World Cup doubts see UK-Ireland drop 2030 bid, target Euros
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Doubts and disputes over FIFA’s push for biennial World Cups have contributed to Britain and Ireland dropping…
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Sweden’s Sara Hector holds on for giant slalom gold
Swedish Alpine skier Sara Hector made no mistakes over two stellar runs to win the women’s giant slalom at the 2022 Winter…
Continue Reading Closed steel mill sends Olympic skiers – not smoke – skyward
By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Shougang Group steel mill that once billowed smoke into smoggy Beijing is sending something else…
Continue Reading Chinese teen Su Yiming takes silver in Olympic slopestyle
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Wirter ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Chinese teenager Su Yiming was a surprise silver medalist in the Olympic men’s…
Continue Reading A muted Lunar New Year, inside and outside Olympic bubble
By SALLY HO and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China returned to work Monday after a weeklong Lunar New Year holiday muted by the…
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Americans Hall, Stevenson, Forehand make ski big air final
USA’s Nick Goepper, Alex Hall, Colby Stevenson and Mac Forehand finished a respective 22nd, eighth, fifth and second in men’s freeski big air…
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Ruud, USA’s Hall, Magnusson top qualifiers in ski big air
Norwegian Birk Ruud, Alex Hall of the U.S. and Sweden’s Oliwer Magnusson placed first through third in qualifying for men’s freeski big air in the…
Continue Reading Bubble life: China takes COVID sports routine to new extreme
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Officially, the Beijing Olympics are taking place inside what organizers are calling “the…
Continue Reading Hungary steps in to host 2022 swimming world championships
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Swimming will have world championships after all in 2022. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the sport’s…
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Kelly Sildaru loses ski, somehow avoids crashing
During women’s big air qualifying, Estonian freeskier Kelly Sildaru lost a ski while landing a switch 1080 but impressively kept her balance and…
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Paula Moltzan saves crash on one leg, finishes 12th in GS
Team USA’s Paula Moltzan nearly crashed during her second giant slalom run, but kept her balance on one ski and finished the competition in top-15…
Continue Reading Sweden’s Sara Hector wins Olympic GS gold after Shiffrin out
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Swedish skier Sara Hector capped a recent career resurgence by winning the gold medal in the…
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Ireen Wuest sets Olympic record in women’s 1500m, wins sixth-career gold medal
Dutch speed skater Ireen Wuest wins her sixth-career Winter Olympic gold medal in the women’s 1500 by setting an Olympic…
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Yuzuru Hanyu’s first Olympics practice session
Two-time defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan arrived to the 2022 Winter Olympics two days before the men’s short program. Here’s his…
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Canada routs ROC 6-1 after lengthy delay at 2022 Olympics
After a COVID-19 scare delayed the start of the game, Canada’s women’s hockey team went to town on the ROC, beating the Russian athletes 6-1 to stay…
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What’s next for Mikaela Shiffrin?
Mikaela Shiffrin may have crashed out of her first event, but the American skier has a full slate of events ahead at the…
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Swede Sara Hector scores Olympic gold in giant slalom
Sweden’s Sara Hector took advantage of an error by Mikaela Shiffrin to win the women’s giant slalom gold medal at the 2022 Winter…
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Everything you wanted to know about skeleton (but were afraid to ask)
Answers ti your burning questions about skeleton, the sport with the coolest name at the 2022 Winter…
Continue Reading BEIJING SNAPSHOT: A scramble for scarce Olympic souvenirs
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The race is on to snap up scarce 2022 Winter Olympic souvenirs. Dolls of mascot Bing Dwen Dwen sold…
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Red Gerard misses snowboard slopestyle podium in fourth
American Red Gerard, entering as the event’s defending gold medalist, put down a solid first run with a pair of 1620s but wasn’t able to improve his…
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