BEIJING — Nathan Chen had just shattered the world record for a figure skating short program, even throwing a defiant fist in a rare display of emotion, when he was asked how he’d spend the next 48 hours before his long-awaited Olympic coronation.
“I’ve been here a while,” the ...
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo felt the pressure to prove that he’s still the fastest man on the cross-country sprint course.
His Olympic gold medal proves it just fine.
“There has been a lot of talking about (it),” the Norwegian said, “almost (everyone saying) I ...
BEIJING — As Ryan Cochran-Siegle set off at around noon Tuesday for a super-G run that would earn a silver at the Beijing Games — the first Olympic Alpine medal for a U.S. man since 2014 — it was around 11 p.m. Monday night back home in Starksboro, Vermont (pop. 1,756).
So his mother, ...
After four years of hard work and getting over the pain and misery of her horrific crash at the 2018 Olympics, Emily Sweeney’s Olympic journey took another unfortunate turn on Monday.
In her second run of the women’s singles luge competition — after finishing her first run in 10th ...
BEIJING — It’s hard enough facing a deep and talented hockey powerhouse such as Canada in normal circumstances. Try doing it wearing a mask, Russian forward Alexandra Vafina joked.
“Against Canada with the mask on? It was an experience,” she said following a 6-1 loss in a Group A ...
BEIJING — USA Luge’s Chris Mazdzer had X-rays on his aching right foot a few days ago, and the results were as expected. It’s still broken.
With that, it became official: The U.S. men’s luge team was never fully healthy at any point this season.
There were no medals for ...