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Thea Louise Stjernesund of Norway, left, and Mikaela Shiffrin of United States race during the bronze medal race of the mixed team parallel skiing event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Shiffrin, US 4th in mixed team Olympic event; Austria wins

Feb. 19, 2022 10:09 PM EST

FILE- A view of the Arena in Verona, Italy, Friday, June 25, 2021. After three consecutive Winter Games in Asia, plus the 2010 edition in Vancouver, the 2026 Olympics will mark a return to Europe and the Alps. The 2026 Games will be the most widespread Olympics ever, with venues spread out over 22,000 square kilometers (nearly 10,000 square miles) over a vast swath of northern Italy — from the regions of Lombardy and Veneto to the provinces of Trento and Bolzano. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Skiers worried about organization of Milan-Cortina Olympics

By Andrew Dampf Feb. 17, 2022 10:36 AM EST

Nathan Chen, of the United States, competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Olympics Live: Germany sweeps luge golds with team relay

Feb. 09, 2022 08:10 PM EST

Mikaela Shiffrin of United States looks down after skiing off course during the first run of the women's giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Shiffrin's fall in Olympic giant slalom will stick with her

By Andrew Dampf Feb. 06, 2022 09:50 PM EST

FILE - Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, celebrates her gold medal during the venue ceremony at the women's giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Feb. 15, 2018. Shiffrin will defend her giant slalom gold medal in the first women's Alpine skiing event of the Beijing Olympics. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Shiffrin seeks 3rd Olympic gold: 'Best ... I've ever seen'

By Howard Fendrich And Pat Graham Feb. 05, 2022 04:43 AM EST

FILE - Simone Biles, of the United States, stand on the mat during the warm up prior to the artistic gymnastics balance beam final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo. Two-time Alpine skiing gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin has been thinking a lot about the stress and pressure that gymnast Biles and swimmer Caeleb Dressel discussed during last year's Tokyo Olympics. And Shiffrin knows that she will face similar burdens when her races at the Beijing Winter Games. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Shiffrin talks about watching Biles deal with Olympic stress

By Howard Fendrich Feb. 01, 2022 04:39 AM EST

FILE - A worker skies past the moguls course ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Jan. 27, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Olympic athletes in Alpine skiing and other outdoor sports dependent on snow are worried as they see winters disappearing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Olympians worry as 'Winter' disappears from Winter Games

By Howard Fendrich And Pat Graham Jan. 31, 2022 03:03 AM EST

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13), center his mother Marilyn Blount and former player Alonzo Mourning, right watch as a banner is raised in honor of Adebayo for winning a gold medal at the 2021 Olympics, during half time at an NBA basketball game Charlotte Hornets, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Charlotte Hornets at Miami Heat 10/29/2021

Oct. 29, 2021 09:16 PM EDT

Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart holds the MVP trophy after the Commissioner's Cup WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
WNBA teams ready for sprint to the finish of regular season

By Doug Feinberg Aug. 17, 2021 02:04 PM EDT

Hungary's Anna Illes (7), Krisztina Garda, center, and Gabriella Szucs (5), celebrate after beating the Russian Olympic Committee in the women's water polo bronze medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
US overwhelms Spain for 3rd straight water polo gold

By Jay Cohen Aug. 07, 2021 03:02 AM EDT

Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of Russian Olympic Committee compete in the Free Routine Final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Russia's Romashina sets record with 6th Olympic gold

By Paul Newberry Aug. 04, 2021 09:08 AM EDT

Katarina Johnson-Thompson, of Britain, reacts after falling during a heat in the heptathlon women's 200-meter at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Olympics Latest: World champ Dutch out in women's handball

Aug. 03, 2021 07:59 PM EDT

Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina of Russian Olympic Committee compete in the duet technical routine at the the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Romashina goes for record 6th gold in artistic swimming

Aug. 03, 2021 05:42 PM EDT

Yukiko Inui and Megumu Yoshida, of Japan, compete in the Duet Free Routine Preliminary at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
No surprise: Russia leads artistic swimming duet prelims

Aug. 02, 2021 09:15 AM EDT

Pauline Ranvier of France, left, and Marta Martyanova of the Russian Olympic Committee compete in the women's Foil team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Despite ankle injury, Russians win team foil at Olympics

By James Ellingworth Jul. 29, 2021 10:29 AM EDT

Jiri Liptak, of Czech Republic, competes in the men's trap at the Asaka Shooting Range in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Olympics Latest: US women's volleyball reaches quarterfinals

Jul. 28, 2021 08:36 PM EDT

Simone Biles, of the United States, watches gymnasts perform at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. Biles says she wasn't in right 'headspace' to compete and withdrew from gymnastics team final to protect herself. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
USOPC leader: 'Thrilled' Biles felt safe to make decision

By Eddie Pells Jul. 28, 2021 02:46 AM EDT

United States head coach Ken Eriksen embraces Monica Abbott after defeating Canada in their softball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Fukushima , Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Abbott 1-hitter lifts US over Canada for 2-0 softball start

By Ronald Blum Jul. 21, 2021 10:29 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Feb. 26, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2021. There are 308 days left in the year. Today’s...

Switzerland's Corinne Suter smiles as she arrives at the finish area during the women's super-G, at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
Gut-Behrami wins elusive gold in worlds opener, Shiffrin 3rd

By Eric Willemsen Feb. 11, 2021 07:50 AM EST