By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin confirmed that she will, indeed, race a downhill at the Winter Olympics for the first time Tuesday. And she says she is changing how she thinks about what is at stake as she prepares for her fourth event in ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Trying for three gold medals in one Olympics is a hectic business. So it was no surprise that Eileen Gu was a skier in a hurry Monday. China's burgeoning freestyle superstar munched on a fried dumpling filled with chives and ...
By EDDIE PELLS and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Her scream pierced through the glacial nighttime air. Not far away, a few cars parked near the Olympic aerials course honked their horns to celebrate. Xu Mengtao — the daredevil they call "Tao-Tao" — has ...
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Austria has won Olympic gold in the ski jumping team event at the Beijing Games. Manuel Fettner jumped 128 meters (420 feet) Monday night on his final jump to seal the first-place finish. The team of Fettner, Stefan ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hilary Knight could think of no better way to close the Beijing Games women's hockey tournament than a rematch between the United States and — who else? — Canada with the gold medal on the line. During an Olympic tournament criticized ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Three years after Adrian Diaz popped the question to Madison Hubbell on a high cliff overlooking the romantic port city of Barcelona, the two Olympic ice dancers are looking forward to finally planning their dream wedding. First, though, ...
