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FILE - Canada's Stephanie Labbe watches during the women's international friendly soccer match between England and Canada at Bet365 stadium in Stoke on Trent, England, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Stephanie Labbe, the goalkeeper for the Canadian women's national team that won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, has announced her retirement. Labbe released an emotional video on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)
Stephanie Labbe retires after winning gold with Canada

By Anne M. Peterson 6 hrs ago

FILE- Czech Republic's Ester Ledecka competes in the women's super-G at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Jeongseon, South Korea, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. Double Olympic champion Ester Ledecka will spearhead a record number of Czech athletes at the forthcoming Winter Olympics at Beijing 2022. Ledecka will defend her two gold medals from the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)
Olympic champion Ledecka leads Czech team at Beijing Games

Jan. 14, 2022 11:30 AM EST

United States' Jake Sanderson (8), Tanner Dickinson (71) and Chaz Lucius (28) celebrate a goal against Finland during the first period of an exhibition game in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, before the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
US Olympic men's hockey roster includes 15 college players

By Stephen Whyno Jan. 13, 2022 05:55 PM EST

United States' Jake Sanderson (8), Tanner Dickinson (71) and Chaz Lucius (28) celebrate a goal against Finland during the first period of an exhibition game in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, before the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship tournament. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
No NHL boosts Russian hopes for Olympic gold in men's hockey

By Stephen Whyno Jan. 12, 2022 01:41 PM EST

FILE - Eileen Gu, of China, competes in the finals of the women's slopestyle at a World Cup freestyle skiing event in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. David Wise is back at the Olympics looking for a third gold medal in men's freestyle halfpipe. Eileen Gu, born San Francisco and competing for China, has an even bigger ambition: winning three freestyle medals in a single Games. (Dave Chidley/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Wise eyes a three-peat, Gu eyes history in freestyle skiing

By Will Graves Jan. 11, 2022 03:48 PM EST

FILE - United States skip Tabitha Peterson makes a shot against Sweden in the bronze medal final at the women's world curling championship in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday, May 9, 2021. Tabitha Peterson is heading to her second straight Olympics — her first as the skip of the U.S. women’s team. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Gold means confidence, less pressure for US curler Shuster

By Jimmy Golen Jan. 11, 2022 02:14 PM EST

FILE - Germany's Tim Tscharnke falls in front of Russia's Nikita Kriukov, right, after making contact with the skis of Finland's Sami Jauhojaervi in the men's classical-style final of the cross-country team sprint competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Olympic and World Cup race organizers are already used to needing snow-making equipment to create a ribbon of white through the forests as natural snowfall becomes less reliable. Skiers and experts say manmade snow has a higher moisture content, making it ice up quickly.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)
Climate change: Athletes flag the dangers of manmade snow

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 11, 2022 01:37 PM EST

FILE - Germany's Tim Tscharnke falls in front of Russia's Nikita Kriukov, right, after making contact with the skis of Finland's Sami Jauhojaervi in the men's classical-style final of the cross-country team sprint competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Olympic and World Cup race organizers are already used to needing snow-making equipment to create a ribbon of white through the forests as natural snowfall becomes less reliable. Skiers and experts say manmade snow has a higher moisture content, making it ice up quickly.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)
Climate change: Athletes flag the dangers of manmade snow

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 11, 2022 12:19 PM EST

FILE - Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, right, and Finland's Iivo Niskanen compete in the men's mass start 15km classic cross-country event at the FIS Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme, Trento, Italy, Jan. 3, 2022. Klaebo was a rising star when he won three gold medals at PyeongChang. He has dominated the World Cup this season and will be back to defend his Olympic titles. Klaebo's teammates, Erik Valnes and Pål Golberg, will likely be in the mix. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta, File)
Olympic cross-country preview: US eager to build on success

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 11, 2022 11:33 AM EST

FILE - Athletes shoot during the men's 12.5 km pursuit race at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, Dec. 11, 2021. A flurry of retirements since the 2018 Winter Games has left only a few to defend their Olympic biathlon titles, while a host of talented racers have shown promise this season, making predictions for Beijing success nearly impossible. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Biathlon retirements mean new hopefuls take aim at Olympics

By Martha Bellisle Jan. 10, 2022 02:40 AM EST

FILE - Sweden's Hanna Oberg crosses the finish line to finish second in the women's Biathlon World Cup 12.5 km mass start event in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, March 8, 2020. Öberg took gold in the women's 15-kilometer individual at the PyeongChang Olympics, while Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe won the men's race and both have stood on the podium this season. But all other 2018 gold-medal winners have moved on to other adventures. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Croatia vs Czech Republic 3/8/2020

Jan. 10, 2022 01:06 AM EST

FILE - United States goalie Alex Cavallini, right, stops a shot from Canada's Brianne Jenner (19) during the second period of a women's exhibition hockey game ahead of the Beijing Olympics Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, in Maryland Heights, Mo. USA Hockey has asked the International Ice Hockey Federation to reconsider canceling the women's under-18 world championship that was scheduled to take place in Sweden in January 2022. t’s the second consecutive year the tournament has been canceled after the 2021 event was scrapped because of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
US-Canada women's games off; US men forfeit at world juniors

By Stephen Whyno Dec. 28, 2021 04:59 PM EST

FILE - New York Rangers coach David Quinn gestures from the bench during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Boston on Jan. 19, 2019. On Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, Quinn was named the U.S. men's hockey coach and John Vanbiesbrouck general manager for the upcoming Winter Olympics after the NHL decided not to send players to Beijing. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
U.S. names Quinn coach, Vanbiesbrouck GM for no-NHL Olympics

By Stephen Whyno Dec. 27, 2021 04:52 PM EST

Russia's Vyacheslav Voynov, centre, bottom, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the Channel One Cup ice hockey match between Russia and Finland in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Without the NHL, Russia emerges as favorite for Olympic gold

By James Ellingworth Dec. 23, 2021 01:03 AM EST

FILE -Russia forward Yevgeni Malkin seals off the puck from USA defenseman Ryan McDonagh in the first period of a men's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. NHL players will not take part in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after all. A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the league is going to withdraw from the Olympics after the regular-season schedule was disrupted by coronavirus outbreaks, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
NHL announces players won't be allowed to go to Olympics

By Stephen Whyno Dec. 22, 2021 10:53 AM EST

FILE -Russia forward Yevgeni Malkin seals off the puck from USA defenseman Ryan McDonagh in the first period of a men's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. NHL players will not take part in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing after all. A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the league is going to withdraw from the Olympics after the regular-season schedule was disrupted by coronavirus outbreaks, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
AP sources: NHL to withdraw from Olympics after COVID surge

By John Wawrow And Stephen Whyno Dec. 21, 2021 05:34 PM EST

Los Angeles Kings' Tobias Bjornfot (7) and Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid (97) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Quarantine concerns loom over NHL participation in Olympics

By The Associated Press Dec. 14, 2021 05:50 PM EST

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner (90) saves a shot on goal by the Calgary Flames during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Vegas G Robin Lehner to skip Olympics, cites health reasons

Dec. 06, 2021 04:15 AM EST

Team Shuster's John Shuster, center, watches as John Landsteiner, left, and Matt Hamilton sweep after throwing the rock while competing against Team Dropkin at the U.S. Olympic Curling Team Trials at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. "The expectation when we're sending a team to the world championships and Olympics now," Shuster said, "is that they should be a medal favorite and, if things go right, they could win the gold." (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
U.S. curling expectations on rise after winning gold in '18

By Eric Olson Nov. 19, 2021 04:56 AM EST

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) works on his conditioning and skating efficiency alone on the ice during their NHL training camp in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Matthews is not skating with the team due to wrist surgery. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Kane, Matthews and Jones first 3 picks for US Olympic team

By Stephen Whyno Oct. 07, 2021 01:30 PM EDT