PAT GRAHAM
Marco Odermatt, of Switzerland, skis on the way to winning the men's World Cup super-G race at Lake Louise, Alberta, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Fast & smooth Odermatt proves to be ski racer to catch again

By Pat Graham Dec. 01, 2022 05:39 PM EST
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — They glowingly chatter about the ski racer from

United States' Steven Nyman jumps during a men's World Cup downhill training run Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
At 40, US downhill racer Nyman still going full speed ahead

By Pat Graham Nov. 30, 2022 05:55 PM EST
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — On occasion, fellow ski racers have been known to refer to

This photo provided by the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne shows Sophie Hernandez competing at a test event in Ankara, Turkey on June 28, 2022. As it stands now, modern pentathlon — a sport in the Olympics for more than 100 years — would be off the program in its current form after the 2024 Paris Games. “Changes are not something we like. But we can adapt to it," modern pentathlete Sophie Hernandez of Guatemala said. “We have to move forward. Because we don’t want to lose the Olympics.”(Augustas Didzgalvis/UIPM via AP)
Olympic pentathlon eyes 'Ninja Warrior' courses for survival

By Pat Graham Oct. 05, 2022 01:40 AM EDT
The path to saving modern pentathlon from Olympic removal may just be filled with

FILE - Cannons' Paul Rabil (99) holds the ball against Redwoods' Finn Sullivan (36) during a Premier Lacrosse League game, Friday, June 4, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. Lacrosse is one of nine sports trying to gain inclusion into the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis, File)
Lacrosse's new, fast-paced version may be path into LA Games

By Pat Graham Aug. 13, 2022 02:26 AM EDT
DENVER (AP) — Lacrosse player/coach/board member Dana Dobbie appreciates this new,

Twanisha Terry, of the United States, wins a heat during the women's 4x100-meter relay at the World Athletics Championships on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
US men, women get baton around, advance to 4x100 relay final

By Pat Graham Jul. 22, 2022 10:06 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — As he approached the finish line, anchor leg Marvin Bracy

Allyson Felix, of the United States holds her bronz medal at the World Athletics Championships Friday, July 15, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Felix postpones retirement for women's 4x400 relay at worlds

By Pat Graham Jul. 22, 2022 07:57 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Turns out, Allyson Felix hasn't run her last race. The most

FILE - Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, of Puerto Rico, clears the final hurdle to win gold in the women's 100-meters hurdles final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. The title of Olympic hurdles champion carries a lot of weight for Camacho-Quinn after becoming Puerto Rico's first champion in track and field at the Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Hurdler Camacho-Quinn cherishes Olympic gold for Puerto Rico

By Pat Graham Jul. 22, 2022 01:26 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — This was what winning an Olympic gold medal for Puerto Rico

Gold medalist Shericka Jackson, of Jamaica, walks the track after the women's 200-meter run at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Jackson celebrates 200 win at worlds after Tokyo heartache

By Pat Graham Jul. 22, 2022 01:39 AM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jamaica's Shericka Jackson can finally go watch the replay. The

Noah Lyles, of the United States, wins a heat during the men's 200-meter semifinal run at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Kerley slows down with cramp, out of 200 meters at worlds

By Pat Graham Jul. 19, 2022 10:33 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — World 100-meter champ Fred Kerley will not have a chance at two

Annette Nneka Echikunwoke, of the United States, competes during qualifying for the women's hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships Friday, July 15, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Hammer thrower changes nation to US, makes final at worlds

By Pat Graham Jul. 15, 2022 02:57 AM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A few days before the hammer thrower from Ohio was scheduled to

FILE - Allyson Felix of the United States reacts after winning the gold medal in the final of the Women's 200m during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. Felix, retiring after the 2022 world championships in Eugene, Oregon, is looking forward to a much slower pace. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
Allyson Felix reflects on footprints she's leaving on track

By Pat Graham Jul. 14, 2022 02:26 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Before crossing the finish line for the very last time in a

FILE - Christian Coleman, of the United States, finishes a men's 60 meters heat at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, March 19, 2022. American sprinter Christian Coleman is steadily getting up to speed after an 18-month ban that kept him out of the Tokyo Games last summer. This weekend at the Prefontaine Classic will be the first step in what could be a long and fruitful run in Eugene, Oregon, for the 100-meter world champion. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
World 100 champion Coleman back up to speed after suspension

By Pat Graham May. 27, 2022 02:00 PM EDT
The 18-month suspension is behind Christian Coleman. He's set on quickly returning to

FILE - Resi Stiegler skis during a women's U.S. Alpine Championship slalom skiing race, Friday, April 16, 2021, in Aspen, Colo. The three-time U.S. Olympian will make a quasi-comeback at the World Pro Ski Tour’s championship races this weekend in Taos, New Mexico. She was lured back to the starting gate by a chance to take part in a unique-format event with her husband, German slalom racer David Ketterer, and to catch up with old friends. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Stiegler back, among big names at World Pro Ski Tour event

By Pat Graham Apr. 07, 2022 04:30 PM EDT
A year ago, Resi Stiegler retired from ski racing. Eight weeks ago, she gave birth to

Jasmin Bambur of the United States reacts after competing in the men's giant slalom, sitting event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Ukraine stirs flashbacks for US Paralympian Jasmin Bambur

By Pat Graham Mar. 10, 2022 04:50 PM EST
Paralympian ski racer Jasmin Bambur watches the images out of Ukraine — rumbling

Britain's Gus Kenworthy crashes during the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
'Openly British' Gus Kenworthy wraps up Olympics his way

By Pat Graham Feb. 19, 2022 01:50 AM EST
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Gus Kenworthy lifted his jacket to reveal a logo written

Canada's Noah Bowman competes during the men's halfpipe qualification at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Olympic ski halfpipers crank up the tunes before their runs

By Pat Graham Feb. 18, 2022 05:30 AM EST
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Needing to rock his final Olympic halfpipe run just to

Switzerland's Ryan Regez leads the pack, followed by Switzerland's Alex Fiva, Sergey Ridzik, of the Russian Olympic Committee, and Sweden's Erik Mobaerg, during the men's cross finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Regez leads 1-2 finish by Swiss in Olympic skicross final

By Pat Graham Feb. 18, 2022 02:44 AM EST
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Ryan Regez went from downhill skier to apprentice as a

Finland's Jon Sallinen competes during the men's halfpipe qualification at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Olympic ski halfpipe qualifier filled with scary crashes

By Pat Graham Feb. 17, 2022 05:25 AM EST
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Freestyle skier Jon Sallinen's first run in Olympic

China's Eileen Gu compete during the women's halfpipe qualification at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Gu top qualifier in ski halfpipe, chasing 3rd Olympic medal

By Pat Graham Feb. 16, 2022 10:24 PM EST
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Eileen Gu's best trick may not have even been in the

Silver medal winner China's Eileen Gu, left, and Gold medal winner Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud celebrate after the women's slopestyle finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Last 1 in, Gremaud edges Gu for Olympic ski slopestyle gold

By Pat Graham Feb. 15, 2022 03:17 AM EST
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Mathilde Gremaud has long known that every point counts in