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FILE - Emily Sweeney, of the United States, stretches prior the luge women's singles run 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Summer Britcher and Emily Sweeney have been USA Luge teammates for years. They’ve traveled together, they’ve competed together, they’ve gone to the Olympics together, they’ve stood on World Cup podiums together. Being on a sled together was not part of the plan.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Britcher, Sweeney giving women's doubles luge a try for US

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 23, 2022 10:26 AM EST

FILE - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, and President of the Russian figure skating federation Alexander Gorshkov, center, attend the pairs competition at the ISU Figure skating World championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011. Russian ice dancer Alexander Gorshkov has died at the age of 76, it was announced Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. He won the first Olympic ice dance gold medal for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Games and later became a leading official in Russian figure skating.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool, file)
Olympic ice dance champion Gorshkov dies at 76

Nov. 17, 2022 04:33 AM EST

Russian Kamila Valieva, foreground, prepares to compete in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Russian Figure Skating Grand Prix, the Golden Skate of Moscow, as her coach Eteri Tutberidze, right, looks at her at Megasport Arena in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. With its teams suspended from international competitions such as the Grand Prix series, Russia is holding its own series of figure skating events in various cities, also under the Grand Prix name. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russian skater Valieva could miss 2026 Olympics over doping

Nov. 14, 2022 06:49 AM EST

FILE - The logo of 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics and Paralympics, right, are unveiled to the journalists at a press conference in Rome, March 30, 2021. Another expensive venue for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics has been approved, with a 50 million euro ($50 million) project slated to place a roof over the outdoor speedkating oval in Baselga di Pine. The Milan-Cortina organizing committee said Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 that it couldn’t comment on "a choice made by Baselga,” but noted that speedskating was slated for Baselga in the bid dossier and that the International Skating Union prefers an indoor oval.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, file)
2026 Olympic speedskating oval to get $50 million roof

By Andrew Dampf Nov. 08, 2022 03:45 PM EST

WADA forces hearing in Russian skater Valieva's doping case

Nov. 08, 2022 09:51 AM EST
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday it sent the Beijing Olympics case of teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva to sport’s highest...

In this photo provided by Grace Vine, Beau Welling stands with PGA of America's championship trophies on Oct. 18, 2019, ahead of a preview event for the new PGA facility in Frisco, Texas. Welling is the golf course architect responsible for PGA Frisco's Fields Ranch West course. Like many late-to-the-game Americans, Beau Welling got hooked on the sport of curling after seeing the shouting and sweeping and clattering stones while watching the Olympics on television. (Beau Welling Design photo via AP)
New world curling boss found late-blooming love for sport

By Jimmy Golen Nov. 04, 2022 01:05 PM EDT

FILE - USA Curling CEO Jeff Plush applauds a presentation by a member of the U.S. Wheelchair Curling Team prior to evening competition at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Nov. 18, 2021. A majority of USA Curling's diversity task force has called for the removal of Plush as the national governing body’s CEO, accusing him of failing to act when confronted with allegations of sexual abuse and other misconduct while serving as the commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)
Curling CEO resigns in wake of soccer abuse investigation

By Eddie Pells And Jimmy Golen Oct. 28, 2022 07:55 PM EDT

FILE - Washington Wizards' Michael Jordan dribbles during the second quarter of an NBA game on Oct. 31, 2002, at the MCI Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Ken Lambert, File)
Column: Brady may join top 10 who should've stayed retired

By Paul Newberry Oct. 28, 2022 04:29 PM EDT

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...

Madison Chock, left, and Evan Bates, of the United States, acknowledge the audience after performing during the Ice Dance Free Dance program at the Grand Prix Skate America Series, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, in Norwood, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
American skaters blast RUSADA secrecy in Valieva doping case

By Dave Skretta Oct. 23, 2022 04:18 PM EDT

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, poses for a photo with Kamila Valieva, a figure skater of the Russian Olympic Committee, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency will treat the Kamila Valieva doping case which shook figure skating at the Winter Olympics as confidential and won’t publish a verdict, it was announced Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 Valieva won Olympic gold in the team competition before finding out she tested positive for a banned substance before the Beijing Games. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, FILE)
Russian agency won't publish doping verdict in Valieva case

Oct. 21, 2022 11:12 AM EDT

FILE - Ilia Malinin competes in the men's short program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. All eyes will be on 17-year-old Ilia Malinin when he makes his senior Grand Prix debut at Skate America this weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
Malinin headlines Grand Prix opener at Skate America

By Dave Skretta Oct. 20, 2022 01:38 PM EDT

FILE - Madison Chock and Evan Bates, of the United States, compete in the team ice dance program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. Eight months after finishing behind the Russians at the Winter Games, the U.S. team has yet to receive its medals, or even know whether they will be silver or gold. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
US figure skaters still await medals from Beijing Games

By Dave Skretta Oct. 19, 2022 02:46 PM EDT

Kadokawa Corp. Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2022. Kadokawa was charged Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 with bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member. (Kyodo News via AP)
Bribes scandal continues to sully Tokyo Olympic legacy

By Yuri Kageyama And Stephen Wade Oct. 19, 2022 01:08 AM EDT

FILE - The Calgary Flames introduce Mike Keenan as the team's new head coach at a news conference in Calgary, Canada, June 14, 2007. Keenan was named coach of Italy’s men’s national ice hockey team on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, giving the Stanley Cup winner a chance to guide the host country at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press via AP, File)
Mike Keenan to coach host Italy in hockey at 2026 Olympics

Oct. 14, 2022 04:44 PM EDT

Boston set to host 2025 figure skating world championships

By Dave Skretta Oct. 12, 2022 02:46 PM EDT
The International Skating Union awarded the 2025 world figure skating championships to Boston on Wednesday, giving the U.S. the opportunity to host the last worlds...

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) celebrates after scoring on a pass from quarterback Josh Allen during the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Bills draw inspiration from Kobe-led Olympic 'Redeem Team'

By John Wawrow Oct. 10, 2022 03:14 PM EDT

FILE - Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden practices before an NFL football game against the New York Jets, on Oct. 30, 2016, in Cleveland. Haden has a formal NFL retirement date. The three-time Pro Bowl cornerback told The Associated Press he is planning to sign a one-day contract with Cleveland on Oct. 30 2022, so he can retire as a member of the team that drafted him in the first round in 2007. The Browns will honor the 33-year-old Haden a day later during their home game against Cincinnati on Monday Night Football. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
Haden enters Florida's Hall of Fame, plans NFL retirement

By Mark Long Oct. 08, 2022 12:46 PM EDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a ceremony to sign the treaties for four regions of Ukraine to join Russia, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. The signing of the treaties making the four regions part of Russia follows the completion of the Kremlin-orchestrated "referendums." (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
IOC's Bach eyes return to sports for anti-war Russians

By Graham Dunbar Sep. 30, 2022 11:31 AM EDT

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