By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Nick Baumgartner stopped in midsentence, the emotions welling up as he thought of an injured teammate who couldn't join the U.S. snowboardcross team at the Beijing Olympics. "Sorry, I'm kind of a crybaby all the time," the ...
By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — On a previously unknown Olympic downhill course, getting a relatively unknown champion is a distinct possibility. Spanish skier Adur Etxezarreta could be the one, 50 years after his country won its only gold medal at the Winter ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Walter Wallberg of Sweden upset "The King" to take home the gold medal in the men's moguls at the Beijing Olympics. Wallberg looked almost in shock when his score of 83.23 flashed on the board, edging defending Olympic champion ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — China won its first gold medal of the Beijing Games, emerging victorious Saturday in short track speedskating's mixed team relay in the event's Olympic debut. Wu Dajing edged Pietro Sighel of Italy by .016 seconds — or half a skate ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Germany's Johannes Ludwig, Austria's Wolfgang Kindl or Italy's Dominik Fischnaller will more than likely be the Olympic men's luge champion on Sunday. At least, that's what history says. Ludwig, Kindl and Fischnaller were the leaders ...
BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Beijing Games: ___ BIATHLON MIXED RELAY Norway won gold in the biathlon mixed relay, beating France and the Russian team in the first biathlon event of the Beijing Olympics. Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway, ...
