Halfway through Olympics, what’s happened so far?

By The Associated Press undefined BEIJING (AP) — Halfway through the world's second pandemic Olympics, lots has happened. We have a doping scandal out of Russia, an American skier who faltered unexpectedly, and a lot of people in full protective medical gear managing — perhaps against ...

Odermatt leads Olympic giant slalom after snowy 1st run

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Marco Odermatt skied through poor visibility amid falling snow and recovered from an early mistake to take the lead after the first run of the men's giant slalom on Sunday at the Beijing Olympics. After finishing his run, the Swiss ...

Olympic ski slopestyle qualifier postponed due to wind, snow

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Freestyle skier Eileen Gu's quest for a second gold medal at the Beijing Games ran into a slight detour when gusty wind and snow postponed the qualifying round for women's slopestyle on Sunday. Qualifying will now take place ...

Humphries has big lead for US at midpoint of Olympic monobob

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kaillie Humphries skipped the last day of women's monobob training at the Beijing Olympics, letting the rest of the field know that her work was done. Oh, she was ready. Competing for the first time in the Olympics as an American ...

Humphries has big lead for US at midpoint of Olympic monobob

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Usually at the midway point of an Olympic women's bobsled race, the standings are super close. Not this one. Kaillie Humphries' first day of Olympic competition for the United States was a runaway, putting the American in complete ...

US captain Coyne Schofield pulling double duty at Olympics

By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers BEIJING (AP) — Kendall Coyne Schofield hasn't entirely quit her day job while captaining the United States women's hockey team at the Beijing Olympics. In her second year as a Chicago Blackhawks player development coach, Coyne ...