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Katie Uhlaender of United States speeds down the track during the woman Skeleton World Cup race in Sigulda, Latvia, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
Skeleton preview: Dukurs, Bos head to Olympics with momentum

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 15, 2022 02:15 PM EST

Zachary Di Gregorio and Sean Hollander of United States after their second run at the Luge World Cup men doubles race in Sigulda, Latvia, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
Sacrifice: Terdiman gives US Olympic doubles luge team sled

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 13, 2022 05:57 PM EST

Emily Sweeney of United States reacts after her second run of the Luge World Cup women race in Sigulda, Latvia, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
Luge preview: A long, winding road took US to Beijing Games

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 13, 2022 12:28 PM EST

Winner Madeleine Egle of Austria, center, second placed Julia Taubitz of Germany, left, and third placed Tatyana Ivanova of Russia celebrate during the award ceremony of the Luge World Cup women race in Sigulda, Latvia, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
Egle, Ivanova each grab two more World Cup luge medals

Jan. 09, 2022 09:36 AM EST

Winners Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken of Germany, center, second placed Andris Sics and Juris Sics of Latvia, left, and third placed Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt of Germany celebrate during the award ceremony of the Luge World Cup men's doubles race in Sigulda, Latvia, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)
Di Gregorio-Hollander sled makes Olympics, Mazdzer waiting

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 08, 2022 11:17 AM EST

Summer Britcher of the USA races in the ice track during the women's single-seater first run in the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP)
Latvia, Germany win World Cup luge golds; US grabs a bronze

Jan. 02, 2022 09:29 AM EST

Canadian bobsled team dealing with coronavirus issues

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 29, 2021 07:57 PM EST
The Canadian bobsled team is dealing with a coronavirus problem, announcing Wednesday that 10 sliders and three staff members have been placed into health and safety...

Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt Tobias of Germany compete in the doubles competition at the Luge World Cup 2021/2022 in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Artur Lebedev)
Aparjods gives Latvia 1st men's World Cup luge win

Dec. 04, 2021 09:31 AM EST

Kunlun Red Star's Parker Foo, left, and Avangard's Arseny Gritsyuk battle for the puck during the Kontinental Hockey League ice hockey match between Kunlun Red Star Beijing and Avangard Omsk in Mytishchi, outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Chinese hockey team loses another game in test for Olympics

Nov. 17, 2021 02:10 PM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2021, file photo, Jacob Gibb, of the United States, returns a shot against Germany during a men's beach volleyball match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The Chicago stop of the AVP beach volleyball tour is turning into a farewell for four-time Olympian Gibb. Gibb says that the Chicago Open on Lake Michigan’s Oak Street Beach this weekend will be the last domestic stop for him. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
Beach volleyball to send off 4-time Olympian Gibb in Chicago

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 31, 2021 12:32 PM EDT

United States' players celebrate after their win in the men's basketball gold medal game against France at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
US draws Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico for World Cup qualifying

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 31, 2021 08:31 AM EDT

FILE - Tucker West, of the United States, celebrates his second place finish after his second run of a men's World Cup luge event in Lake Placid, N.Y., in this Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, file photo. Luge’s governing body took upcoming World Cup races away from the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, citing ongoing difficulties in getting foreign athletes into and out of the North American countries during the pandemic. The planned World Cup stops in Whistler, British Columbia, and Lake Placid, New York, will now both be held at the 2014 Sochi Olympic track in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
Luge moves Lake Placid, Whistler World Cup races to Russia

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 31, 2021 06:33 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 file photo, Canada's Geneviève Lacasse (31) blocks a shot by United States' Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) during the third period of a rivalry series women's hockey game in Hartford, Conn. The puck drops on a women’s world hockey championship more than two years after the last one on Friday Aug. 20, 2021. Who’s counting? American forward Kendall Coyne Schofield is, for one..(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Women’s world hockey championship drops puck after delay

Aug. 18, 2021 04:08 PM EDT

Christian Sandlie Sorum, of Norway, jumps as he celebrates winning a men's beach volleyball Gold Medal match against the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Norway men beat Russia for beach v'ball gold; Qatar bronze

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 06, 2021 10:40 PM EDT

France's Nikola Karabatic makes a shot during the men's gold medal handball match between France and Denmark at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Olympic Latest: France earns gold for 1st volleyball medal

Aug. 06, 2021 07:41 PM EDT

Anastasija Kravcenoka, of Latvia, dives for the ball during a women's beach volleyball Bronze match against Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Americans win beach gold medal, and Ross completes the set

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 05, 2021 10:08 PM EDT

United State's Gable Dan Steveson celebrates after defeating Georgia's Gennadij Cudinovic during their men's freestyle 125kg wrestling final match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Olympic Latest: Canada wins 1st gold in women's soccer

Aug. 05, 2021 08:36 PM EDT

Viacheslav Krasilnikov, of the Russian Olympic Committee, lays on the sand after winning a men's beach volleyball semifinal match against Qatar at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
New in Norway: Mol, Sorum ensure a medal in beach volleyball

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 05, 2021 11:19 AM EDT

April Ross, left, of the United States, and teammate Alix Klineman celebrate winning a women's beach volleyball semifinal match against Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
American A-Team will play Aussies for beach volleyball gold

By Jimmy Golen Aug. 04, 2021 11:03 PM EDT

United States' Eddy Alvarez, front, and Nick Allen embrace after a semi-final baseball game against South Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. The United States won 7-2. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Olympics Latest: China women win table tennis again

Aug. 04, 2021 08:33 PM EDT