By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — IOC president Thomas Bach offered U.S. figure skaters Olympic torches as holdover gifts while they await a resolution of the Russian doping case that is preventing them from receiving their silver medals, The Associated Press ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Choi Minjeong was a teenager competing in her first Olympics four years ago in her home country. She won two golds and began burnishing a reputation as one of South Korea's best short track speedskaters. Choi lived up to her reputation in ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Oh no, it was a short track shutout for the Americans at the Beijing Olympics. A program that has struggled to recapture the buzz and success it had when Apolo Anton Ohno was the star attraction failed to win a medal for the first ...
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has led to many more questions than answers. Some skaters think it's time to ask another: Should a 15-year-old be in the Olympics at all? "You want these athletes to ...
By DAVE SKRETTA and JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was worn out after a grueling doping hearing ended with her being allowed to skate Tuesday in the women's short program at the Beijing Olympics. The 15-year-old Valieva is the ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — In a post-event interview, Eileen Gu was praised for grabbing "gold" with her final run. "Silver," she ever-so-politely corrected. "Don't tease me like that." By the slimmest of margins, too. The standout American-born ...
