SALLY HO
FILE - Josefin Taljegard, of Sweden, competes in the women's short program during the figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Figure skating age debate also exposes body image challenges

By Sally Ho Feb. 19, 2022 10:21 PM EST
BEIJING (AP) — Some figure skaters are hoping an Olympic doping scandal that is

Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, of the United States, compete in the pairs free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Frazier, Knierim focus on Olympic skate amid ceremony appeal

By Sally Ho Feb. 19, 2022 10:08 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — American pairs skaters Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim said they

Canada's Adam Tambellini (15) shoots against Canada goalkeeper Devon Levi (1) during a men's qualification round hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Remote school makes academic, Olympic juggling act easier

By Sally Ho Feb. 18, 2022 08:36 PM EST
BEIJING (AP) — Here's one thing the pandemic has made easier for the young stars of

Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy Leduc, of the United States, compete in the pairs short program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
LeDuc skates as 1st openly nonbinary US Winter Olympian

By Sally Ho Feb. 18, 2022 10:01 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. pairs skater Timothy LeDuc became the country's first openly

Josefin Taljegard, of Sweden, reacts after the women's short program during the figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Despite loosening rules, few women figure skaters pick pants

By Sally Ho Feb. 15, 2022 10:58 PM EST
BEIJING (AP) — She wore the pants. And on this day, she was the only one.

Alysa Liu, of the United States, competes in the women's short program during the figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
US figure skaters struggle at women's Olympic short program

By Sally Ho Feb. 15, 2022 10:40 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — Three U.S. women advanced to the free skate but struggled to break

Bronze medal finishers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, of the United States, pose during a venue ceremony after the ice dance competition during the figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
US ice dancers win Olympic bronze medal before retiring

By Sally Ho Feb. 14, 2022 01:15 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — After skating to a bronze medal at the Beijing Games, American ice

FILE - United States' Chloe Kim trains on the halfpipe curse at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 7, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco File)
For Asian American women, Olympics reveal a harsh duality

By Sally Ho Feb. 12, 2022 11:39 PM EST
BEIJING (AP) — Across two pandemic Olympics set in Asian countries, Asian American

Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin, of the Russian Olympic Committee, perform their routine in the ice dance competition during figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Russia's Davis mum on mom's role in Olympic doping case

By Sally Ho Feb. 12, 2022 10:42 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — Russian ice dancer Diana Davis mostly remained silent as partner Gleb

Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Nathan Chen not sure what's next after figure skating gold

By Sally Ho Feb. 11, 2022 04:35 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — After winning a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, U.S. figure skater

Donovan Carrillo, of Mexico, reacts after the men's short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Mexican skater is a rare Latin American at Winter Olympics

By Sally Ho Feb. 08, 2022 09:36 PM EST
BEIJING (AP) — They said he should play soccer. They said figure skating was for

Donovan Carrillo, of Mexico, competes during the men's short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Mexican figure skater advances – a first for the country

By Sally Ho Feb. 08, 2022 05:02 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — Donovan Carrillo of Mexico advanced to the free skate portion of the

Silver medalists Karen Chen and Nathan Chen pose for a photo after the team event in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Ice dancers propel US to 1st Olympic silver in teams

By Sally Ho Feb. 07, 2022 01:20 AM EST
BEIJING (AP) — Madison Chock and ice dance partner Evan Bates knew what they were up

FILE - In this July 27, 2021, file photo, Carissa Moore, of the United States, competes during the gold medal heat in the women's surfing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. The first Olympic gold medalist for surfing, Moore, is the only Native Hawaiian surfer at the Games. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
Native Hawaiians 'reclaim' surfing with Moore's Olympic gold

By Sally Ho Aug. 05, 2021 11:47 AM EDT
Carissa Moore wore a white and yellow plumeria pinned next to her ear for her

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2021, file photo, Gianmarco Tamberi, of Italy, embraces fellow gold medalist Mutaz Barshim, of Qatar, after the final of the men's high jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In an extraordinary Olympic Games where mental health has been front and center, acts of kindness are everywhere. The world’s most competitive athletes have been captured showing gentleness and warmth to one another — celebrating, pep-talking, wiping away each another’s tears of disappointment. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
At an extraordinary Olympics, acts of kindness abound

By Sally Ho Aug. 02, 2021 02:22 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — A surfer jumping in to translate for the rival who’d just beaten

People watch from behind a security fence during the final day of the surfing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. The Olympic beach party that never was may be the only sore spot for surfing’s long-awaited debut that finished triumphantly this week. Some local Japanese fans and beachgoers did manage to find a way to lay eyes on the athletes and the competition site once the games began. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
COVID cancels the Olympic surfing beach party that never was

By Sally Ho Jul. 28, 2021 06:01 AM EDT
ICHINOMIYA, Japan (AP) — The Olympic beach party that never was may be the only

Carissa Moore, of the United States, preforms on the wave during the gold medal heat in the women's surfing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Seasoned superstars win gold in surfing's Olympic debut

By Sally Ho Jul. 27, 2021 06:55 AM EDT
ICHINOMIYA, Japan (AP) — After a series of underdogs stole the show at the

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 15, 2021 file photo, Portuguese surfer Frederico Morais practices for a World Surf League competition at Surf Ranch, in Lemoore, Calif. Portugal's Olympic team says that surfer Frederico Morais will miss the Games after having tested positive for the coronavirus despite being vaccinated. The team says that Morais won’t travel to Tokyo on Friday, July 23, 2021 as planned. The 29-year-old Morais qualified for the Games after finishing as the top-ranked European surfer at the 2019 World Surfing Games held in Japan. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
Alternate Olympic surfer: Rival 'selfish' for COVID report

By Sally Ho Jul. 26, 2021 09:29 PM EDT
ICHINOMIYA, Japan (AP) — An aggrieved Olympic surfing alternate forced into a

Surf's up: Favorites lose as pending storm stirs waves

By Sally Ho Jul. 26, 2021 06:25 AM EDT
ICHINOMIYA, Japan (AP) — As a brewing storm stirred up the waves Monday during

John John Florence, of the United States, and Australia's Owen Wright walk to the water prior to the men's surfing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. (Olivier Morin/Pool Photo via AP)
Nerves, joy, and modest waves at surfing's Olympic debut

By Sally Ho Jul. 25, 2021 03:54 AM EDT
ICHINOMIYA, Japan (AP) — It was surf’s up Sunday for the sport’s century-in-the