When Maddie Mastro drops into the Olympic halfpipe for the second time for Team USA, she’s clear on what she’s looking to prove in her competitive career.
Continue ReadingBy SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The drama surrounding Peng Shuai is following a familiar script: Someone who has run afoul of China’s Communist government disappears from view. What happens next depends on the case. But it is not uncommon for the person in question to disavow the statements or actions that first
Continue ReadingBy SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The drama surrounding Peng Shuai is following a familiar script: Someone who has run afoul of China’s Communist government disappears from view. What happens next depends on the case. But it is not uncommon for the person in question to disavow the statements or actions that first
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Officially, the Beijing Olympics are taking place inside what organizers are calling “the enclosed compound activity area.” That’s a fancy way of saying “a closed loop.” You probably know it better as “the bubble.” And bubbles are now part of the norm at major sporting events.
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Talks to revive Iran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers are to resume on Tuesday after breaking off for a bit over a week for diplomats to return home for consultations. The European Union chairs the talks in Vienna and the bloc announced the resumption on Monday. The United States pulled
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Talks to revive Iran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers are to resume on Tuesday after breaking off for a bit over a week for diplomats to return home for consultations. The European Union chairs the talks in Vienna and the bloc announced the resumption on Monday. The United States pulled
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At the end of the round robin for mixed doubles curling, Norway defeats Switzerland in a tight game.
Continue ReadingCNN By Simone McCarthy and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Olympic officials met with Chinese tennis superstar Peng Shuai over dinner on Saturday, the International Olympic Committee said — following through on a promise to hold a meeting with the athlete who has been at the center of international concern. The dinner, held on the sidelines of
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Dutch speed skater Ireen Wuest set the Olympic record in the women’s 1500m race to win her sixth-career Olympic gold medal. She has won a gold medal at five different Olympic Games.
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s prime minister tested positive for COVID-19 when he arrived in Beijing last week to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games and had to cut short his stay. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Prime Minister James Marape was immediately given medical treatment. Marape missed Friday’s opening
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Look back on all the best action from Day 3 of the Winter Olympics, where Jaelin Kauf took home silver in moguls, Madison Chock and Evan Bates secured silver with their free dance, Olympic records were broken and more.
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — It was a miserable day on the mountains outside of Beijing for American stars Mikaela Shiffrin and Red Gerard. Shiffrin’s opening race in the Beijing Olympics ended quickly with a rare mistake and a rare Did Not Finish. Shiffrin was favored to defend her gold medal
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After a promising lead by the Chinese mixed doubles curling team, the Czech Republic comes from behind to take the win.
Continue ReadingBy Gianluca Mezzofiore and Tim Lister, CNN New satellite imagery obtained by CNN shows that a large base which held Russian tanks, artillery and other armor near the Ukrainian border has been largely emptied, with the equipment apparently being moved much closer to the frontier in recent days. The base is at Yelnya, southeast of
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Nathan Chen had enough pressure on him heading into the men’s program at the Beijing Olympics: One of the faces of the NBC broadcast, he is a suave, Nike-sponsored superstar whose marketability rivals his figure skating ability. On Monday night, he was left worrying about whether
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Dutch speed skater Ireen Wuest wins her sixth-career Winter Olympic gold medal in the women’s 1500 by setting an Olympic record.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Business) — Daniel Ek, CEO de Spotify, se refirió al uso anterior de insultos raciales por parte de Joe Rogan el domingo por la noche y le dijo al personal de la compañía en un memorándum que si bien encontró los comentarios “increíblemente hirientes” e inconsistentes con los valores de la empresa, no
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Ireen Wüst skated into the record books at the Beijing Games by becoming the first athlete to claim individual gold medals at five different Olympics. The 35-year-old Wüst already was the most decorated speedskater in Winter Games history when she added to her haul with a
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Doubts and disputes over FIFA’s push for biennial World Cups have contributed to Britain and Ireland dropping plans for a joint bid to host the 2030 edition, opting instead to try to stage the 2028 European Championship. A potential rival also moved aside with Italy switching its focus
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Swedish Alpine skier Sara Hector made no mistakes over two stellar runs to win the women’s giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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