Episode 812

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17th Feb 2026

USA Women beat Canada to win Gold, Jean-Claude kicked ass on the slopes, and Tarzan set a World Record - This DiSH for Feb. 17

In 1998, the US Women's Olympic Hockey beat the Canadian women to win the first Women's Hockey Olympic Gold Medal.

In 1968, Frenchman Jean-Claude Killy won his third alpine gold medal.

In 2003, Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler collapsed and later died. His death was attributed to ephedra.

In 2001, Charlotte Hornet Baron Davis hit an 89-foot shot to set the NBA record for the longest shot in NBA history.

In 1924, Olympian Johnny Weissmuller set a new world record that would stand for another 10 years and mostly due to technological advances.

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This Day in Sports History
Remember and relive the greatest moments in sports history every day of the year.
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact. 

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