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Canada's James Crawford speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Championship super-G race, in Courchevel, France, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Lack of Winter Olympic bids may lead to rotating fixed hosts

By Andrew Dampf Feb. 13, 2023 01:52 PM EST

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates taking second place in an alpine ski, women's World Championships super G, in Meribel, France, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)
Shiffrin's silver at ski worlds inspired by LeBron's record

By Andrew Dampf Feb. 08, 2023 11:20 AM EST

Today in Sports History-Winter Games open in PyeongChang

By The Associated Press Feb. 08, 2023 10:00 AM EST
Feb. 9 1912 — The U.S. Tennis Association amends the rules for the men’s singles championship play. The defending champion is required to play through...

FILE - Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, skis down after falling the women's combined slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. Shiffrin isn't putting the same pressure on herself for the upcoming world championships, starting on on Feb. 6, 2023 in Courchevel and Meribel, France, that she did for last year's Beijing Olympics. The event is Shiffrin's first major championship since American skier didn't win a medal and didn't finish three of her five races at the Olympics. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
Shiffrin shifts from record chase to medal races at worlds

By Andrew Dampf Feb. 01, 2023 07:14 AM EST

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin reacts after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Kronplatz, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Shiffrin won a record 83rd World Cup race Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
American skier Shiffrin wins record 83rd World Cup race

Jan. 24, 2023 08:44 AM EST

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill race, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Shiffrin and Swiatek keep learning to win from each other

By Andrew Dampf Jan. 20, 2023 11:42 AM EST

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin is overcome by emotion as she stands on the podium after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom race, in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Shiffrin matched Lindsey Vonn's women's World Cup skiing record with her 82nd win Sunday. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
Shiffrin shows her emotions after matching Vonn's record

By Andrew Dampf Jan. 08, 2023 07:49 AM EST

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup slalom race, in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
Shiffrin focusing on the process as she nears Vonn's record

By Andrew Dampf Jan. 06, 2023 05:58 AM EST

In a photo provided by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, Michelle Kwan arrives for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo., Friday, June 24, 2022. (Mark Reis/U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee via AP)
Vonn urges athletes use platform for good 'especially today'

By Eddie Pells Jun. 24, 2022 11:12 PM EDT

FILE - Gold medalist China's Eileen Gu celebrates during a medal ceremony for the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Gu, the California-born athlete who won two gold medals for China in freestyle skiing at the recent Beijing Olympics, has signed on to work for Salt Lake City's bid for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympics.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
Chinese Olympian Eileen Gu working for Salt Lake Games bid

By Stephen Wade Jun. 08, 2022 01:52 AM EDT

FILE - Lindsey Vonn shows medals from her career as she holds a press conference after taking the bronze medal in the women's downhill race, at the alpine ski World Championships in Are, Sweden, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Kwan, Mia Hamm, Billie Jean King and the late Pat Summitt are among the nine individual women who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame this summer. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
Phelps, Vonn among those heading to US Olympic & Para Hall

Jun. 06, 2022 11:10 AM EDT

Ryan Cochran-Siegle of the United States reacts after finishing the the men's super-G at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Analysis: Plenty went wrong for US Alpine skiing at Olympics

By Howard Fendrich Feb. 18, 2022 02:38 AM EST

Corinne Suter, of Switzerland makes a turn during the women's downhill at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Viewing Vonn helps Swiss skier Suter win Olympic downhill

By Andrew Dampf Feb. 15, 2022 04:45 AM EST

Elana Meyers Taylor, of the United States, reacts after the finish during the women's monobob heat 4 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
After medals, Humphries, Meyers Taylor back on Olympic ice

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 15, 2022 04:14 AM EST

Sofia Goggia, of Italy, celebrates after finishing the women's downhill at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
On bad knee, Goggia gets Olympic downhill silver; Suter wins

By Howard Fendrich Feb. 15, 2022 12:26 AM EST

FILE - Jamie Anderson, of the United States, celebrates winning gold after the women's slopestyle final at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Still bothering many of the riders was the way the slopestyle contests went down at the Pyeongchang Games four years ago. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
Dissed: Olympic snowboarders still irked by secondary status

By Eddie Pells Jan. 28, 2022 11:43 AM EST

FILE - Women's snowboardcross gold medalist Michela Moioli, of Italy, celebrates during the medals ceremony at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Defending Olympic gold medalists Sofia Goggia and Michela Moioli both come from the Bergamo area that was the first epicenter of COVID-19 in Europe. Goggia skis with a design of Bergamo's skyline on the back of her racing helmet. Moioli lost her grandmother to the virus. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Moioli replaces Goggia as Italy's flag bearer at Olympics

Jan. 25, 2022 07:41 AM EST

FILE - Switzerland's Marco Odermatt competes during an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom race in Alta Badia, Italy, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Odermatt, a 24-year-old from Switzerland, will head to the Beijing Olympics as a potential star-in-the-making. A winner of five golds at the 2018 junior world championships, Odermatt leads the World Cup standings and has five victories plus three runner-up finishes this season. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)
All eyes will be on Shiffrin, unknown hill in Olympic Alpine

By Howard Fendrich Jan. 10, 2022 12:03 PM EST

Sofia Goggia of Italy waits for the start of the first training prior the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season in Soelden, Austria, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. The Alpine Skiing World Cup season 2021/22 will be opened this weekend in Soelden, the traditional start of the FIS Ski World Cup. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)
Goggia, Moioli to carry Italy's flag at Olympic ceremonies

Oct. 22, 2021 08:07 AM EDT

The US women Volleyball team practice during a team training session at Ariake Arena at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Sounds of the Games: NBC doesn't plan on adding crowd noise

By Joe Reedy Jul. 22, 2021 10:17 AM EDT