PAT GRAHAM
FILE - Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, listens to a reporter's question during a press conference as Coe visited an athletics test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games at National Stadium in Tokyo, Sunday, May 9, 2021. With track and field adding another Diamond League event in China, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe addressed the human rights issues in the country during his state-of-the-sport talk Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
Coe discusses adding meet in China in state-of-track talk

By Pat Graham Dec. 21, 2021 03:40 PM EST
With track and field adding another Diamond League event in China, World Athletics

FILE - Kai Owens, left, and Olivia Giaccio compete during qualifying in the World Cup women's dual moguls skiing competition, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Deer Valley, Utah. As an infant, she was abandoned at a town square in a province of China. Taken to an orphanage, she was adopted by a couple from Colorado at 16 months. Now 17, U.S. freestyle skier Kai Owens is on the verge of earning a spot in moguls for the Winter Games in Beijing. It's a return to China she's long thought about. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Adopted US moguls skier eyes return to China as Olympian

By Pat Graham Dec. 20, 2021 01:47 PM EST
DENVER (AP) — The jade necklace was a present. These days, it serves as a reminder,

Alex Ferreira, of the United States, interacts with fans after his first-place finish in the halfpipe finals, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, during the Dew Tour freestyle skiing event at Copper Mountain, Colo. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey)
Ferreira takes ski halfpipe win, closing in on Beijing spot

By Pat Graham Dec. 18, 2021 06:05 PM EST
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Alex Ferreira joked that all the spins in his winning

Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde competes during a men's World Cup downhill ski race Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Kilde captures World Cup downhill for 2nd straight win

By Pat Graham Dec. 04, 2021 03:49 PM EST
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — If there was any thought a knee injury might hold

Norway's Kjetil Jansrud crashes during a men's World Cup super-G skiing race Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Norway's Jansrud hurts knee in crash, needs more evaluation

By Pat Graham Dec. 04, 2021 09:52 AM EST
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Five-time Olympic medalist Kjetil Jansrud of Norway

FILE - United States' Ted Ligety reacts after his run during a men's World Cup giant slalom skiing race Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Ted Ligety hasn't given a return to ski racing even a moment of consideration. The persistent numbness in his foot deflects any would-be thoughts of stepping out of retirement. Still, the two-time Olympic champion will be heading to the Beijing Games — as an analyst for NBC.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Retired Ted Ligety finds path to Beijing Olympics as analyst

By Pat Graham Dec. 01, 2021 07:18 PM EST
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — If two-time Olympic champion Ted Ligety gave even a

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Soelden, Austria, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Shiffrin returns to rigorous training with her back on mend

By Pat Graham Nov. 12, 2021 03:39 PM EST
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is once again putting her

Oksana Masters, from USA, sits next to her bike after wining at women's H4-5 Time Trial at the Fuji International Speedway at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Masters cruises to Paralympic gold in hand-cycle time trial

By Pat Graham Aug. 30, 2021 02:18 AM EDT
A thought recently struck Paralympic gold medalist Oksana Masters: What would

FILE - Blind Paralympic athlete Lex Gillette poses for photos at the 2016 Team USA Media Summit in Beverly Hill, Calif., in this Tuesday, March 8, 2016, file photo. Long jumper Lex Gillette is chasing after Paralympic gold after four straight silver medals. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Blind long jumper envisions Paralympic gold after 4 silvers

By Pat Graham Aug. 26, 2021 01:26 AM EDT
The popular black-and-gray T-shirt featuring the mantra of blind long jumper

Runners compete during the men's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Sapporo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Kenya's Kipchoge dominates, defends Olympic marathon title

By Pat Graham Aug. 07, 2021 09:00 PM EDT
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Eliud Kipchoge just decided it was time to sprint away.

Peres Jepchirchir, left, of Kenya, leads the pack on her way to winning the women's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Sapporo, Japan. Her compatriot Brigid Kosgei, centre placed in the second while Molly Seidel, right, of the United States finished in the third. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Seidel earns marathon bronze, predicted medal in 4th grade

By Pat Graham Aug. 07, 2021 01:06 AM EDT
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Maybe the person most surprised by the bronze medal in

Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Sapporo, Japan (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
Jepchirchir beats heat in Sapporo to win Olympic marathon

By Pat Graham Aug. 06, 2021 08:08 PM EDT
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — There was an unfamiliar sight along the women's marathon

FILE - In this April 18, 2021, file photo, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya runs to win the NN Mission Marathon at Enschede Airport in Enschede, Netherlands. The Olympic marathons, along with the race walks, were shifted a four-hour train ride north to Sapporo because of the extreme heat in Tokyo. Kipchoge is the defending champion. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool Photo via AP, File)
'Same frying pan': Marathoners brace for heat in Sapporo

By Pat Graham Aug. 06, 2021 05:06 AM EDT
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Eliud Kipchoge looks at the early-morning heat and the

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, first place finisher Aliphine Tuliamuk leads second place finisher Molly Seidel to the finish in the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta. Tuliamuk will have company in Tokyo with her baby, Zoe, allowed to travel with her. The original plan was to start a family after the Tokyo Olympics. But when the Summer Games were postponed by the pandemic, the 32-year-old Tuliamuk and her fiance, Tim Gannon, decided not to wait. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
Marathon mom: Tuliamuk on track after having baby in January

By Pat Graham Aug. 05, 2021 06:12 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Sometimes, her workouts on an exercise machine were cut short when

Gold medalist Ryan Crouser, of the United States, waves during the medal ceremony for the men's shot put at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
'We did it': Crouser's gold a tribute to his fallen grandpa

By Pat Graham Aug. 05, 2021 12:02 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — Ryan Crouser wrote the note and brought it to the stadium just in

Andre De Grasse, of Canada races to win the gold medal ahead of Kenneth Bednarek, of United States, silver, and Noah Lyles, of United States, bronze, in the final of the men's 200-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Tears from Lyles at Olympics about more than just the bronze

By Pat Graham Aug. 04, 2021 12:45 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — The sobbing from 200-meter favorite Noah Lyles had little to do

Gwen Berry, of the United States, competes in the women's hammer throw final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Last stand: Outspoken Berry says goodbye to the Tokyo Games

By Pat Graham Aug. 03, 2021 11:55 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — The stage was all hers, so Gwen Berry pounded on her chest and

Karsten Warholm, of Norway, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 400-meter hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Warholm's evolution: From running in jeans to world records

By Pat Graham Aug. 03, 2021 05:25 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — The young Norwegian kid once joined a 200-meter-ish race on the

Valarie Allman, of the United States, wins the gold medal in the women's discus throw final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Allman's Joy: Discus thrower waits out rain for gold medal

By Pat Graham Aug. 02, 2021 12:23 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — The path to Valarie Allman's gold medal — the first for the U.S.

Gold medalist Mutaz Barshim, left, of Qatar and silver medalist Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy celebrate on the track after the final of the men's high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Christian Petersen/Pool Photo via AP)
Settled: High-jump friends elect double gold over jump-off

By Pat Graham Aug. 01, 2021 01:24 PM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — The Italian high jumper leaped into his rival's arms, then belly