Slovakia stuns US in shootout, Americans out of Olympics

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Minutes after failing to score in the shootout as the Americans' last chance to stay alive at the Olympics, captain Andy Miele took off his gloves to wipe the tears coming out of his eyes. "I'm just sad it's over," he said. With one bad ...

Norwegian men, German women win Olympic gold in team sprint

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Norwegian skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo completed a second straight Olympic cross-country sprint double on Wednesday and Victoria Carl of Germany barely edged Swedish rival Jonna Sundling at the line in the women's ...

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Wednesday, Feb. 16

BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the Beijing Games: ___ ALPINE SKIING MEN'S SLALOM French skier Clement Noel put down a blistering second run to win the slalom by a large margin. Noel moved up from sixth following the first leg to beat first-run ...

4 years after placing 4th, Noel wins Olympic gold in slalom

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Four years ago, at the age of 20, Clement Noel finished a mere 0.04 seconds from a bronze medal in the Olympic slalom. Immediately afterward, it bothered him — so close to glory in the first major race of his career. And then, soon ...

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Two legal substances used to improve heart function are listed on an anti-doping control form filled out for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva before her drug case at the Olympics erupted, according to documents submitted in ...

Skiing with soul, Hall, Goepper go 1-2 in Olympic slopestyle

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The medals were great. Every bit as important to American slopestyle skiers Alex Hall and Nick Goepper: They did it their way. Hall and Goepper took a gamble on different with a pair of high-stakes runs Wednesday over a ...