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Three-time Olympic champion Lyu tests positive for doping

Dec. 22, 2022 02:13 PM EST

FILE - A Chinese athlete warms up before the start of the men's speedskating 1,500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. o hear the world’s Olympic leaders tell it, the bidding for future Winter Games has been jumbled by internal disputes at India’s Olympic committee, a newfound affinity for streamlining the bidding process and, most recently, a long-overdue nod to the impact of climate change. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Winter Olympics focus on climate change, rotating hosts

By Eddie Pells Dec. 14, 2022 11:35 AM EST

Switzerland's Corinne Suter celebrates her victory on the podium following the women's World Cup super-G ski race in Lake Louise, Alberta, on Sunday Dec. 4, 2022. (/Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

Suter claims World Cup super-G, ends Goggia's winning streak

Dec. 04, 2022 05:37 PM EST

Marco Odermatt, of Switzerland, skis on the way to winning the men's World Cup super-G race at Lake Louise, Alberta, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Fast & smooth Odermatt proves to be ski racer to catch again

By Pat Graham Dec. 01, 2022 05:39 PM EST

Mascots of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, left, and Paralympics Games, a Phrygian cap, pose during a preview in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. The soft bright red cap, also known as a liberty cap, is an updated version of a conical hat worn in antiquity in places such as Persia, the Balkans, Thrace, Dacia and Phrygia, where the name originates, in modern day Turkey. It later became a symbol of the pursuit of liberty in the French Revolution and is still worn by the figure of Marianne, the national personification of France since that time. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

China-made Paris Olympics mascots fuel criticism in France

Nov. 17, 2022 06:58 AM EST

Russian Kamila Valieva, foreground, prepares to compete in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Russian Figure Skating Grand Prix, the Golden Skate of Moscow, as her coach Eteri Tutberidze, right, looks at her at Megasport Arena in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. With its teams suspended from international competitions such as the Grand Prix series, Russia is holding its own series of figure skating events in various cities, also under the Grand Prix name. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian skater Valieva could miss 2026 Olympics over doping

Nov. 14, 2022 06:49 AM EST

WADA forces hearing in Russian skater Valieva's doping case

Nov. 08, 2022 09:51 AM EST
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday it sent the Beijing Olympics case of teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva to sport’s highest...

Veronica Burton goes to the basket as the USA Basketball Women's 3x3 national team practices, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Miami Lakes, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Jimmer's new goal: The U.S. Olympic team, in 3x3 basketball

By Tim Reynolds Nov. 03, 2022 04:22 PM EDT

China tops Japan at sloppy men's gymnastics championships

Nov. 02, 2022 07:30 PM EDT
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — China won its 12th world men's gymnastics championship on Wednesday, putting together six solid if not always spectacular rotations to...

Madison Chock, left, and Evan Bates, of the United States, acknowledge the audience after performing during the Ice Dance Free Dance program at the Grand Prix Skate America Series, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, in Norwood, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

American skaters blast RUSADA secrecy in Valieva doping case

By Dave Skretta Oct. 23, 2022 04:18 PM EDT

American ice dancers Chock and Bates lead Skate America

Oct. 22, 2022 06:20 PM EDT
NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates along with Japan's Kaori Sakamoto, the women's world champion, took the lead after their...

Athletes check the venue prior to the women's and men's lead semi-final of the IFSC Climbing World Cup Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. After Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi joined a growing list of female athletes who have been targeted by their governments for defying authoritarian policies or acting out against bullying, a number of others have spoken out on their concerns of politics crossing into their sporting world. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Iran's Rekabi latest female athlete at risk in home country

By Stephen Wade Oct. 21, 2022 11:59 AM EDT

FILE- Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, falls in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency will treat the Kamila Valieva doping case which shook figure skating at the Winter Olympics as confidential and won’t publish a verdict, it was announced Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 Valieva won Olympic gold in the team competition before finding out she tested positive for a banned substance before the Beijing Games. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russian agency won't publish doping verdict in Valieva case

Oct. 21, 2022 11:12 AM EDT

FILE - Ilia Malinin competes in the men's short program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. All eyes will be on 17-year-old Ilia Malinin when he makes his senior Grand Prix debut at Skate America this weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)

Malinin headlines Grand Prix opener at Skate America

By Dave Skretta Oct. 20, 2022 01:38 PM EDT

FILE - Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, reacts after the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. Eight months after finishing behind the Russians at the Winter Games, the U.S. team has yet to receive its medals, or even know whether they will be silver or gold. That’s because only recently did the Russian Anti-Doping Agency complete its painfully slow investigation into Kamila Valieva, the now-16-year-old whose positive doping test that surfaced during the opening week of the Olympics led to its biggest scandal in years. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

US figure skaters still await medals from Beijing Games

By Dave Skretta Oct. 19, 2022 02:46 PM EDT

Shaun White's next mountain: businessman, snowboard maker

By Eddie Pells Oct. 17, 2022 09:51 AM EDT

Boston set to host 2025 figure skating world championships

By Dave Skretta Oct. 12, 2022 02:46 PM EDT
The International Skating Union awarded the 2025 world figure skating championships to Boston on Wednesday, giving the U.S. the opportunity to host the last worlds...

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) celebrates after scoring on a pass from quarterback Josh Allen during the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Bills draw inspiration from Kobe-led Olympic 'Redeem Team'

By John Wawrow Oct. 10, 2022 03:14 PM EDT

United States' coach Cheryl Reeve instructs from the sideline during their gold medal game against China at the women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

US women's basketball dominates on international stage

By Doug Feinberg Oct. 01, 2022 02:01 PM EDT

China's Han Xu signs her autograph for fans following during their game at the women's Basketball World Cup against Puerto Rico in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

China eyeing a medal for first time in 28 years

By Doug Feinberg Sep. 26, 2022 10:21 AM EDT