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Thomas Krol - Beijing 2022...
Beth Harris, AP

Krol Wins 1,000, Giving Dutch 3rd Straight Olympic Title

Thomas Krol won the 1,000 meters to give the Netherlands its third straight Olympic speedskating title in the event.
2 years ago
Finland Men's Hockey - Beijing 2022...
Stephen Whyno, AP

Finland Makes Olympic Final, To Face Swedes Or Russians

Finland advanced to the men’s hockey gold medal game by beating surprise semifinalist Slovakia 2-0.
2 years ago
Team Canada - Curling - Beijing 2022...
Jimmy Golen, AP

Canada Beats US Behind Gushue To Win Olympic Curling Bronze

Sixteen years after he won the Olympic curling gold medal, Brad Gushue is going back to Canada with bronze.
2 years ago
Ryan Regez - Beijing 2022...
Pat Graham, AP

Regez Leads 1-2 Finish By Swiss In Olympic Skicross Final

Ryan Regez led a 1-2 finish by Switzerland in the Olympic skicross final at Genting Snow Park.
2 years ago
Silver medallist Cassie Sharpe of Team Canada (L) and Bronze medallist Rachael Karker - Beijing 202...
Pat Graham and Eddie Pells, AP

Canada Honors Burke On Another Great Day On Olympic Halfpipe

Cassie Sharpe shared the podium with her Canadian teammate Rachael Karker. These halfpipe skiers know they’re never alone up there.
2 years ago
Kamila Valieva - Figure Skating...
James Ellingworth, AP

Valieva Case Boosts Drive To Raise Age Limit At Olympics

Some skating officials are pushing to raise the minimum age for an event from 15 to 17 in time for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.
2 years ago
Anna Shcherbakova - Beijing 2022...
Dave Skretta, AP

Raising Age Limit For Skating Would End The Age Of The Quad

The quadruple jumps that sent Russian world champ Anna Shcherbakova to the gold medal could be a thing of the past by the 2026 Games.
2 years ago
Elana Meyers Taylor - Team USA - Beijing 2022...
The Associated Press

Meyers Taylor To Carry US Flag At Closing Ceremony

Elana Meyers Taylor has been picked to be a flagbearer again. And this time, she’ll be able to take the job.
2 years ago
Carly Margulies - Halfpipe Skiing Final...
Trevor Allen

Carly Margulies, Brita Sigourney Miss Podium In Women’s Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe Final

Carly Margulies and Brita Sigourney did not take home a medal in the Women's Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe Final at the Winter Olympic Games.
2 years ago
Eileen Gu - Slopestyle Ski...
Eddie Pells

Gu Talks About Goal At Olympics And Beyond: ‘Glad You Asked’

Another Olympic gold medal is hers for the taking. Eileen Gu has bigger goals than that.
2 years ago
BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17: Team United States reacts after losing to Team Canada in the Women's ...
Stephen Whyno

US Minus Decker Comes Up Short In Olympic Final vs. Canada

Losing Brianna Decker to injury in the women's hockey tournament opener turned out to be too much to overcome for the United States in the gold-medal game at the Beijing Olympics.
2 years ago
BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17: Madeline Schizas of Team Canada skates during the Women Single Skatin...
Sally Ho & Aaron Morrison

Canada Skaters Wait For Olympic Medal That May Not Come

Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isn’t holding her breath for the results of the Russian doping scandal that has cast a shadow over figure skating at the Winter Olympics.
2 years ago
Mikaela Shiffrin - Combined Slalom...
Howard Fendrich

Shiffrin Responds To Those ‘Who Have So Much Apparent Hate’

Mikaela Shiffrin has responded via Twitter to people she says “have so much apparent hate.”
2 years ago
ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17: Jon Sallinen of Team Finland crashes into a cameraman on his firs...
Associated Press

Olympic Ski Halfpipe Qualifier Filled With Scary Crashes

Freestyle skier Jon Sallinen’s first run in Olympic halfpipe qualifying wasn’t picture perfect.
2 years ago
BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17: (L-R) Hammy McMillan, Bruce Mouat and Bobby Lammie of Team Great Brit...
Jimmy Golen

Britain, Sweden To Play For Olympic Men’s Curling Gold

Britain and Sweden will play for the Olympic gold medal in men’s curling. Britain beat the United States 8-4 and Sweden topped Canada 5-3 in the semifinals at the Ice Cube venue in Beijing.
2 years ago
Kamila Valieva of Team ROC - Beijing 2022...
Bernie Wilson

Valieva Tumbles Out Of The Medals In Olympic Figure Skating

Bing Dwen Dwen stuffed pandas are already in the hands of the top three finishers in the women’s figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics.
2 years ago
Mikaela Shiffrin - Beijing 2022...
Howard Fendrich

Shiffrin’s Olympics: 5 Individual Races, No Medals, 3 DNFs

Mikaela Shiffrin skied out in the Alpine combined and once again was unable to finish a race at the Beijing Olympics.
2 years ago
Joergen Graabak of Team Norway celebrates after winning the Gold medal during the Large Hill/4x5km,...
Associated Press

Riiber-Less Norway Wins Gold In Nordic Combined Team Event

Norway picked up yet another gold in the nordic combined team event.
2 years ago
Eero Hirvonen of Team Finland competes during the Ski Jumping First Round as part of Biathlon Team ...
Associated Press

Austria Takes Early Lead, United States Settles For Seventh Entering Cross Country

With the cross-country event occurring later this evening, Austria takes the early lead.
2 years ago
Brittany Bowe of Team United States skates during the Women's 1000m on day thirteen of the Beijing ...
Associated Press

Japan’s Takagi Wins 1000m Speedskating Gold, Brittany Bowe Takes Bronze

The USA takes bronze while Japan secures gold in women's speedskating 1000m final.
2 years ago
Mikaela Shiffrin - Combined Slalom...
Daniella Matar

Gisin Wins Back-To-Back Olympic Combined, Shiffrin Out Again

Defending champion Michelle Gisin won her second straight Olympic gold medal in the Alpine combined race.
2 years ago
USA Women's Hockey vs. Canada...
John Wawrow

Poulin Leads Canada To Olympic Gold In 3-2 Win Over US

Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice and Canada reclaimed its place atop the women's hockey world with a 3-2 win over the defending champion United States at the Beijing Olympics.
2 years ago
Birk Irving - Freestyle Ski Halfpipe...
Trevor Allen

Birk Irving, Alex Ferreira Qualify For Men’s Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe Final

Birk Irving and Alex Ferreira both qualified for the Men's Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe final at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
2 years ago
Keely Cashman - Combined Downhill...
Trevor Allen

Keely Cashman, Isabella Wright Record Top-15 Finishes In Women’s Combined Downhill

Keely Cashman and Isabella Wright each finished in the top 15 in the Women's Downhill Combined Skiing event in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
2 years ago