By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Slalom gold medalist Petra Vlhova is leaving the Beijing Olympics early due to an inflamed left ankle tendon and will miss the Alpine combined event in which she would have been a challenger to Mikaela Shiffrin, the favorite in the ...
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Slalom gold medalist Petra Vlhova is leaving the Beijing Olympics early due to an inflamed left ankle tendon. She'll miss the Alpine combined event in which she would have been a challenger to Mikaela Shiffrin, the favorite ...
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The howling wind blew snow across the Olympic biathlon range and sent bullets veering off target, forcing most athletes to take multiple penalty laps. Unsurprisingly, the gold medalists were the sharpest shooters. Marte ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — When Mikaela Shiffrin was getting set to head to the athletes' lounge after her third event of the Beijing Olympics, she spotted her boyfriend, Norwegian racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who was there to watch her compete. ...
BEIJING (AP) — The Ukrainian Olympic team has followed the lead of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych in calling for peace. Heraskevych held up a sign with a Ukrainian flag and the message "No War in Ukraine" after completing a run in the skeleton competition on Friday at the Beijing ...
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Slowed by the snow, waylaid by the wind, wrapped up by the Russians. The buildup of natural snow on the cross-country course combined with the strong wind made it tough for the skiers competing in the men's 10-kilometer relay ...
