BEIJING — 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 really make an impact on the generations ...

BEIJING — Germany has its first Olympic skeleton champion, and the country is simply sliding away from all challengers so far at the Beijing Olympics. That’s no surprise. This, however, was: China has its first Olympic sliding medal — ever. Christopher Grotheer was a runaway ...

BEIJING — Hannah Neise has never won a World Cup medal. Or a medal at the world championships. Or a medal from the European championships. She’s got an Olympic medal now. And it’s the one that everybody wants. Skeleton has a new champion, and she was a bit of a surprise winner. ...

BEIJING — Don’t look now, but the young United States hockey team might be fun to watch at the Olympics. Sean Farrell had a hat trick and delivered one of the team’s two no-look assists as the Americans routed China 8-0 Thursday night in the host country’s Olympic men’s hockey ...

Andrew Blaser, of Meridian, Idaho, is in 21st position after the first two heats of the men’s skeleton competition at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games on Wednesday. It was Blaser’s Olympic debut. “The win is definitely getting here,” Blaser said in a statement. When he woke up ...

On the final day of luge racing at the Yanqing National Sliding Center in Beijing, China, the United States foursome of Ashley Farquharson and Chris Mazdzer in singles and doubles team of Zack DiGregorio and Sean Hollander capped off their Olympic experiences with a seventh-place ...