In Olympic curling gold medal rematch, Sweden beats US men

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. men's curling team isn't dwelling on the last time it played Sweden at the Olympics. It's thinking of the next time. In a rematch of the Pyeongchang gold medal match, Sweden beat John Shuster's foursome 7-4 on Thursday to take ...

Strolz emulates father by winning Olympic gold in combined

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Just like his father did more than three decades ago, Austrian skier Johannes Strolz won the Olympic gold medal in the Alpine combined race. Not bad for a guy who wasn't even on the national team until about a month ago. The ...

Shiffrin seeks Olympic reset; enters super-G after training

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — The on-the-slopes portion of what Mikaela Shiffrin hopes will be a "reset" at the Beijing Olympics — moving on from early mistakes that eliminated her from two races — began under a cloudless sky with a pair of trips about a ...

Chen’s near-perfect skate wins long-sought Olympic gold

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Nathan Chen remembers making the long drive with his mother from his home in Utah to Rafael Arutyunyan's training base in Southern California. He had started out in figure skating just a few years earlier, using his sister's skates and ...

Johaug wins 2nd Olympic gold at Beijing Games in 10K classic

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Therese Johaug's appetite for Olympic gold medals was satisfied again Thursday. The Norwegian great added another title to her tally by winning the 10-kilometer classic race five days after winning the first gold medal of ...

Before US-China, ex-NHLers help Sweden win Olympic opener

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Former NHL forwards Lucas Wallmark and Anton Lander scored to help Sweden beat Latvia 3-2 on Thursday in each team's opener at the Olympic men's hockey tournament. Wallmark had a goal at even strength and another on the power play. He ...