WFLA Articles: February 18, 2018

February 18
The King of Biathlon cheerleading in Pyeongchang Hands off? Players take precautions because of norovirus Men’s Curling Night 6: Team USA gets crucial win over Canada US coach: No fear of suspension for women’s hockey final Austin Dillon drives number 3 to victory There’s another ‘Ice Meister’ in town Cameranesi scores two as U.S. advances to gold medal game French dance team finishes second in short dance despite wardrobe malfunction Russian bronze medal winning curler reportedly tests positive for banned substance For Forough Abbasi, there’s a bigger mission than winning Virtue, Moir poised for second gold medal of PyeongChang after short dance Olympic women’s hockey expanding from 8 to 10 teams in 2022 ‘Shy kid’ Karen Chen has a plan for fighting off nerves Curler Tyler George hopes his super sock game brings Team USA super powers Rippon changes mind and won’t accept NBC job Lindsey Vonn: I didn’t want to win in training today Cassie Sharpe sets the tone for the women’s freeski halfpipe qualifying round Women’s Curling Night 6: Team USA gets much needed win over Denmark Anna Gasser tops qualifying for women’s snowboard big air JetBlue offering free flights to South Florida for family members of school shooting victims Wallace in 2nd: Best Daytona 500 finish for black driver Adam Rippon turns down position with NBC, will keep athlete status Stewart-Haas teammates Almirola, Busch distraught at Daytona All 65 aboard plane feared dead in crash in southern Iran Junior at peace with Daytona 17 yrs after Earnhardt’s death Citrus officials release names of deputies involved in fatal shooting of Hernando man American Jonathon Lillis Misses the Podium in Men’s Aerials Deputies: Winter Haven man kills girlfriend over nonexistent book about voodoo Wallace in 2nd: Best Daytona 500 finish for black driver Great Wall of Korea designed to protect king becomes top tourist spot VIDEO: Pacific cruise liner brawl sends guests fleeing to cabins What to watch: Women’s downhill Olympic preview: Men’s freeski halfpipe Sweden men, women lead the pack in curling round robin play The Latest: Dillon drives 3 back to victory in Daytona 500 Austin Dillon drives No. 3 back to victory in Daytona 500 Olympic preview: Women’s freeski halfpipe Danica done: Patrick wrecks in final race of NASCAR career The Latest: Byron spins again as Hendrick woes continue Authorities identify 2 people killed in apparent murder-suicide in Homosassa The Latest: Ryan Blaney wins Stage 2 at Daytona 500 Hillsborough authorities seek missing, endangered man, 68 NASCAR’S biggest race is also the toughest race American Jonathon Lillis misses podium in men’s aerials Hard falls at Olympics, but no hard rules about concussions VIDEO: Florida school security guard pretends to shoot at students The Latest: Ryan Blaney wins Stage 2 at Daytona 500 The Latest: Patrick, Elliott, Keselowski wreck out of 500 NASCAR rule changes speed up cars, slow down pit stops Junior at peace with Daytona 17 yrs after Earnhardt’s death Karen Chen inspired by men’s event ahead of Olympic debut Bradie Tennell ready to show off more hard work Mirai Nagasu motived by Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White Dad wakes from coma to meet firstborn baby Family who took in Nikolas Cruz after parents died: We had monster living under our roof Another Earnhardt joins the family business Democrats, Rubio want ‘red flags’ to enable gun seizures Gabriella Papadakis, Guillaume Cizeron muster up sangfroid in Olympic debut Florida suspect’s red flags weren’t enough to stop gun buy The Latest: Jimmie Johnson wrecked for 3rd time this week Nearly a dozen day care workers say parent’s cookies made them high The Latest: Kyle Busch brings out caution in Daytona 500 School walkouts, sit-ins planned after Florida shooting Danica done: Patrick drives in final race of NASCAR career American men in danger of being shut out of Alpine medals Orlando girl, 11, found in Georgia after being lured by man pretending to be young girl, parents say Danica done: Patrick set for final race of NASCAR career WATCH: Stoneman Douglas principal shares emotional message after shooting 5 guilt-free wines to celebrate National Drink Wine Day Olympic speed skating preview: Team pursuit The Latest: NASCAR applauds Danica Patrick before Daytona Daytona 500: NASCAR’S biggest race is also the toughest race NASCAR rule changes speed up cars, slow down pit stops What to watch tonight in PyeongChang: Ice dancing in Primetime, women’s hockey semifinals Another Earnhardt joins the family business Social media is obsessed with Olympic skater Adam Rippon’s eyebrows President Trump to meet with Florida high school students After a shattered knee, ice dancers Penny Coomes and Nicholas Buckland in third Olympic Games Piper Gilles’ off-ice fashion sense translates to eye-popping concepts on ice Olympic speed skating preview: Men’s 500m Where you from? Sometimes, figure skaters have surprise answer 14-year-old victim of Port Richey shooting dies from injuries, search for shooter continues Michigan native driving Zamboni in Winter Olympics knows secret to quality ice Olympians put hockey seasons on hold as teams play back home Yuzuru Hanyu’s path to second Olympic gold was paved with patience Madison Hubbell still relies on mom to make her costumes Yuzuru Hanyu says quad Axel is ‘only motivation’ 4 people ejected from SUV in crash on I-4 in Polk Co., 2-month-old baby injured Houston speed skater channels Astros 2nd baseman Jose Altuve in quest for gold Daytona 500 sold out for 3rd consecutive year Hockey’s Three Stars from Day 9 at the Olympics Survivors of deadly school shooting lash out at Trump, plan march on Washington Calls for gun control grow louder after Florida shooting Olympic Hockey Day 10 Preview Qualification Round Match-ups set Canada earns quarterfinal bye with 4-0 win over South Korea Alex Bowman starts Daytona 500 from pole in No. 88 car Man walking on sidewalk hit, killed by accused drunk driver near St. Pete Beach Sweden remains undefeated with 3-1 win vs. Finland Life or death main decision for school shooting suspect Adam Rippon back as NBC correspondent for rest of PyeongChang Games Germany crashes into top spot in 2-man bobsled after 2 runs USA not looking past Finland in semifinals Parents located, being questioned after 4-year-old found in Bradenton Nao Kodaira wins 500m gold medal, ends Lee Sang-Hwa’s Olympic dominance Goepper’s journey back from depression ends with 2nd medal Oleksandr Abramenko wins gold in high-flying men’s aerials Fourcade edges Schempp in photo finish for gold in 15km mass start Commercial plane crashes in southern Iran, killing 66 people The Podium Day 9: Nathan Chen’s rebound; Jonny Moseley’s influence United States eliminated from men’s team pursuit Trump criticizes FBI over handling of Parkland shooting suspect tip ‘Round 3 on Florida:’ St. Pete teen arrested for school shooting threat on Snapchat What you missed in PyeongChang last night: Nick Goepper gets silver, Marcel Hirscher delivers excellence Czech clinch Group A with 4-1 vs. Switzerland It’s about the journey and the destination for Huwiler Gasser Japan defeats Sweden 2-1 in overtime