By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — American figure skater Vincent Zhou is out of quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Beijing Games, and he plans to perform in the exhibition gala that traditionally closes the Olympic program on Sunday. Zhou had just ...
By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writers ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Before even thinking about going big on the slopestyle course, freestyle skier Nick Goepper had to work on something more important — himself. The newly minted Olympic silver medalist cheerfully announced he's ...
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ China's Qi Guangpu finally flipped his way onto an Olympic podium in men's aerials, winning a gold medal after near misses in Sochi and Pyeongchang. Qi cleanly landed a quint-twisting triple back flip in the medal round ...
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Shred, white and flew. Innovative American freestyle skiers Alex Hall and Nick Goepper landed jaw-dropping tricks on the Secret Garden slopestyle course and won the gold and silver medals at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday. Hall ...
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Defending champion Oleksandr Abramenko won Ukraine's first medal of the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday and celebrated by getting a hug from Russian skier Ilia Burov at a time of rising tensions between the countries. Qi Guangpu of China won the men's aerials ...
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 ...
