World Feb 20 After Beijing bubble bursts, can the IOC save the Olympics? By Eddie Pells, Associated Press
World Feb 19 Panel denies US skaters’ appeal to get Olympic silver medals Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the end of the Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said early Sunday in Beijing that it dismissed the appeal by the nine skaters,… By Eddie Pells, Graham Dunbar, Associated Press
World Feb 18 Gu skis her way to gold and the history books in the women’s halfpipe final Eileen Gu captured Olympic gold in the women’s ski halfpipe final to become the first action-sports athlete to pick up three medals at the same Winter Games. By Eddie Pells, Associated Press
World Feb 16 What is the drug behind Russia’s Olympic doping case? Kamila Valieva was back on the Olympic ice at the Beijing Games for the individual competition. Details of her legal defense in a doping case were revealed only hours earlier. By Graham Dunbar, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press
World Feb 16 Valieva listed 2 legal oxygen boosters on Olympic forms Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva listed two legal substances used to improve heart function on an anti-doping control form she filled out before her drug case at the Olympics erupted. By Eddie Pells, Associated Press
Feb 13 Erin Jackson of US 1st Black woman to win speedskating gold By Paul Newberry, Associated Press Erin Jackson has never viewed herself as some sort of trailblazer. She just likes to skate really, really fast, whether it’s on wheels or blades. Yet the 29-year-old from balmy Ocala, Florida knew this moment was special, her chance to… Continue reading
Feb 13 Skiers struggle as real snow falls on Winter Olympics By Bernie Wilson, Associated Press The Winter Olympics finally look like, well, the Winter Olympics. Real snow fell in Beijing on Sunday for the first time since the Olympics began, giving the city the appearance and feel of a real Winter Games. There was fresh… Continue reading
Feb 12 Queries on doping, harassment, ineptitude at Olympics By Jake Seiner, Associated Press The biggest questions at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday hardly centered on who would win the six gold medals up for grabs. Not with the fate of 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva still undecided. Will the Russian be allowed to… Continue reading
Feb 10 How Olympic ski jumpers toe the line between falling and flying By Amy Pope, The Conversation Ski jumpers do everything they can to counteract the effects of gravity and fly as far as they can down hills. Continue reading
Feb 09 How competing on fake snow affects the performance of Olympic skiers and snowboarders By Peter Veals, The Conversation Snowmaking machines can produce enough snow to cover a run, but artificial snow is very different from natural flakes that fall from the sky. Continue reading