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Serena Williams, of the United States, competes against Anett Kontaveit, of Estonia, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Aug. 31, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
US Open Women Singles

Dec. 20, 2022 09:52 AM EST

Estonia's Kristjan Ilves competes during the cross-country skiing portion of the individual Gundersen large hill/10km competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Riiber's mistake helps Graabak of Norway win Nordic combined

By Larry Lage Feb. 15, 2022 06:32 AM EST

Stefan Kraft, of Austria, celebrates with teammate Daniel Huber after they won gold in the men's team ski jumping eventat the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Olympics Live: US wins to set up gold-medal game with Canada

Feb. 13, 2022 09:29 PM EST

FILE - A worker performs a COVID-19 test at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Olympics Live: Germany's Neise captures skeleton gold

Feb. 11, 2022 09:43 PM EST

Ben Loomis, of the United States, soars through the air during a trial round in the ski jump portion of the individual Gundersen normal hill event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Vinzenz Geiger rallies, wins Olympic gold in Nordic combined

By Larry Lage Feb. 09, 2022 06:51 AM EST

Haein Lee of South Korea performs in the women free skating program during the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Stepanov)
Japan's Mihara wins 2nd Four Continents figure skating title

Jan. 22, 2022 11:00 AM EST

Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov of USA compete in the pairs' short program during the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Sergei Stepanov)
U.S. leads in 2 events at Four Continents figure skating

Jan. 20, 2022 02:35 PM EST

Anna Shcherbakova of Russia performs during the women's free skating competition of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Raul Mee)
Valieva wins European figure skating title ahead of Olympics

Jan. 15, 2022 04:05 PM EST

Russia dominates on day 1 of European figure skating champs

Jan. 12, 2022 04:05 PM EST
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia dominated the first day of the European figure skating championships on Wednesday, taking the top three positions in the men’s and...

French ice dancers to skip Europeans because of virus risk

Jan. 06, 2022 11:05 AM EST
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron will not skate for a sixth European Championship title next week because they...

Garbiñe Muguruza, of Spain, returns a shot to Anett Kontaveit, of Estonia, during the final match of the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Refugio Ruiz)
WTA Finals Women Singles

Nov. 18, 2021 06:06 AM EST

Four Continents skating set for Europe debut in Estonia

Oct. 04, 2021 12:25 PM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Four Continents Championships for figure skaters from outside Europe will be held in Europe for the first time after Estonia...

Katerina Siniakova advances to Cleveland quarterfinals

By Brian Dulik Aug. 25, 2021 06:36 PM EDT
CLEVELAND (AP) — Olympic doubles champion Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic cruised into the quarterfinals at Tennis in the Land with a 6-0, 6-0 victory...

Vladislav Larin of the Russian Olympic Committee, left, reacts as the referee signals his win for a gold medal for taekwondo men's 80kg match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Olympics Latest: Germany wins another equestrian gold

Jul. 26, 2021 08:17 PM EDT

Anett Kontaveit, of Estonia, plays against Maria Sakkari, of Greece, during the first round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Olympic Tournament Women Singles

Jul. 24, 2021 02:46 AM EDT

South Africa's Olympic soccer team members, wearing face masks, leave the training venue in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2021. Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. The Tokyo Games open on Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)
Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics

Jul. 19, 2021 05:57 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The Latest: Biden and Putin depart Geneva after summit

Jun. 16, 2021 04:00 AM EDT

Senate President Ty Masterson, R-Andover, presides over a session of the Senate at the Statehouse on May 5, 2021, in Topeka, Kan. Top Republicans on Tuesday, June 15 ended Kansas' state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic, refusing to consider Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's arguments that it is still necessary for vaccinations and some testing for COVID-19. Masterson announced the cancellation of a meeting of eight legislative leaders set for Tuesday afternoon. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
The Latest: Disney plans to restart fireworks shows at parks

By The Associated Press Jun. 15, 2021 04:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, May 5, 2021, cars with people waiting for AstraZeneca vaccination queue in front of a tent on the parking lot of a supermarket in Pforzheim, southern Germany. The European Union's statistical office Eurostat issued a statement Friday May 7, 2021, estimating that carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion dropped 10% in the EU during 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, FILE)
Carbon emissions from energy dropped 10% in the EU last year

May. 07, 2021 05:49 AM EDT

Estonian guitarist Jaak Sooaar performs in the Narva Castle on the Russian-Estonian border in Narva, Estonia, Friday, April 30, 2021. Musicians on the Estonian-Russian border held an unusual concert on Friday, with Estonian guitarist Jaak Sooaar and Russian saxophonist Alexey Kruglov performing from the castles on the opposing banks of the Narva river that marks the border between the two countries. The concert was held on the International Jazz Day by the two musicians as an act of friendship despite the deteriorating relations between the two countries and as cross-border contacts have been limited due to the corona-virus pandemic. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Musicians blend jazz rhythms across Estonia-Russia border

By Maris Hellrand Apr. 30, 2021 12:27 PM EDT