Mental health
USOPC gets record $10 million donation for mental health

Mar. 07, 2023 04:24 PM EST
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is receiving a record $10 million donation to support its expanding mental-health...

Olympic ice dancers Hawayek and Baker withdraw from worlds

Feb. 24, 2023 04:32 PM EST
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Olympic ice dancers Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean Luc Baker withdrew Friday from figure skating’s world championships as they continue to...

Ice dancers Hawayek and Baker withdraw from nationals

Jan. 17, 2023 12:28 PM EST
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Olympic ice dancers Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean Luc Baker withdrew Tuesday from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships because of a series...

FILE - "LB #22," in honor of James Madison softball catcher Lauren Bernett, is written on the infield behind Liberty pitcher Emily Kirby, right, during an NCAA college softball game against Tennessee at Liberty Softball Stadium in Lynchburg, Va., April 27, 2022. There has been a lot of talk about the mental health struggles that many young athletes face, the pressures and vulnerabilities that can seem overwhelming — especially to those who feel compelled to shield their pain from the outside world. (Kendall Warner/The News & Advance via AP, File)
Column: May deaths of Katie, Sarah and Lauren not be in vain

By Paul Newberry Apr. 30, 2022 12:40 AM EDT

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

Silver medal winner United State's Nick Goepper (9) and Gold medal winner United States' Alexander Hall (6) celebrates after the men's slopestyle finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
For Goepper, another Olympic medal and clear outlook on life

By Pat Graham And Eddie Pells Feb. 16, 2022 03:42 AM EST

FILE - United States' Chloe Kim celebrates during the venue ceremony for the women's halfpipe at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
Mental health hovers over Olympics, on its way to mainstream

By Sarah Dilorenzo Feb. 12, 2022 12:58 AM EST

FILE - United States' Mikaela Shiffrin checks her time at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Kronplatz, Italy, Jan. 25, 2022. Empathizing with other athletes’ frank conversations about mental health got Shiffrin thinking about what awaits her at the Beijing Olympics. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
Shiffrin talks about watching Biles deal with Olympic stress

By Howard Fendrich Feb. 01, 2022 04:39 AM EST

FILE - Norway's Maren Lundby competes in the mixed team ski jumping World Cup event in Rasnov, Romania, on Feb. 20, 2021. Lundby has emerged as an advocate for change in a sport that has historically had athletes develop eating disorders in a quest to be as light as possible to fly farther. (AP Photo/Raed Krishan, File)
Olympic champion Lundby laments ski jumping's weight issues

By Larry Lage Jan. 27, 2022 02:25 AM EST

Sean McCann looks on during a Biathlon event at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center biathlon shooting range, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Midway, Utah. To a casual observer, McCann appeared to be a U.S. biathlon coach helping his team get ready for the Olympic trials race, planned for the next day at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center. But McCann's not a coach. He's a clinical psychologist who works for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee — one of seven assigned to various sports teams. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Finding the 'happy bubble': Mental health key for Olympians

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 24, 2022 11:08 AM EST

FILE - Lindsey Vonn stands on the sidelines prior to an NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Denver Broncos, Nov. 14, 2021, in Denver. Vonn details in a column for The Associated Press on Tuesday, Dec. 28 the mental health challenges she faced after retiring from ski racing. The most successful female ski racer of all time says she needed to find a new outlet after releasing all of her troubles on the mountain for so many years. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, file)
Lindsey Vonn: I'm here to help for mental health, ski advice

By Lindsey Vonn Dec. 28, 2021 06:00 AM EST

FILE - Madison Chock, right, and Evan Bates perform during the rhythm dance program at the Skate America figure skating event Oct. 23, 2021, in Las Vegas. As U.S. skaters, led by three-time world champion Nathan Chen, two-time U.S. champion Alysa Liu, and outstanding ice dance couples Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue, and Chock and Bates, prepare for nationals during the first week in Jan. 2022, in Nashville, they need to be aware of the pressure ahead. (AP Photo/David Becker, File)
Lipinski, Weir and White evaluate nationals and Olympics

By Barry Wilner Dec. 24, 2021 03:20 AM EST

FILE - Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley practices before an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J. Once taboo topics such a battles with anxiety, depression or addictive behaviors are no longer suppressed and athletes around the world are speaking up: Calvin Ridley of the Falcons and Lance Johnson of the Philadelphia Eagles both took leaves of absences from their teams (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants 9/26/2021

Dec. 22, 2021 09:58 AM EST

FILE - Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson (65) watches against the Detroit Lions during an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. Once taboo topics such a battles with anxiety, depression or addictive behaviors are no longer suppressed and athletes around the world are speaking up: Lance Johnson of the Eagles Calvin Ridley of the Atlanta Falcons and both took leaves of absences from their teams. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions 10/31/2021

Dec. 22, 2021 09:58 AM EST

FILE - Simone Biles watches gymnasts perform at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka were not the first elite athletes to struggle with their own mental health, but their public admissions this year spotlighted a crisis not often addressed in the sporting world. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Mental health among athletes spotlighted in tumultuous 2021

By Jenna Fryer Dec. 22, 2021 09:56 AM EST

FILE - Simone Biles, of the United States, talks to a member of her team during the artistic gymnastics women's final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. Biles’ 2021 experiences, and how she talked about them, helped drive a robust conversation about athletes’ emotional health. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
2021 Notebook: For athletes, mental health took center stage

By The Associated Press Dec. 14, 2021 05:27 PM EST

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner (90) saves a shot on goal by Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund, left, during the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Las Vegas. Vegas Golden Knights center Nicolas Roy (10) and Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, behind, defend the goal. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Vegas G Robin Lehner to skip Olympics, cites health reasons

Dec. 06, 2021 04:15 AM EST

United States gymnast Simone Biles testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington. Simone Biles believes the post-Olympic tour she headlined proved cathartic. It also served as a touchstone for a movement within her sport and within herself. The 24-year-old gymnastics star thinks the tour -- which will be made available to stream in December -- expanded her horizons about what's next. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
Regroup, reset: Biles to rest after trailblazing tour

By Will Graves Nov. 08, 2021 07:01 AM EST

Spanish Paralympic swimmer to fly home after anxiety attack

Sep. 09, 2021 12:07 PM EDT
MADRID (AP) — A prominent Spanish Paralympic swimmer will be flown home after she was hospitalized in Tokyo because of an anxiety attack, the Spanish...

FILE - Olympic gymnast Simone Biles takes photos with her phone as she watches the Houston Texans practice at NFL football training camp in Houston, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021. Biles is at peace with her decision to opt out of several competitions at the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health. The seven-time Olympic medalist is happy to spread the importance of putting the person ahead of the athlete, one of the themes of her fall exhibition tour that will feature four other members of the 2021 Olympic gymnastics team(Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)
Biles: Mental health advocacy part of post-Olympic tour

By Will Graves Aug. 19, 2021 09:00 AM EDT