EXPLAINER: How does curling scoring work?
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Curling technique and strategy can be complicated. But the scoring isn’t. The goal is to position…
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Biden administration believes it has until end of month to salvage Iran nuclear deal
By Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration believes it has until the end of February to salvage the Iran nuclear agreement, otherwise the US will…
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Chloe Kim taking nothing for granted ahead of Olympic halfpipe final
Defending gold medalist Chloe Kim cruised into the Olympic final of the women’s snowboarding halfpipe competition at the 2022 Winter…
Continue ReadingNorris gets extension to drive for McLaren through 2025
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Formula One team McLaren has signed Lando Norris to a four-year contract extension that locks the young British…
Continue ReadingAt 40, Baumgartner still contender in Olympic snowboardcross
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboarder Nick Baumgartner remembers the exact time he started feeling old.…
Continue ReadingMikaela Shiffrin: ‘A really big let down,’ says US skier after she crashes out for the second time at Beijing 2022
By Matias Grez, CNN Mikaela Shiffrin sat at the side of the slope, her arms on her knees and her head bowed. The American, who is so accustomed to…
Continue ReadingMexican skater is a rare Latin American at Winter Olympics
By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Naysayers didn’t deter Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo, the rare Latin American athlete at…
Continue ReadingOlympic couple hopes to give speedskating a boost in Britain
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Ellia Smeding and Cornelius Kersten are realistic about their medal chances at the Olympic…
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Best of Day 5: U.S. snowboarders Jacobellis, Kim, White soar
Relive the top action from Day 5, where Lindsey Jacobellis claimed the U.S.’s first gold of the 2022 Winter Olympics in snowboard cross, U.S.…
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Japan’s Yamamoto Ryota crushes individual normal hill
Normal hill begins with impressive jumps by Japan’s Yamamoto Ryota, Austria’s Lukas Greiderer and Germany’s Julian…
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‘Skiing out’ explained: Why Mikaela Shiffrin was eliminated in two Winter Olympics events
Learn what it means to “ski out” during an Alpine race at the Winter…
Continue ReadingBEIJING DIARY: Testing positive at the no-COVID Olympics
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — At the Beijing Olympics, the key to freedom is a number: 35. The number is a measure of how…
Continue ReadingBEIJING DIARY: Testing positive at the no-COVID Olympics
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — At the Beijing Olympics, the key to freedom is a number: 35. The number is a measure of how…
Continue ReadingAs case counts fall, WHO chief warns “COVID isn’t finished”
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says “COVID isn’t finished with us,” as he appealed…
Continue ReadingAs case counts fall, WHO chief warns “COVID isn’t finished”
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says “COVID isn’t finished with us,” as he appealed…
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All of Jacobellis’ SBX runs at her fifth Olympics
Lindsey Jacobellis secures her first snowboard cross gold at her fifth Olympics. The win is also the United States’ first gold medal at the 2022…
Continue ReadingKrejci focused on Olympics, not potential return to NHL
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — David Krejci is one of the most accomplished players at the Olympics without NHL participation.…
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Men’s skeleton preview: Latvia’s Martins Dukurs aims for first gold in five Olympics
Latvia’s Martins Dukurs, often considered the world’s greatest skeleton slider, could finally win his first gold in his fifth Winter…
Continue ReadingFigure skating medal ceremony delayed after positive drug test, reports say
By Nathan Hodge, Mitch McCluskey, AnneClaire Stapleton and Gawon Bae, CNN Figure skaters have not yet received their medals in the figure skating…
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Jacobellis captures elusive gold, USA’s first of 2022 Games
Sixteen years after a fall in Torino resulted in silver, 36-year-old Lindsey Jacobellis won the snowboard cross big final to finally seize Olympic…
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