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FILE - Germany's Claudia Pechstein competes in the women's 5,000 meters during the world single distances speedskating championships Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Kearns, Utah. At 49, Pechstein will be the oldest woman to compete at a Winter Olympics and the second athlete — and only woman — to compete in eight. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

'Grandma' Claudia Pechstein skates into 8th Olympics

By Beth Harris
Jan. 14, 2022 02:08 AM EST
FILE - Canadian figure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier compete in the pairs free program in the Winter Olympics at the Salt Lake Ice Center in Salt Lake City, Monday, Feb. 11, 2002. Tara Lipinski, the 1998 Olympic gold medalist and now an analyst for NBC, partnered with husband Todd Kapostasy on a four-part documentary series on Peacock, NBC's streaming outlet. It's called “MEDDLING” and looks deeply into the impact the judging misdeeds had on the two pairs teams involved: Canadians Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, Russians Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze.(AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

Tara Lipinski and husband examine 2002 skating scandal

By Barry Wilner
Jan. 13, 2022 03:06 AM EST
FILE - From left, Team Shuster's John Landsteiner, Matt Hamilton, coach Sean Beighton, Chris Plys and John Shuster pose with their gold medals after winning their match against Team Dropkin during the third night of finals at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. Team Shuster won the match will represent Team USA at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)

Gold means confidence, less pressure for US curler Shuster

By Jimmy Golen
Jan. 11, 2022 02:15 PM EST
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Egypt's Mahmoud El Wench, left, helps Brazil's Richarlison get up during a men's quarterfinal soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

AP PHOTOS: Kindness, empathy highlight humanity of Olympics

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United States Tamyra Marianna Stock Mensah celebrates defeating Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu and winning the women's 68kg Freestyle wrestling final match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

AP PHOTOS: Olympians proudly display their national flags

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A pedestrian walks past a face mask discarded on the street during the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

AP PHOTOS: No avoiding pandemic reminders at Tokyo Games

Aug. 05, 2021 07:23 AM EDT
Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands tumbles on a downhill during the men's cross country mountain bike competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

AP PHOTOS: Medal worthy Olympians, caught in motion

Aug. 04, 2021 06:31 AM EDT
Jumpers, from top left, Khaddi Sagnia, of Sweden, Emiliano Lasa, of Uruguay, Nathalee Aranda, of Panama, Eusebio Caceres, of Spain, Ivana Spanovic, of Serbia, Shoutarou Shiroyama, of Japan, compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. (AP Photos/Morry Gash)

AP PHOTOS: Olympic jumpers return to Earth in spray of sand

Aug. 03, 2021 05:12 AM EDT
The Olympic rings are reflected on Sabre weapon of Olfa Hezami of Tunisia as competes with Norika Tamura of Japan in the women's Sabre team round of 16 competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

AP PHOTOS: Tokyo taken over by omnipresent Olympic rings

Aug. 02, 2021 08:08 PM EDT
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Workers wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus set up a decoration for the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. Beijing has reported its first local omicron infection, according to state media, weeks before the Winter Olympic Games are due to start. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Chinese city Xi'an lifts some restrictions after lockdown

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BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese city of Xi’an has gradually begun lifting restrictions after over three weeks of lockdown, as authorities sought to stamp out a local outbreak before the B

Russia's Kamila Valieva performs during the women's free skating competition of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Raul Mee)

Valieva wins European figure skating title ahead of Olympics

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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Kamila Valieva underlined her status as the favorite for the women's Olympic figure skating gold medal as she won the European title by a commanding 22-point

Martins Dukurs from Latvia starts for his first run of the men's Skeleton world cup competition in Wintergerg, Germany, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (Caroline Seidel/dpa via AP)

Skeleton preview: Dukurs, Bos head to Olympics with momentum

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There wound up being five sliders chosen as part of the U.S. Olympic skeleton team that competed in the 2006 Turin Games.

Austria's Ramona Siebenhofer speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in Zauchensee, Austria, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Giovanni Maria Pizzato)

Gut-Behrami wins downhill after Olympic champ Goggia crashes

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ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria (AP) — Lara Gut-Behrami's season finally saw an upswing on Saturday after two miserable months for the Swiss skier which included illness, a crash, and