goggles and gloves are secondary equipment for Gigi Marvin.
Former Olympic curling hopeful now cheering Team USA from the priesthood
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 13, 2018
(RNS) — The Rev. Andrew Roza, a former Olympic curling hopeful turned vocations director for the Archdiocese of Omaha, will be praying for Team USA as it competes in one of the more unusual Winter Olympics sports.
‘It’s all right,’ Christian Kelly Clark says after final Olympics run
By Kimberly Winston — February 12, 2018
(RNS) — The five-time Olympian didn't get a medal, but the snowboarder says her true sense of self-worth comes from her faith.
After bronze medal, Adam Rippon still has ‘nothing to say’ to Pence
By Kimberly Winston — February 8, 2018
(RNS) — Adam Rippon criticized the vice president, who is leading the U.S. delegation to the Winter Games, for his support for gay conversion therapy.
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