By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kjeld Nuis saw the record-setting time of his countryman and knew what awaited in his race. "This is going to hurt," he mumbled to himself. It was all worth it. Nuis became the first speedskater since 1994 to successfully defend ...
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Italy completed a near-perfect Olympics with an 8-5 victory over Norway to win the gold medal in mixed doubles curling on Tuesday. The win at the Ice Cube capped a dominant performance for Amos Mosaner and Stefania Constantini, who were ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney have won World Cup races. They've each medaled at the world championships. They've each won national championships. Their careers have already been, by any measure, a success. And now both are facing ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The greatest of all time. The GOAT, as the acronym goes. In most sports, such a title is the source of great debate. Not women's luge. Definitely not after Tuesday night, when Natalie Geisenberger of Germany became the first to win the ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — It was going to take more than a one-goal deficit to rattle Brianne Jenner and the Canadians in their long-running cross-border rivalry against the Americans, which resumed Tuesday at the Beijing Olympics. Rather than wilt, Canada ...
BEIJING (AP) — Angered by the disqualifications of two of its short track speedskaters at the Beijing Games, South Korea filed complaints with the International Skating Union and International Olympic Committee on Tuesday. World record holder Hwang Daeheon and Lee Juneseo were ...
