Haiti Olympic Team
Richardson Viano, of Haiti, celebrates after finishing the men's slalom run 2 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Haiti sent skier Richardson Viano to China as its first winter Olympian ever. Like Viano, who learned to ski in France after he was adopted by a French family, most of the African and Caribbean participants in the Games either trained or lived in countries with ski slopes and training facilities. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
On the slopes, a struggle for Black skiers’ Olympic dreams

By Aaron Morrison Feb. 16, 2022 07:46 PM EST

Richardson Viano, of Haiti looks back up the hill after finishing the first run of the men's giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Orphan rides 'magic powder' from Haiti to Winter Olympics

By John Leicester Feb. 13, 2022 03:31 AM EST

Donovan Carrillo, of Mexico, competes during the men's short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Mexican skater is a rare Latin American at Winter Olympics

By Sally Ho Feb. 08, 2022 09:36 PM EST

FILE - In this July 27, 2021 file photo, Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the vault during the artistic gymnastics women's final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo. Biles and Naomi Osaka are prominent young Black women under the pressure of a global Olympic spotlight that few human beings ever face. But being a young Black woman -- which, in American life, comes with its own built-in pressure to perform -- entails much more than meets the eye. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Black women, across generations, heed Biles’ Olympic example

By Aaron Morrison, Astrid Galvan And Deepti Hajela Aug. 03, 2021 10:19 PM EDT

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, leaves center court after being defeated by Marketa Vondrousova, of the Czech Republic, during the third round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Disbelief, support in Japan after Naomi Osaka's elimination

By Yuri Kageyama Jul. 27, 2021 04:06 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 13, 2021, file photo, a delivery man pushes a cart full of packages as he passes by a business with Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics posters displayed on the windows in Tokyo. How are we to judge the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics when they wrap up in two weeks? It's a straightforward question but it's difficult to answer. That's because there are many interests involved. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Tokyo Olympics: A success? A failure? And how to judge?

By Stephen Wade Jul. 26, 2021 02:00 PM EDT

Ferreira lifts US over Costa Rica 1-0 in Olympic qualifying

By The Associated Press Mar. 18, 2021 07:33 PM EDT
The United States managed to open the delayed Olympic men's soccer qualifying tournament with a win despite not playing well. Jesús...

Stung by failures, US starts Olympic men's soccer qualifying

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2021 06:35 PM EDT
Stung by failures to qualify for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and the 2018 World Cup, the U.S. men start the delayed path toward this summer’s Tokyo Games soccer...

CONCACAF resets men's Olympic qualifying for March 18-30

Jan. 14, 2021 02:47 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — Men’s Olympic soccer qualifying in North and Central America and the Caribbean was rescheduled Thursday for March 18-30 in Guadalajara, Mexico,...

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May. 26, 2020 12:45 AM EDT
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