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National and International 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 9th in super-G in 3rd Olympic race

Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 9th in super-G in 3rd Olympic race

BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin completed the super-G at the Beijing Olympics on Friday in a time way out of medal contention — but for the first time in three races at the 2022 Games, she made it to the finish.
Narracott on cusp of Australia's 1st Olympic sliding medal

Narracott on cusp of Australia's 1st Olympic sliding medal

BEIJING (AP) — The last time Australia won an Olympic medal in a sliding sport? That would be never. Never even been close, with the country’s best result in any bobsled, skeleton or luge race being a 10th-place showing in 2010.
Narracott on cusp of Australia's 1st Olympic sliding medal

Narracott on cusp of Australia's 1st Olympic sliding medal

BEIJING (AP) — The last time Australia won an Olympic medal in a sliding sport? That would be never. Never even been close, with the country’s best result in any bobsled, skeleton or luge race being a 10th-place showing in 2010.
Dining options closed in hotel complex at Beijing Olympics due to COVID concerns

Dining options closed in hotel complex at Beijing Olympics due to COVID concerns

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — The dining options at a Beijing Olympics hotel have been halved due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19.
EXPLAINER: Olympics show complexity of sustainability claims

EXPLAINER: Olympics show complexity of sustainability claims

BEIJING (AP) — To stage the Winter Games in the Chinese capital, organizers embarked on a massive public works campaign, constructing new venues and piping millions of gallons of water up into the arid surrounding mountains to create fake snow for sk
Home of the huge: China has long history of going really big

Home of the huge: China has long history of going really big

BEIJING (AP) — Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City. The Great Wall. The Three Gorges Dam. Dozens of high-end malls in Beijing.
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Local fans allowed inside Olympic bubble

BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Local fans allowed inside Olympic bubble

BEIJING (AP) — Some local fans are getting to watch the Beijing Games in person, though it’s not clear exactly how they were selected for a visit inside the tightly controlled Olympic bubble.

3-time halfpipe champion Shaun White finishes 4th in his final Olympics; Ayumu Hirano of Japan wins gold

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — 3-time halfpipe champion Shaun White finishes 4th in his final Olympics; Ayumu Hirano of Japan wins gold. The Associated Press
Nathan Chen demonstrates new era of music in figure skating

Nathan Chen demonstrates new era of music in figure skating

BEIJING (AP) — First there was the explosive hip-hop beat drop, then a bold rap verse proclaiming, “The greatest of all time!” It couldn't have described Nathan Chen any better.
Canada, U.S. men set to renew Olympic hostilities at Beijing Games

Canada, U.S. men set to renew Olympic hostilities at Beijing Games

BEIJING — Jordan Weal was down on the ice, blood dripping from his face. The Canadian winger eventually returned to the fray, relieving some frustration by breaking his stick over an American shin pad.
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