Maddie Mastro
FILE- U.S. Olympic Winter Games snowboarding halfpipe hopeful Maddie Mastro poses for a portrait at the 2017 Team USA media summit Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Park City, Utah. Mastro has sketched out a trick in her notebook that just may help her land on the podium at the 2022 Beijing Games, maybe even on the top step. It's called the front double 1080 and includes two flips and a 360-degree rotation with a backward landing. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Mastro maps out halfpipe trick that just might win Olympics

By Pat Graham Feb. 07, 2022 06:20 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

Ayumu Hirano, of Japan, executes a trick in the snowboarding halfpipe finals, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, during the Dew Tour at Copper Mountain, Colo. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey)
Olympics nearing, Ayumu takes snowboarding's next big leap

By Eddie Pells Dec. 19, 2021 04:43 PM EST

Shaun White, of United States, reacts after stumbling on his third run in the halfpipe finals Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, during the U.S. Grand Prix snowboarding event at Copper Mountain, Colo. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey)
White finishes 8th, ticket still unpunched for 5th Olympics

By Eddie Pells Dec. 11, 2021 05:21 PM EST