Climate and environment
The Olympic athletes' village construction site is pictured In Saint Denis, outside Paris, Saturday, March 18, 2023. Some Paris 2024 Olympic hopefuls have expressed concern over the lack of air conditioning units in the athletes' village that will be home for thousands of athletes and sports officials during next year's Summer Games.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Paris aims to keep Olympians cool without air conditioners

By Barbara Surk And Samuel Petrequin Mar. 20, 2023 11:11 AM EDT

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom race, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Giovanni Pizzato)
Swiss ace Marco Odermatt wins World Cup giant slalom

Jan. 07, 2023 08:51 AM EST

Switzerland's Corinne Suter celebrates her victory on the podium following the women's World Cup super-G ski race in Lake Louise, Alberta, on Sunday Dec. 4, 2022. (/Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
Suter claims World Cup super-G, ends Goggia's winning streak

Dec. 04, 2022 05:37 PM EST

US speed skier Cochran-Siegle rediscovering his love for GS

By Eric Willemsen Oct. 22, 2022 07:18 PM EDT
SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — American skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle is coming off his career best World Cup season, earning more points than ever before in both downhill and...

FILE - Shaun White poses in the halfpipe course after the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Shaun White's first full season in retirement also marks the beginning of his first year as a full-fledged business owner. The brand he introduced with a soft open in the lead-up to the Beijing Olympics earlier this year is now fully operational. The name is Whitespace(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Shaun White's next mountain: businessman, snowboard maker

By Eddie Pells Oct. 17, 2022 09:51 AM EDT

‘Unreal and surreal’: Skiers slam Asian Winter Games host

By Eric Willemsen Oct. 06, 2022 01:12 PM EDT
Leading World Cup skiers on Thursday questioned the decision to award a yet-to-be-built resort in Saudi Arabia the hosting rights of the 2029 Asian Winter Games,...

France ski world blasts Asian Winter Games in Saudi Arabia

Oct. 06, 2022 06:25 AM EDT
PARIS (AP) — The French ski federation, mayors from mountain resorts and ski instructors lashed out Thursday at the decision to award the 2029 Asian Winter Games to...

Saudi Arabia to host Asian Winter Games in new ski resort

Oct. 04, 2022 05:36 AM EDT
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Saudi Arabia will host the Asian Winter Games in 2029 in mountains near the $500 billion futuristic city project Neom. The...