Poland Olympic Team

FILE - The Russian national flag, right, flies after it is hoisted next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 23, 2014. The International Olympic Committee has made a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Russia facing sports isolation over invasion of Ukraine

By Graham Dunbar Feb. 28, 2022 06:57 AM EST

FILE - A general view of the St. Petersburg Stadium prior to the Confederations Cup soccer match between New Zealand and Portugal, in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 24, 2017. The British government led calls Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022 for the Champions League final to be taken off Russia by European football's governing body to punish its deepening intervention in Ukraine. The showpiece men's game is due to be played in St. Petersburg on May 28 for the biggest sporting event in Russia since the 2018 World Cup.(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, file)

Euro backlash as FIFA refuses to expel Russia from football

By Rob Harris Feb. 27, 2022 05:53 AM EST

A soldier's helmet with a bullet hole near debris of burning military trucks, in a street in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine's capital Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Poland, Sweden refuse to play Russia in World Cup playoffs

Feb. 26, 2022 11:43 AM EST

Members of the United States team stand in the finish area after the postponement of the mixed team parallel skiing event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Olympic Alpine team event moved to Sunday because of wind

By Howard Fendrich Feb. 18, 2022 11:17 PM EST

Gloves hang from a cabinet where COVID-19 tests are done outside an hotel at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Olympics Live: US skaters lose appeal to get silver medals

Feb. 18, 2022 09:09 PM EST

Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy Leduc, of the United States, compete in the pairs short program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Olympics Live: China pair breaks figure skating world record

Feb. 17, 2022 08:39 PM EST

Peter Prevc, of Slovenia, soars through the air during a men's team ski jumping first round at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Austria wins Olympic gold in ski jumping team event

By Larry Lage Feb. 14, 2022 08:26 AM EST

United States players celebrate after a 4-1 win against Finland in a women's semifinal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Olympics Live: US wins to set up gold-medal game with Canada

Feb. 13, 2022 09:34 PM EST

Ryoyu Kobayashi, of Japan, soars through the air during a men's large hill individual trial round for competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Marius Lindvik of Norway wins Olympic gold on large hill

By Larry Lage Feb. 12, 2022 08:10 AM EST

Gao Tingyu of China poses during a medal ceremony after winning the gold medal and setting an Olympic record in the men's speedskating 500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in Beijing. Left is silver medalist Cha Min-kyu of South Korea and right is bronze medalist Wataru Morishige of Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Gao becomes 1st Chinese man to win Olympic speedskating gold

By Paul Newberry Feb. 12, 2022 05:23 AM EST

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, trains at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Olympics Live: Germany's Neise captures skeleton gold

Feb. 11, 2022 09:43 PM EST

Norway's Therese Johaug reacts after finishing the women's 10km classic cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Johaug wins 2nd Olympic gold at Beijing Games in 10K classic

By Martha Bellisle Feb. 10, 2022 03:45 AM EST

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (Carl Court/Pool Photo via AP)

In opening of Winter Olympics, chances at politicking abound

By Adam Schreck Feb. 04, 2022 07:08 AM EST

Mateusz Sochowicz of Poland speeds down the track during a men's luge training run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

'Nothing is impossible': Injured Polish luger makes Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 04, 2022 01:44 AM EST

Injured Polish luge athlete picked for Beijing Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 19, 2022 12:31 PM EST
A Polish luge athlete who was seriously injured in a November training crash at the track built for next month’s Olympics plans to head back to that venue and...

Swiatek spoils Badosa's birthday at WTA Finals

By Carlos Rodriguez Nov. 15, 2021 05:28 PM EST
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Iga Swiatek departed the WTA Finals with a win after spoiling Paula Badosa's birthday 7-5, 6-4 on Monday. The...

An athlete competes in the women's monobob during an IBSF Sanctioned Race, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the Yanqing National Sliding Center in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. Beijing Olympic officials say two foreign athletes have tested positive for COVID-19 in ongoing test events for February's Winter Games, Officials also expressed sympathy for a Polish luge competitor who fractured his leg at the Olympics sliding center this week in a crash that has been blamed on human error. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

2 athletes COVID-19 positive in Beijing Games warmup events

Nov. 12, 2021 02:40 AM EST

Luge officials: Olympic luge track crash was 'human error'

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 11, 2021 10:05 AM EST
The International Luge Federation said Thursday that “human error" caused a Polish athlete to crash and suffer serious leg injuries in a training run this week...