By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer OYAMA, Japan (AP) — Anna Kiesenhofer finally figured out a way to beat the powerhouse Dutch in the women's Olympic road race. Make them forget you're even there. The mathematician from Austria got into an early breakaway Sunday, then built a gap so ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Jordan Thompson skied high above the net and sent an emphatic spike to end the match. That provided the perfect punctuation to an impressive Olympic volleyball debut for the U.S. team's star opposite hitter. The 6-foot-4 Thompson posted a ...
By JOHN LEICESTER and MIINA YAMADA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Had the first-ever Olympic skateboarding champion ridden his board out of the venue where he made history Sunday at the Tokyo Games, he quickly would have come face-to-face with clear evidence that his sport still has a ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer KAWAGOE, Japan (AP) — Positive COVID-19 tests knocked Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau out of the Olympic golf tournament Sunday, in a pair of surprises that reinforced the tenuous nature of holding a massive sports event during a global pandemic. Word ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The rest of the diving world watches China pile up Olympic gold medals. The Chinese insist they're focused on the process, regardless of what it produces. The result was the same in the first diving event of the Tokyo Olympics. China won ...
By SALLY HO Associated Press ICHINOMIYA, Japan (AP) — It was surf's up Sunday for the sport's century-in-the-making Olympic debut as competitors were consumed emotionally by the momentous occasion and exuded the pure joy of finally making it. For many spectators, this was the first ...
