By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Irene Schouten grew up dreaming of an Olympic gold medal. She'll head home from the Beijing Games with three of 'em. The Dutch speedskater established herself as the biggest star at the Ice Ribbon with her third individual victory, ...
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The windy conditions played right into the hands — and skis — of Alexander Bolshunov. The Russian earned his third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, winning the weather-shortened 30-kilometer mass start ...
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Five-time world champion. Olympic bronze medalist. Olympic silver medalist. And now, finally, Niklas Edin of Sweden has claimed the only major title missing from a career in which he's established himself as the most decorated skip in ...
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Laura Nolte and Mariama Jamanka added to Germany's record haul of Olympic sliding medals. And U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor extended her medal record. The German sliding domination of the Beijing Games continued ...
BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Beijing Games: ___ BOBSLED 2-WOMAN Laura Nolte and Mariama Jamanka added to Germany's record haul of Olympic sliding medals, while Elana Meyers Taylor of the U.S. extended her medal record with a ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Sui Wenjing and Han Cong exploded from their seats in the kiss-and-cry area, and a small and carefully chosen crowd of Chinese fans in the stands did the same, the moment their scores were read in the pairs competition at the Beijing ...
