By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — There was no medal sweep for the Dutch in the first speedskating event of the Beijing Olympics. Irene Schouten made sure they kept the top spot on the podium. Shaking off the pressure of being the heavy favorite, Schouten broke a ...
By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Flying Tomato wants this to be his final takeoff. Three-time snowboarding gold medalist Shaun White made it clear Saturday that the Beijing Games won't just be his final Olympics, the 35-year-old American plans to retire from the ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Immediately after one of Finland's most lopsided losses in international women's hockey history, general manager Tuula Puputti marveled with envy at the depth of talent Canada has assembled. She began by referencing Canada's top line ...
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJAIKOU, China (AP) — Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway moved ahead of his French and Russian rivals in the final meters of the mixed relay to take gold Saturday in the first biathlon race of the Beijing Olympics. Boe, Quentin Fillon Maillet of ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Slovenia's Ursa Bogataj won Olympic gold in women's ski jumping on a night when Japanese star Sara Takanashi surprisingly finished out of the medals. Bogataj floated 100 meters (328.084 feet) through the air and had 121 points ...
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, finishing first in the women's 15-kilometer cross-country skiathlon. The Norwegian fought wind and frigid temperatures to ski away from a chase ...
