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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2020, file photo, the Olympic rings are reinstalled after it was taken down for maintenance ahead of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Odaiba section in Tokyo. A senior official with the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and three company executives were arrested Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in an ongoing bid-rigging scandal related to the Games. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Tokyo Olympic official, 3 others held in bid-rigging probe

By Yuri Kageyama Feb. 08, 2023 02:17 AM EST

Leading Australian Olympic official Phil Coles dies aged 91

Jan. 28, 2023 10:00 PM EST
SYDNEY (AP) — Phil Coles, who played key roles in getting an Australian team to the 1980 Moscow Olympics despite a U.S.-led boycott and later helped secure the 2000...

Sapporo mayor says Tokyo bid-rigging hurt its Olympic bid

By Stephen Wade Dec. 20, 2022 07:53 AM 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

Vancouver's shot at hosting 2030 Winter Olympics dims

Oct. 27, 2022 05:09 PM EDT
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — British Columbia's government will not support Vancouver's bid to hold the 2030 Olympics in the province, a move that places Salt...

FILE - Salt Lake City Council Chairwoman Erin Mendenhall, from left, Fraser Bullock, chief operating officer of the 2002 Winter Games, Jeff Robbins, president and CEO of the Utah Sports Commission, Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, Gov. Gary Herbert, USA Olympic speed skater Catherine Rainey-Norman and Salt Lake County Councilman Jim Bradley raise their arms in celebration after the USOC choose Salt Lake over Denver to bid on behalf of the U.S. for future Winter Games, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 in Salt Lake City. Recent meetings with the IOC have led U.S. officials to believe all signs point toward Salt Lake City bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics, though they say Utah's capital will be ready if asked to host the 2030 Games, too. (Steve Griffin/The Deseret News via AP, File)

Salt Lake City Winter Olympics bid more likely for 2034

By Eddie Pells Jun. 23, 2022 03:02 PM EDT

FILE - Erin Jackson holds up a U..S. flag with coach Ryan Shimabukuro after winning the gold medal in the women's 500-meter speedskating race at the Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. Fresh off the best Olympic showing by the U.S. speedskating team in a dozen years, Shimabukuro is staying on for another four years as coach of the American squad. Shimabukuro posted a picture on his Facebook page Tuesday showing him signing his new contract at the Utah Olympic Oval in suburban Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Shimabukuro inks another 4 years as US speedskating coach

By Paul Newberry Jun. 14, 2022 07:53 PM EDT

FILE - The Olympic rings are seen during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2022, in Beijing. Will it be 2030, the first opening on the IOC calendar? Or might the International Olympic Committee make a double award and also name the 2034 host, which it did 4 1/2 years ago when it had two strong candidates and named Paris for the 2024 Olympics and Los Angeles for 2028. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Salt Lake, Sapporo head race to 2030 Olympics, and maybe '34

By Stephen Wade May. 02, 2022 01:08 AM EDT

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2022 11:05 AM EST
Feb. 18 1924 — Theresa Weld Blanchard wins her sixth and final U.S. figure skating championship. Sherwin Badger captures his fifth straight and final...

Mark Waechter, owner of Nordic Ultratune, a ski retail and repair shop in Winthrop, Washington, stands with a new batch of skis that arrived for the 2021-22 winter ski season. When COVID-19 hit in the winter of 2020, many escaped cabin fever by hitting the ski trails and Nordic skis quickly became the new toilet paper – they were hard to find and sold out in stores. The ski boom has continued as the pandemic makes winter outdoor recreation appealing, but climate change means its future is uncertain. (AP Photo/Martha Bellisle)

Climate change makes the future of Nordic skiing uncertain

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 18, 2022 01:06 PM EST

A group of cross country skiers glide along the freshly groomed trails at Cabin Creek Sno Park near Easton, Wash., on Dec. 19, 2021. When COVID-19 hit in the winter of 2020, many escaped cabin fever by hitting the ski trails and Nordic skis quickly became the new toilet paper – they were hard to find and sold out in stores. The ski boom has continued as the pandemic makes winter outdoor recreation appealing, but climate change means its future is uncertain. (AP Photo/Martha Bellisle)

Climate change makes the future of Nordic skiing uncertain

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 18, 2022 01:05 PM EST

Japan's Nao Kodaira skates to victory in the women's 1000-meter competition at the ISU World Cup speed skating event in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

American Joey Mantia wins 1,500 in World Cup speedskating

Dec. 11, 2021 11:22 PM EST

ISU cancels Four Continents short track speedskating in Utah

Dec. 11, 2021 10:13 PM EST
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Four Continents short track speedskating championships in January have been canceled because of expected limited attendance due to the new...

Ukraine wants to prepare a bid to host a Winter Olympics

Sep. 13, 2021 06:06 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Ukraine wants to enter formal talks about hosting the Winter Olympics, the IOC said Monday. Ukrainian...