Biathlon
Poland’s refusal to play its World Cup qualifier against Russia next month in response to that nation’s invasion of Ukraine gained wider support when Sweden followed with its own plans to protest to FIFA.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The Frenchman fared better in the first week. The Norwegian nailed it in the second.
Feb. 19
1928 — Canada wins the gold medal in ice hockey at the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
1928 — Canada wins the gold medal in ice hockey at the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China shattered their own world record for a short program at the Beijing Games on Friday night, giving them the narrowest of leads over Russian rivals Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov heading into the free skate to decide the Olympic champion.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The penalty loops piled up as the wind wreaked havoc on the biathlon course.
BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Friday, Feb. 18, at the Beijing Games:
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BIATHLON
MEN’S 15KM MASS START
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BIATHLON
MEN’S 15KM MASS START
BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Friday, Feb. 18, at the Beijing Games:
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BIATHLON
MEN’S 15KM MASS START
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BIATHLON
MEN’S 15KM MASS START
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva ends in fourth place in the women’s individual figure skating event, which she competed in despite failing a pre-Olympics doping test.
The United States is out of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics in stunning fashion after blowing a late lead.
BEIJING (AP) — Shred, white and flew.
Innovative American freestyle skiers Alex Hall and Nick Goepper landed jaw-dropping tricks on the Secret Garden slopestyle course and won the gold and silver medals at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday.
Innovative American freestyle skiers Alex Hall and Nick Goepper landed jaw-dropping tricks on the Secret Garden slopestyle course and won the gold and silver medals at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday.
BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the Beijing Games:
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MEN’S SLALOM
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MEN’S SLALOM
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Elvira Oeberg skied out front, right where she wanted be, and stayed out front all the way to an Olympic gold medal.
Football, video games and dress-up are just some of the ways athletes at the Beijing Olympics are keeping busy when they’re not competing.
BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the Beijing Games:
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WOMEN’S DOWNHILL
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WOMEN’S DOWNHILL
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The Russians took the lead right at the start of the Olympic four-man biathlon relay Tuesday and stayed well out front until a shooting meltdown at the very end allowed Norway to get a glimpse of gold.
Hilary Knight had a goal and assist, Alex Cavallini stopped 25 shots and the defending Olympic champion United States defeated Finland 4-1 in a women’s hockey semifinal at the Beijing Games to set up the sixth gold-medal showdown between the Americans and Canada.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — A Norwegian biathlete who collapsed after crossing the finish line in the women’s 10-kilometer pursuit race will be heading home instead of competing again at the Beijing Olympics.
The United States has clinched the top seed in the Olympic men’s hockey tournament. The young Americans beat Germany 3-2 to finish the preliminary round a perfect 3-0-0.
BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Sunday, Feb. 13, at the Beijing Games:
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ALPINE SKIING
MEN’S GIANT SLALOM
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ALPINE SKIING
MEN’S GIANT SLALOM
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The howling wind blew snow across the Olympic biathlon range and sent bullets veering off target, forcing most athletes to take multiple penalty laps.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The Boe brothers packed a 1-3 punch on the Olympic biathlon course.
Johannes Thingnes Boe, the younger of the Norwegian siblings, won gold Saturday in the sprint race.
Johannes Thingnes Boe, the younger of the Norwegian siblings, won gold Saturday in the sprint race.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway put in the best performance of her career when it mattered the most — on an Olympic stage, for an Olympic gold medal.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The snow squeaks under their skis as Olympic athletes spin their arms in a wind-milling motion and hop up and down in place to keep warm, their noses and cheeks covered in strips of colored tape as mist rises from their buff-covered faces.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Quentin Fillon Maillet filled in quite nicely for Martin Fourcade at the Beijing Olympics.
BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Monday, Feb. 7, at the Beijing Games:
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ALPINE SKIING
MEN’S DOWNHILL
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ALPINE SKIING
MEN’S DOWNHILL
And it took eight years.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The United States has won medals in every sport at the Winter Olympics except one: biathlon.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Swedish cross-country skier Stina Nilsson was at the top of her game after winning four medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, followed by a World Cup sprint title and two gold medals at the world championships in 2019.
Dry Beijing barely gets any winter precipitation, which makes this year’s Winter Games the first to rely almost entirely on artificial snow for the skiing and snowboarding events.
BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Beijing Games:
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BIATHLON
MIXED RELAY
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BIATHLON
MIXED RELAY