By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Not even "The Great Wall" could stave off a piercing, bone-chilling wind. The snow replica of China's iconic monument lined the top of the Olympic slopestyle course to cut down on the blustery conditions. All it really did ...
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — About the only way the U.S. men's curling team can top its entrance at the Beijing Olympics is by winning another gold medal. Skip John Shuster carried the American flag into the Bird's Nest for the opening ceremony along with ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Bode Miller remembers first seeing Mikaela Shiffrin ski, more than a decade ago. She was in her early teens, not yet old enough to compete at the sport's top level; he already owned a handful of Olympic medals and a pair ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Ski jumping captivates viewers every four years, when athletes fearlessly fly the length of an American football field plus the end zones. Casual fans, though, probably have no clue about the scoring system or skills and ...
KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Dry Beijing barely gets any winter precipitation, making this year's Winter Games the first to rely almost entirely on artificial snow. Organizers are touting the event's green credentials, but experts do worry about the environmental impact ...
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — For members of Vermont's "Skiing Cochrans" clan, competing in an Olympics is a right of passage. A family tradition. First there were siblings Marilyn, Bobby and Barbara Ann at the 1972 Sapporo Games, fulfilling a plan hatched by their ...
