Mastro maps out halfpipe trick that just might win Olympics

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The red, faux-leather notebook snowboarder Maddie Mastro carries with her contains detailed entries of ideas and concepts for the halfpipe. On one of those pages are the inner workings for the front double 1080 — a wish-list ...

Sweden’s Sara Hector wins Olympic GS gold after Shiffrin out

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Sara Hector smiled when she crossed the finish line Monday and raised her ski poles to put them atop her helmet. She seemed to be laughing later, as if to say, "Did I really just do this?" while clutching her gold during the giant slalom ...

Olympics Live: China’s Ren wins gold in contentious final

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics: ___ Ren Ziwei of China has survived a controversial finish to win the men's 1,000 meters in short track speedskating. Liu Shaolin Sandor of Hungary crossed the line first Monday, but was penalized twice and earned a yellow ...

Olympic downhill gold follows daughter’s birth for Beat Feuz

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Life was good for Swiss skier Beat Feuz. Now it's even better. In the matter of only a few weeks, his second daughter was born; he won the most prestigious World Cup race of the season in Kitzbühel, Austria; and on Monday he claimed ...

Fontana wins 10th short track medal, China wins men’s race

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Arianna Fontana burnished her legacy as short track's most decorated skater with her second Olympic medal in Beijing and 10th of her career. The 31-year-old Italian took the lead from world champion Suzanne Schulting late in the 500-meter ...

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Monday, Feb. 7

BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Monday, Feb. 7, at the Beijing Games: ___ ALPINE SKIING MEN'S DOWNHILL Beat Feuz of Switzerland captured gold in the Olympic men's downhill. Johan Clarey of France, who is 41, was 0.10 seconds behind to win silver and two-time Olympic ...