Winter weather
A man swims in the half-frozen water at the Shichahai Lake during a snow fall in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. According to some of the local residents, swimming in the freezing water leads to health. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Swimmers plunge in icy lake near Olympics

Feb. 13, 2022 08:22 AM EST

Erin Jackson of the United States skates during a speedskating practice session at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Olympics Live: US clinches men's hockey tournament top seed

Feb. 12, 2022 08:28 PM EST

Vanessa Voigt of Germany skis during the 4x6-kilometer mixed relay at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Cold front in mountain Olympic venues tough for athletes

By Martha Bellisle Feb. 10, 2022 01:30 AM EST

A person works at a snow making machine on a hill overlooking cross-country skiing practice before the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
EXPLAINER: How to stage Olympics in a snow-challenged city

By Kelvin Chan Feb. 05, 2022 05:21 AM EST

New Zealand'S Zoi Sadowski Synnott competes during the women's slopestyle qualifying at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Great Wall can't stop wind in Olympic slopestyle qualifying

By Pat Graham Feb. 05, 2022 02:48 AM EST

FILE - China's Eileen Gu smiles following her final run during the World Cup women's freestyle skiing halfpipe final Jan. 1, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta. American-born daredevil Gu will be trying to win gold medals for China at the Beijing Games. Gu's mother is from the host country and the 18-year-old freestyle skier made the decision to compete for China instead of the United States. (Evan Buhler/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Risk-taker Eileen Gu makes China an Olympic force on snow

By Eddie Pells Feb. 04, 2022 04:02 AM EST

A volunteer vacuums the floor at the National Aquatics Center, a venue for curling events at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
AP PHOTOS: Olympic venues make final prep before Games begin

Feb. 03, 2022 06:48 AM EST

FILE - United States' Mikaela Shiffrin competes during the slalom portion of the women's combined race, at the alpine ski World Championships, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 15, 2021. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. “I’m worried about my sport’s future but, really way beyond that, just worried about our all our futures and how much time we have before it all truly catches up with us,” Shiffrin said. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
Olympians worry as 'Winter' disappears from Winter Games

By Howard Fendrich And Pat Graham Jan. 31, 2022 03:03 AM EST

FILE - Jamie Anderson, of the United States, celebrates winning gold after the women's slopestyle final at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Still bothering many of the riders was the way the slopestyle contests went down at the Pyeongchang Games four years ago. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
Dissed: Olympic snowboarders still irked by secondary status

By Eddie Pells Jan. 28, 2022 11:43 AM EST

Clouds move over newly groomed cross country ski tracks at the Cabin Creek Sno Park near Easton, Wash., on Dec. 19, 2021. When COVID-19 hit in the winter of 2020, many escaped cabin fever by hitting the ski trails and Nordic skis quickly became the new toilet paper – they were hard to find and sold out in stores. The ski boom has continued as the pandemic makes winter outdoor recreation appealing, but climate change means its future is uncertain. (AP Photo/Martha Bellisle)
Climate change makes the future of Nordic skiing uncertain

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 18, 2022 01:06 PM EST

A cross country skier glides along the freshly groomed trails at Cabin Creek Sno Park near Easton, Washington on Dec. 19, 2021. When COVID-19 hit in the winter of 2020, many escaped cabin fever by hitting the ski trails and Nordic skis quickly became the new toilet paper – they were hard to find and sold out in stores. The ski boom has continued as the pandemic makes winter outdoor recreation appealing, but climate change means its future is uncertain. (AP Photo/Martha Bellisle)
Climate change makes the future of Nordic skiing uncertain

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 18, 2022 01:05 PM EST

Samaranch: China winter sports growing ahead of Olympics

Jun. 23, 2021 07:07 AM EDT
BEIJING (AP) — Participation in snow and ice sports is growing in China, putting the country on track to meet a key goal included in its bid to host the 2022...

Swings froze after strong winds swept waves ashore in the marina of Monnickendam, Netherlands, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. With freezing temperatures forecast for more than a week in the Netherlands, ice fever is sweeping the nation, offering a welcome respite from grim coronavirus news while also creating a challenge for authorities trying to uphold social distancing measures. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Skating-crazy Dutch defy pandemic by taking to outdoor ice

By Peter Dejong And Mike Corder Feb. 09, 2021 08:15 AM EST

A closed chairlift in Cortina D'Ampezzo , Italy, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. The granite peaks that majestically encircle the northern Italian winter resort of Cortina glimmer with one of the most prolific snowfalls in years, a cruel joke of nature as Italy’s ski areas have been laid silent by the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Mountain heartbreak: Italy has deep snow, closed ski resorts

By Colleen Barry Feb. 03, 2021 03:47 AM EST

FILE - Norwegian snowboard legend Terje Haakonsen sets a new world record in high jump with 9.8 meters at The Oakley Arctic Challenge in Oslo, Norway, in this Friday March 2, 2007, file photo. To all those surfers, rock climbers, skateboarders and, now, break dancers, who dream of taking their act to the Olympics soon, one of history's best snowboarders has a message: Your sports are great with or without the rings. Terje Haakonsen has been delivering that message since before 1998, when snowboarding made its debut at the Olympics to the chagrin of many in the sport. (Morten Holm/NTB via AP)
Snowboard icon: Sports are great with or without Olympics

By Eddie Pells Dec. 11, 2020 12:34 PM EST