Olympics
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
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
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
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
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
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
Trevor Allen
Brita Sigourney, Carly Margulies Qualify For Women’s Slopestyle Skiing Halfpipe Final
Brita Sigourney and Carly Margulies both qualified for the Women's Slopestyle Skiing Halfpipe Final at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.2 years ago
Stephen Whyno
Slovakia Stuns US, Americans And Canadians Out Of Olympics
The United States is out of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics in stunning fashion after blowing a late lead.2 years ago
Eddie Pells
AP Sources: US Skaters To Get Olympic Torches As Medals Wait
IOC president Thomas Bach offered U.S. figure skaters Olympic torches as holdover gifts while they await a resolution of the Russian doping case preventing them from receiving their silver medals.2 years ago
Associated Press
Olympic Athletes On the Best Things They’ve Eaten In The Bubble
Avocado ice cream and boiling hot pots are some of the best foods athletes say they’ve eaten at the Beijing Olympics.2 years ago
Associated Press
Ukrainian And Russian Celebrate With Hug At Beijing Olympics
Defending champion Oleksandr Abramenko won Ukraine’s first medal of the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday and celebrated by getting a hug from Russian skier Ilia Burov at a time of rising tensions between the countries.2 years ago
Bernie Wilson
Epic Tricks Lift US Freestyle Skiers To 1-2 Olympic Finish
Innovative American freestyle skiers Alex Hall and Nick Goepper landed jaw-dropping tricks on the Secret Garden slopestyle course and won the gold and silver medals in slopestyle at the Beijing Olympics.2 years ago
Eddie Pells
Valieva Listed 2 Legal Oxygen Boosters On Olympic Forms
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva listed two legal substances used to improve heart function on an anti-doping control form she filled out before her drug case at the Olympics erupted.2 years ago
Dave Skretta
US Skater Vincent Zhou Out Of Weeklong COVID-19 Quarantine
American figure skater Vincent Zhou is out of quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Beijing Games.2 years ago
Pat Graham & Eddie Pells
For Goepper, Another Olympic Medal And Clear Outlook On Life
American freestyle skier Nick Goepper has another Olympic medal and a great outlook to go with it.2 years ago
Associated Press
Despite Loosening Rules, Few Women Figure Skaters Pick Pants
Just one figure skater in the Beijing Olympics' marquee women's event wore pants for her short program performance at Capital Indoor Stadium.2 years ago
James Ellingworth
Valieva Case Boosts Drive To Raise Age Limit At Olympics
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to skate at the Olympics in the short program partly because her age gives her extra rights as a “protected person” in a doping case.2 years ago
Paul Newberry
US Olympic Speedskating Coach Back On Ice After Heart Attack
Ryan Shimabukuro still has that deep passion for speedskating.2 years ago
Tom Hackett
Speedskating Portion Concludes With Canada, South Korea Collecting Gold
Minjeong Choi of South Korea and Team Canada collected medals to conclude the speedskating portion of the winter Olympics.2 years ago
Associated Press
China’s Qi Flips His Way To Gold In Aerials, USA Crushed
China wins gold in the men's and women's aerials for the first time at the Winter Olympics.2 years ago
ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer
French Skier Noel Wins Olympic Slalom, Asa Miller Fails To Advance
BEIJING (AP) — French skier Clement Noel put down a blistering second run to win the slalom at the Beijing Olympics by a large margin. Noel moved up from sixth after the first leg to beat first-run leader Johannes Strolz of Austria by 0.61 seconds after posting the fastest second run. Clement Noel of France […]2 years ago
TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer
Bobsledding’s Meyers Taylor May Retire After Olympics
She has raced on at least 15 different bobsled tracks in 11 countries. She's had no fewer than 41 different teammates in her sleds.2 years ago
JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer
US Faces Canada Again In Women’s Hockey For Olympic Gold
One of sports' fiercest and longest-running grudge-matches will resume Thursday when the American and Canadian women's hockey teams faceoff at the Beijing Games with an Olympic gold medal on the line.2 years ago