Sunday, 25 February 2018

Curling, cross-country earn surprise golds

Ivanka Trump: We can learn 'spirit and unity' from Olympic athletes

NBC News spoke exclusively to Ivanka Trump, daughter and advisor of President Donald Trump, while she was in Pyeongchang for the Winter Olympics. She said the athletes "represent the best of American spirit."

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Highs and lows: Curling, cross-country earn surprise golds

TODAY recaps some of the best and worst moments from Pyeongchang, including surprise gold medals for Team USA and the odd halfpipe run by a Hungarian skier.

Photographer makes emotional return to South Korea

New York Times photographer Chang W. Lee details his emotional journey back to his home country of South Korea for the 2018 Olympics.

Saoirse Ronan: 'Lady Bird' was released at 'exactly the right time'

Irish-American actress Saoirse Ronan has made a name for herself thanks to her role as the lead character in the Oscar-nominated movie "Lady Bird," which she says hit theaters at the right moment. "I think we've kind of been starved of strong female protagonists forever," she says. In this week's Sunday Sitdown, the 23-year-old talks to Willie Geist about her early days in front of the camera, her off-camera ambitions, and how closely she relates to her role in the 2016 movie "Brooklyn."

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See the advanced (and huge) robots being made in South Korea

During his time in Pyeongchang for the Winter Olympics, NBC's Keir Simmons takes a look at the rise of robots in South Korea for this week's Sunday Spotlight. He even gets to control a 13-foot bipedal robot from the inside. Will these technological advancements make their way to the U.S. any time soon?

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What's next: Students return after Parkland shooting, the 90th Academy Awards take place

Willie Geist and Dylan Dreyer wrap up Sunday TODAY with a look at the week ahead, including students returning to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, nearly two weeks after the shooting that left 17 people dead. And next Sunday, the 90th Academy Awards will air, with "Shape of Water" leading the way with 13 nominations.

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