Injuries
Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc compete in the pairs free skate program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Overcoming obstacles, US figure skaters ready for Beijing

By Dave Skretta Jan. 19, 2022 01:40 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2020 file photo, X Games rookie Colby Stevenson pauses before getting the Best in Snow award in Aspen, Colo. Nearly four years after Stevenson suffered a fractured skull he was on top of the freestyle world at the Winter X Games, winning slopestyle and the Knuckle Huck event last winter. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times via AP, File)
Freestyle skier takes time to reflect each May 8 after crash

By Pat Graham Jan. 31, 2021 03:39 PM EST

In this Nov. 12, 2019, photo, Australian BMX rider Kai Sakakibara rides a bike in the suburb of Sydney, Australia. Sakakibara, who grew up in Japan, has relocated from hospital to a rehabilitation center but his hopes of qualifying for the Olympics are over are his family was told to expect permanent disability after he suffered a traumatic brain injury. (Kyodo News via AP)
BMX rider Sakakibara makes slow recovery, Olympic hopes over

Apr. 17, 2020 12:43 AM EDT