Olympic games

Chinese city Xi'an lifts some restrictions after lockdown

10 hrs ago

Russia's Kamila Valieva performs during the women's free skating competition of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Raul Mee)

Valieva wins European figure skating title ahead of Olympics

18 hrs ago

Martins Dukurs from Latvia starts for his first run of the men's Skeleton world cup competition in Wintergerg, Germany, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (Caroline Seidel/dpa via AP)

Skeleton preview: Dukurs, Bos head to Olympics with momentum

By Tim Reynolds 19 hrs ago

Shaun White of the United States, flies in the air during the final run of the snowboard halfpipe competition at the Laax Open, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Laax, Switzerland. White finished third, marking his first podium finish since he won his third Olympic gold medal in 2018 and all but cementing his spot at next month’s games in Beijing. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

With Olympics waiting, White climbs the podium in Laax

By Eddie Pells 20 hrs ago

Austria's Ramona Siebenhofer speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in Zauchensee, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)

Gut-Behrami wins downhill after Olympic champ Goggia crashes

Jan. 15, 2022 08:44 AM EST

Winner Kaillie Humphries of USA on the podium after the Women's Monobob World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (Mayk Wendt/Keystone via AP)

Americans win monobob race, points title in Switzerland

Jan. 15, 2022 07:42 AM EST

Katie Uhlaender of United States speeds down the track during the woman Skeleton World Cup race in Sigulda, Latvia, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)

Give me 5: Uhlaender makes 5th US Olympic skeleton team

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 15, 2022 02:31 AM EST

FILE - A staff member stands near a sign outlining COVID-19 protection measures during the Experience Beijing Ice Hockey Domestic Test Activity, a test event for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, on Nov. 10, 2021. The prevention protocols will be similar to those at the Tokyo Games this summer, but tighter. It won't be a stretch for Beijing organizers, with China having maintained its zero-tolerance policy to the virus nationally since early in the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Clap, don't chant: China aims for 'Zero COVID' Olympics

By Candice Choi Jan. 15, 2022 12:44 AM EST

Julien named coach, Doan GM of Canada's Olympic hockey team

Jan. 14, 2022 02:48 PM EST
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Claude Julien was named coach of Canada's men's hockey team for the Beijing Olympics on Friday, and Shane Doan was named general manager. ...

FILE - Sandor Liu Shaolin, left, of Hungary, leads his brother Liu Shaoang to win in men's 1,000 meter final of the ISU European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, on Jan. 26, 2020. Born to a Chinese father and Hungarian mother, Liu Shaolin of Hungary is a contender in the 500 meter race at the Winter Olympics. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP)

Ready to rumble: Mixed relay debuts in short track skating

By Beth Harris Jan. 14, 2022 02:06 PM EST

FILE - United States' Joey Mantia skates during the men's 1500-meter World Cup speedskating race at the Utah Olympic Oval Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Kearns, Utah. Mantia is the gold-medal favorite in the 1,500 and his veteran presence guides the U.S. as a favorite in the team pursuit.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Dutch dominance in jeopardy at Olympic speedskating oval

By Beth Harris Jan. 14, 2022 01:45 PM EST

FILE -Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan soars through the air during his second trial jump at the third stage of the 70th Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Even World-class athletes who compete in ski jumping and a former Olympian paid to analyze the sport have no idea who will win gold in Beijing. Defending Olympic champion Kamil Stoch has an injured left leg that is knocking him out of World Cup competition this week in his native Poland and puts his status for the 2022 Winter Olympics up in the air. Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi is the world's top-ranked ski jumper. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Japan’s Kobayashi among favorites in wide-open ski jumping

By Larry Lage Jan. 14, 2022 12:14 PM EST

FILE- Czech Republic's Ester Ledecka competes in the women's super-G at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Jeongseon, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. Double Olympic champion Ester Ledecka will spearhead a record number of Czech athletes at the forthcoming Winter Olympics at Beijing 2022. Ledecka will defend her two gold medals from the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)

Olympic champion Ledecka leads Czech team at Beijing Games

Jan. 14, 2022 11:30 AM EST

Kimberley Bos from the Netherlands smiles after her first place in the women's skeleton world cup in Winterberg, Germany, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (Caroline Seidel/dpa via AP)

Dukurs, Bos clinch World Cup skeleton overall championships

Jan. 14, 2022 10:22 AM EST

United States' Breezy Johnson smiles at finish area during an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-G race in Val D'Isere, France, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Giovanni Pizzato)

Downhill racer Johnson skips World Cup meet with knee injury

Jan. 14, 2022 04:45 AM EST

Residents line up for mass coronavirus tests in Huaxian County in central China's Henan Province, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. China further tightened its anti-pandemic measures in Beijing and across the country on Friday as scattered outbreaks continued ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics in a little over two weeks. (Chinatopix via AP)

Anti-coronavirus measures tightened across China

Jan. 14, 2022 04:28 AM EST

FILE - Germany's Claudia Pechstein competes in the women's 5,000 meters during the world single distances speedskating championships Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Kearns, Utah. At 49, Pechstein will be the oldest woman to compete at a Winter Olympics and the second athlete — and only woman — to compete in eight. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

'Grandma' Claudia Pechstein skates into 8th Olympics

By Beth Harris Jan. 14, 2022 02:05 AM EST

2018 champ Morris gets Canadian spot in Olympic coed curling

Jan. 13, 2022 06:37 PM EST
Two-time Olympic curling gold medalist John Morris will return to the Winter Games to try to win a second straight mixed doubles title for Canada. ...