EXPLAINER: How to stage Olympics in a snow-challenged city

By 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 ...

Olympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Not enough food. Inedible meals. No training equipment. Some Olympic athletes unlucky enough to test positive for the coronavirus at the Beijing Olympics feel their quarantine conditions are making a bad situation much worse. "My ...

Knight, Hensley team up in leading US to 5-0 win over ROC

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hilary Knight had a goal and an assist, Nicole Hensley stopped 12 shots and the United States women's hockey team beat the Russians 5-0 Saturday night in a preliminary-round game at the Beijing Olympics. Savannah Harmon had a goal and ...

Day 2 at the Olympics: Shiffrin, skating and snowboarding

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin's first event of the Beijing Olympics is the one she won four years ago. The American star is set to defend her title in the giant slalom, which will be part of prime-time coverage of the Winter Games on Sunday on NBC ...

Meyers Taylor says she’s set to leave isolation

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor said Saturday she was about to leave isolation and could start preparing in earnest to compete at the Beijing Olympics. Meyers Taylor said on NBC's "Weekend TODAY" that she wouldn't be in isolation much longer. "I'll be leaving ...

Women’s hockey world still playing catch-up to Canada, US

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 ...