National and International 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

BEIJING — Around the halfway point of the 10,000 metres, Ted-Jan Bloeman passed his coach Bart Schouten and made a slashing gesture with his right hand. He was done.

BEIJING (AP) — Nils van der Poel spoke his mind, then got back to racing. Turns out, it was just him against the clock.

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. Another gold medal, that is.

BEIJING (AP) — One of the most anticipated events at the Beijing Olympics is the imminent legal hearing in Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case.

BEIJING (AP) — Running one hand through her hair while wiping tears away with the other, Lara Gut-Behrami released a sigh of relief when she finally put that elusive Olympic gold medal around her neck.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Her mom and dad wanted a name that stood out. A strong name.

BEIJING (AP) — The athletes of the U.S. men’s bobsled program needed to quickly raise $70,000. They brainstormed ways to come up with that kind of cash.

SYDNEY (AP) — They were the hometown heroes of the Pyeongchang Olympics, the South Korean underdogs with the catchy nicknames who swept past more seasoned teams to nab the silver medal in curling.

BEIJING (AP) — Jake Sanderson woke up each morning in Los Angeles and checked his phone to find out his latest test result. After testing positive for the coronavirus at USA Hockey's pre-Olympic camp, the next four results all came back the same.

BEIJING — Claude Julien is with his team at the Beijing Olympics. And that's not all Canada's men's hockey coach is thankful for. The 61-year-old made a surprise return to the fold Thursday after not initially travelling with the group to China.