Shiffrin responds to those ‘who have so much apparent hate’
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has responded via Twitter to people she says “have so much apparent…
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Canada skaters wait for Olympic medal that may not come
By SALLY HO and AARON MORRISON Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing…
Continue Reading Masi exits as F1’s race director after Abu Dhabi controversy
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem says Michael Masi will be replaced as Formula One’s race…
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Kaori Sakamoto’s strong free skate leads to Olympic bronze
Kaori Sakamoto’s free skate performance during the women’s singles figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics yielded a score of 153.29…
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Valieva falls twice during free skate, finishes in fourth
Kamila Valieva fell twice twice during her free skate and was unable to cleanly land any of her three quad attempts, yielding a score of 141.93…
Continue Reading Surfer Maya Gabeira has book deal with children’s publisher
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world’s greatest big-wave surfers, Brazil’s Maya Gabeira, has embarked on a kid-friendly adventure. The seven-time…
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Shcherbakova nails free skate quads en route to women’s gold
Reigning world champion Anna Shcherbakova lands two quads and six triples in the women’s free skate to score a 175.75 and win the Olympic…
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Six-time gold medalist Ireen Wuest finishes final Olympic race of illustrious career
Ireen Wuest, the all-time leader in speed skating medals, closed out her final Olympic Games with a sixth-place finish in the women’s…
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Japan gives strong performance in nordic ski jumping
Members of the Japanese team leap into fourth place to close the ski jumping portion of the Nordic Combined team…
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Trusova of ROC claims silver with performance in free skate
Alexandra Trusova fully rotated four of five planned quads during the free skate for a personal best of 177.13 points for a total of 251.73 points,…
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Liu under-rotates triple axel, leads U.S. women in free
The youngest American figure skater at the Olympics, 16-year-old Alysa Liu performed an under-rotated triple axel in the women’s free skate on her…
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Dutch short track skater Suzanne Schulting makes history with four medals
Short track speed skater Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands has earned four medals, two of which were gold, at the 2022 Winter…
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Norway secures historic gold in Nordic combined team event
While Germany and Japan competed for silver, Norway, a full minute ahead, sat comfortably in the gold medal…
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Sweden’s Naeslund awarded women’s ski cross gold medal
Sandra Naeslund of Sweden was given the gold medal for her win in a wild women’s ski cross big final. Marielle Thompson (CAN) received silver, and…
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Four-time Olympian Qi receives first Olympic gold in aerials
Qi Guangpu of China was given his first Olympic gold medal after flying to victory in men’s aerials. Oleksandr Abramenko (UKR) got silver, and Ilya…
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Norway wins historic Nordic combined gold in large hill/4x5km team event
The Norwegian team won gold in the large hill/4x5km team event in the last Nordic combined competition at the 2022 Winter…
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Mariah Bell caps first Olympics with clean free skate
Mariah Bell bounced back from a fall in the short program to perform a clean free skate with a score of 136.92 in her first Olympic…
Continue Reading Riiber-less Norway wins gold in Nordic combined team event
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Norway won Olympic gold in the Nordic combined team competition after overcoming the…
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Canada receives gold medals after men’s 5000m relay
Canada’s short track speed skating team accepted its gold medals after winning the men’s 5000m relay final. Charles Hamelin, Pascal Dion, Jordan…
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Chen follows up short with uneven free skate performance
During the free skate portion at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Karen Chen put her hand down on a triple loop, popped a triple lutz, and fell on another…
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