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Austria wins gold, USA fourth in Alpine skiing mixed team event

February 19, 2022 4:02 pm NBC Olympics

High winds have forced the postponement of the mixed team parallel slalom event by one day to 8 p.m. ET Saturday…

Germany leads in women’s Olympic bobsled, USA in 3rd

February 18, 2022 6:26 am The Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Germans remain right at home on China’s Olympic sliding track. Winners of gold medals in…

China’s Sui, Han top pairs short program record at Olympics

February 18, 2022 6:26 am The Associated Press

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Sui Wenjing and Han Cong are in a most familiar place atop the pairs competition at the Olympics.…

Denmark withdraws from Algarve Cup after COVID-19 outbreak

February 18, 2022 6:11 am The Associated Press

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The Danish women’s national soccer team has pulled out of the Algarve Cup in Portugal because of an outbreak of COVID-19…

Recent Russian doping controversies at the Olympics

February 18, 2022 6:07 am The Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — The doping case of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has dominated the conversation at the Winter Olympics in…

Athletes prepare for strong winds in mass start; Niskanen off Finnish lineup

February 18, 2022 6:06 am NBC Olympics

Finland’s Iivo Niskanen savors his gold medal from the 15km classic event more than his 2014 and 2018…

China’s Sui and Han lead after dazzling short program

February 18, 2022 6:00 am NBC Olympics

China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong dazzle with their routine in the pairs short program at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The pair is in first place going…

Taylor Fletcher and Jared Shumate with Winter Olympics teammates at Polo Ralph Lauren

In The Village: Shumate, Fletcher join Elizabeth Beisel

February 18, 2022 5:59 am NBC Olympics

The designated old man of the team and his protégé join In The VIllage to discuss how they use KT tape to brave the cold and their efforts to find…

Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov

ROC’s Mishina and Galliamov perform solid short program

February 18, 2022 5:45 am NBC Olympics

Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov perform a solid routine during the pairs short program to land them in third place going into the free…

Chloe Kim celebrates after competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics

Unbeatable Moments: Kim becomes two-time gold medalist

February 18, 2022 5:42 am NBC Olympics

Coming off a first-place finish in PyeongChang, Chloe Kim had high a high bar set for the 2022 Winter Olympics. She exceeded all expectations with a…

Elana Meyers Taylor celebrates with an American flag

Elana Meyers Taylor elected Team USA’s Closing Ceremony flagbearer

February 18, 2022 5:29 am NBC Olympics

Despite contracting COVID-19 and missing the Opening Ceremony, Elana Meyers Taylor later earned monobob silver at these Winter Games and will now…

What to know and how to watch the men’s curling gold medal game at the 2022 Winter Olympics

February 18, 2022 5:28 am NBC Olympics

Sweden and Great Britain will face off on Saturday for the men’s curling Olympic gold medal. Here’s what to know and how to watch the…

De Minaur denies link to Spain probe of fake vaccine passes

February 18, 2022 5:23 am The Associated Press

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur has denied wrongdoing after being linked to a…

F1 and COTA agree to new 5-year deal for U.S. Grand Prix

February 18, 2022 5:18 am The Associated Press

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Formula One has announced a new five-year contract with the Circuit of the Americas to keep…

Jenise Spiteri reacts during women's snowboard halfpipe qualifying

Jenise Spiteri is the Olympic snowboarder we all want to be friends with

February 18, 2022 5:17 am NBC Olympics

Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri went on to capture fans’ hearts during the women’s snowboarding halfpipe…

Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc shine in short program

February 18, 2022 5:12 am NBC Olympics

American figure skaters Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc shine in the pairs short program at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Cain-Gribble and LeDuc…

Mikaela Shiffrin reacts after a DNF in the women's alpine skiing combined slalom event

Alpine skiing team event preview: Mikaela Shiffrin’s final 2022 Olympic event

February 18, 2022 5:05 am NBC Olympics

As Alpine skiing’s mixed team event makes its second Winter Olympics appearance, Mikaela Shiffrin will compete for the sixth and final time at…

After skating debacle, Bach takes rare shots at Russians

February 18, 2022 5:05 am The Associated Press

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — A worldwide wave of sympathy has flowed to Kamila Valieva for the ordeal she endured at the…

Here’s who won gold medals at the Beijing Olympics on Friday

February 18, 2022 5:02 am CNN Newsource

By Homero De La Fuente, CNN There were five gold medals up for grabs on Friday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who…

Sustaining women’s hockey growth still post-Olympics issue

February 18, 2022 4:30 am The Associated Press

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Another Olympic women’s hockey tournament is over and very little appears to have changed. Canada…