2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
Vancouver's shot at hosting 2030 Winter Olympics dims

Oct. 27, 2022 05:09 PM EDT
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia's government will not support Vancouver's bid to hold the 2030 Olympics in the province, a move that places Salt...

FILE - Silver medalist Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal poses during the medal ceremony for the men's downhill race, at the alpine ski World Championships in Are, Sweden, on Feb. 9, 2019. Two-time Olympic skiing champion Svindal underwent surgery after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, the Norwegian said on Saturday Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
Skiing champion Svindal has surgery for testicular cancer

Sep. 24, 2022 01:30 PM EDT

FILE - Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith lifts the Stanley Cup after the Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime to win Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey final June 9, 2010, in Philadelphia. Keith is retiring after 17 seasons in the NHL, three Stanley Cups and two Norris Trophy awards as the league’s top defenseman. He spent most of his career with the Blackhawks and joined Edmonton last season. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Duncan Keith announces retirement after 17 NHL seasons

Jul. 12, 2022 06:52 PM EDT

Ukraine team members climb on the Olympic Rings to pose for photo in the Olympic Village at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Backers of Sapporo, Japan, to hold the 2030 Winter Olympics have gotten together to promote their bid. The Japanese city is competing with Salt Lake City, Vancouver, and a Spanish group that wants to return the Olympics to Barcelona. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
All-Japan committee meets to promote Sapporo Olympic bid

By Stephen Wade And Yuri Kageyama May. 10, 2022 02:41 AM EDT

FILE - A Russian short track speed skater Pavel Sitnikova wears an Olympic uniform with the logo OAR - Olympic Athlete from Russia, during a training session prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea on Feb. 3, 2018. Doping and other controversies involving Russian athletes have played a significant role at the Games for over a decade. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Recent Russian doping controversies at the Olympics

Feb. 18, 2022 09:07 AM EST

Gold medal winner Sweden's Sandra Naeslund celebrates during the venue award ceremony for the women's cross at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Naeslund claims Olympic skicross gold, ends Canada's reign

Feb. 17, 2022 06:00 AM EST

United States' Justin Schoenefeld, center, celebrates with Christopher Lillis, left, and Ashley Caldwell during the mixed team aerials finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
US beats out China to win mixed aerials Olympic debut

Feb. 10, 2022 08:40 AM EST

Vinzenz Geiger, of Germany, soars through the air during a trial round in the ski jump portion of the individual Gundersen normal hill event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Olympics Live: Iran skier 1st confirmed doping case of Games

Feb. 08, 2022 08:51 PM EST

FILE - Louie Vito competes during the snowboarding superpipe final at the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, in Breckenridge, Colo. For years, Vito, who parlayed his halfpipe career into one of a part-time celebrity, has represented the red, white and blue of Team USA. For Beijing, he’s switching to the green, white, and red of Italy as he returns to the Olympic arena for the first time since taking fifth on the halfpipe in Vancouver in 2010. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
Snowboarding an Italian job for Vito at Beijing Olympics

By Pat Graham Feb. 08, 2022 07:15 AM EST

Hockey teams practice on the ice at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. The venue will host ice hockey competition at the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Olympics on NHL ice should make for faster, better hockey

By Stephen Whyno Feb. 08, 2022 01:48 AM EST

FILE - Saba Kumaritashvili of Georgia poses for a photo before speeding down the track during a men's race at the 52th FIL Luge European Championships in Sigulda, Latvia, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Saba Kumaritashvili will compete in luge next month at the Beijing Olympics, 12 years after his cousin Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a training accident at the Vancouver Games. (AP Photo/Sandra Skutane, File)
For Nodar: Georgian luge family makes a return to Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 26, 2022 02:29 AM EST

Canada's Owen Power (25) and Czech Republic's Josef Kolacek (24) battle for the puck during second-period IIHF world junior hockey championship game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Staal, Power and Levi headline Canada's Olympic roster

By Stephen Whyno Jan. 25, 2022 11:40 AM EST

Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan performs during the men's free skating competition of the Japan Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena, in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Chen vs Hanyu the latest in Olympic figure skating rivalries

By Dave Skretta Jan. 25, 2022 11:35 AM EST

FILE - Finland's Leo Komarov speaks with referees during the Channel One Cup ice hockey match between Russia and Finland in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. Leo Komarov is expected to play for Finland at the Olympics after the NHL decided not to send players to Beijing. Komarov played in the NHL as recently as October, and he and the New York Islanders agreed to mutually terminate his contract in November.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
Komarov, Filppula, Vatanen named to Finland's Olympic team

Jan. 20, 2022 01:58 PM EST

FILE - Switzerland's Carlo Janka races on his way to clinch the gold medal in the Men's giant slalom, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, on Feb. 23, 2010. Once crowned the world's best all-around men's Alpine skier, Swiss racer Carlo Janka ended his racing career Thursday at his home country's most storied venue. Janka's career peaked in 2010 when he was the overall World Cup champion, gold medalist in giant slalom at the Vancouver Olympics and winner of the Lauberhorn downhill at Wengen that is mythic in Switzerland's sports history. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Ex-World Cup ski champion Carlo Janka retires due to injury

By Graham Dunbar Jan. 13, 2022 10:25 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2020, file photo, Florida Panthers head coach and former Chicago Blackhawks coach, Joel Quenneville, responds to a question during his first visit back to Chicago as a head coach before an NHL hockey game between the Blackhawks and Panthers. The Blackhawks are holding a briefing Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, to discuss the findings of an investigation into allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player in 2010. The Blackhawks pledged to release the findings of the investigation, which general manager Stan Bowman, former coach Quenneville and others who were in the organization at the time agreed to cooperate with. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Bowman out as GM of US men's Olympic hockey team

By Jay Cohen And Stephen Whyno Oct. 26, 2021 05:54 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 file photo, Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria in action at the men's ski jumping FIS World Cup at the Titlisschanze in Engelberg, Switzerland, Sunday. Ski jumping record-holder Gregor Schlierenzauer has retired only a few months before trying to compete at his fourth Olympics. The 31-year-old Austrian is a two-time winner of both the overall World Cup title and the prestigious Four Hills tournament. He says he made his decision after having time to reflect during his latest injury. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP, File)
Ski jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria retires

Sep. 21, 2021 07:46 AM EDT

FILE - Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ryan Miller takes off his mask during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Arizona Coyotes in Anaheim, Calif., in this Saturday, March 20, 2021, file photo. Ducks goalie Ryan Miller will retire at the conclusion of the season, ending the 18-year career of the winningest American-born goaltender in NHL history. The 40-year-old Miller announced his decision Thursday, April 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Ryan Miller's time: Ducks goalie to retire at end of season

By Greg Beacham Apr. 29, 2021 12:24 PM EDT

FILE - Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook kisses the Stanley Cup after the Blackhawks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime in Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey finals in Philadelphia, in this Wednesday, June 9, 2010, file photo. At right is Blackhawks' Andrew Ladd. Longtime Chicago Blackhawks defenseman and three-time Stanley Cup winner Brent Seabrook announced Friday, March 5, 2021, he’s unable to continue playing hockey because of injury. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Blackhawks' Seabrook calls it a career because of injury

By Jay Cohen And Stephen Whyno Mar. 05, 2021 02:25 PM EST

USA Bobsled and Skeleton adds six to its Hall of Fame

Dec. 09, 2020 05:22 PM EST
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Olympic gold medalists Tristan Gale Geisler, Steve Mesler and Vonetta Flowers are among a six-person class of enshrinees to the USA...