By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Thomas Krol's third attempt to make it to his first Olympics ended with a gold medal. The Dutch speedskater won the 1,000 meters on Friday, giving the Netherlands its third straight Olympic title in the event. Krol failed to qualify in his ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Finland advanced to the men's hockey gold medal game by beating surprise semifinalist Slovakia 2-0 Friday. Tournament MVP candidate Sakari Manninen scored his fourth goal of the Olympics. Former Florida Panthers goaltender Harri Sateri ...
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — John Shuster began his fifth Olympics as a U.S. flag bearer, leading the defending men's curling champions and the rest of Team USA into the Beijing Games' opening ceremony. He ended it empty-handed, losing 8-5 in the bronze medal match ...
BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Friday, Feb. 18, at the Beijing Games: ___ BIATHLON MEN'S 15KM MASS START Johannes Thingnes Boe looked like his old self again, dominating from the start and holding his composure through the four shooting stages to win the Olympic gold ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Pure joy on the halfpipe looked like this on a sunny, windswept day at the Beijing Olympics: —It was multinational freeskiing sensation Eileen Gu learning her gold medal was secure, then falling to her knees at the top of ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Ryan Regez went from downhill skier to apprentice as a structural draftsman to skicross racer to his latest endeavor — an Olympic gold medalist. "What a crazy way," he said of his unconventional journey. "I think it's more ...
