Monaco gets its best Olympic sport finish, 6th in bobsled

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Monaco just got its best finish ever in an Olympics. Well, the best that didn't involve architectural design. Let's explain: The bobsled team of Rudy Rinaldi and Boris Vain placed sixth in the two-man event that ended Tuesday at the ...

US figure skaters struggle at women’s Olympic short program

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Three U.S. women advanced to the free skate but struggled to break into medal contention in an event that has been overshadowed by the latest Russian doping scandal. The dominant Russians had three of the top four spots, and Alysa Liu was ...

Historic sweep for Germany, taking 3 medals in Olympic 2-man

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Eins, zwei, drei. In German, that means one, two, three. And for the German bobsled team, it also means history. Germany — unquestionably the world's sliding superpower — became the first nation to sweep the medals in an Olympic ...

US to face Slovakia in Olympic men’s hockey quarterfinals

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Miroslav and Michaela Knies will have big smiles on their faces when their son Matt plays for the United States against Slovakia at the Olympics. The quarterfinal matchup Wednesday is also special for Matt Knies, a University of Minnesota ...

US ice dancers win Olympic bronze medal before retiring

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — After skating to a bronze medal at the Beijing Games, American ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue bent down and kissed the the ice where the Olympic rings were painted. "It was just a moment, I think, for both of us to say goodbye ...

Papadakis, Cizeron claim Olympic ice dance gold in Beijing

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron missed out on ice dancing gold by the slimmest of margins four years ago in Pyeongchang. The French duo didn't even make it close in Beijing. The last on the ice for the free dance, Papadakis ...