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FILE - Boston Pride players cheer as coach Paul Mara hoists the NWHL Isobel Cup trophy after the team's win over the Minnesota Whitecaps in the championship hockey game in Boston, Saturday, March 27, 2021. The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling each teams’ salary cap to $750,000 and adding two expansion franchises next season in a bid to capitalize on the wave of attention women’s hockey traditionally enjoys following the Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)
Women's hockey league to increase salary cap, add 2 teams

By John Wawrow 15 hrs ago

Elana Meyers Taylor from USA takes first place at the Bobsleigh World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 . (Caroline Seidel/dpa via AP)
USA Bobsled reveals 12-person team for Beijing Olympics

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 17, 2022 03:48 AM EST

FILE - U.S.head coach Joel Johnson reacts during the third period of a women's hockey game against the Canada, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Allentown, Pa. In April 2021, he was promoted to become the U.S. women’s national hockey team coach following Bob Corkum’s abrupt resignation over COVID-19 protocols at the world championships. In June, Johnson was hired by St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minnesota, to lead its women’s hockey program making the jump to the Division I level .(AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)
US women's hockey coach Joel Johnson deftly juggles 2 jobs

By John Wawrow Jan. 17, 2022 01:58 AM EST

Julien named coach, Doan GM of Canada's Olympic hockey team

Jan. 14, 2022 02:48 PM EST
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Claude Julien was named coach of Canada's men's hockey team for the Beijing Olympics on Friday, and Shane Doan was named general manager. ...

FILE - Arianna Fontana of Italy leads the field during their women's 1000 meters short track speedskating quarterfinal in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 22, 2018. Eight-time Olympic medalist Arianna Fontana of Italy is the defending champion in the 500-meter race. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Ready to rumble: Mixed relay debuts in short track skating

By Beth Harris Jan. 14, 2022 02:06 PM EST

2018 champ Morris gets Canadian spot in Olympic coed curling

Jan. 13, 2022 06:37 PM EST
Two-time Olympic curling gold medalist John Morris will return to the Winter Games to try to win a second straight mixed doubles title for Canada. ...

FILE - Chloe Kim, of the United States, holds the first place finish following the snowboarding halfpipe finals, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, during Dew Tour at Copper Mountain, Colo. Shaun White is likely heading to the Olympics for a fifth time. For the first time, the snowboarding star and three-time gold medalist on the halfpipe won't be the favorite. That won't be the case on the women's side, where Chloe Kim will attempt to defend the gold that she claimed with such ease in Korea four years ago. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey, FIle)
White eyes curtain call as Kim preps for another Olympic run

By Will Graves Jan. 13, 2022 06:34 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

FILE - United States players celebrate after winning the women's gold medal hockey game against Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 22, 2018. The United States is the defending Olympic champion after beating Canada in an exceptionally nail-biting 3-2 shootout win at South Korea to end Canada's run of four gold medals. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
U.S., Canada women eager to resume fierce hockey rivalry

By John Wawrow Jan. 12, 2022 01:57 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

Mariah Bell performs during the skating spectacular at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Russians heavy favorites for Olympic figure skating medals

By Dave Skretta Jan. 12, 2022 11:54 AM EST

Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc compete in the pairs free skate program during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
American skater Chen eyes elusive Olympic gold in Beijing

By Dave Skretta Jan. 12, 2022 11:41 AM 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 - North Dakota defenseman Jake Sanderson plays against Penn State during an NCAA college hockey game on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. USA Hockey and Hockey Canada are eyeing several college players to play at the Olympics after the NHL decided not to participate in Beijing. North Dakota’s Jake Sanderson has already agreed to play for the U.S. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
Sanderson to play for US; college stars eye Olympic chance

By Stephen Whyno Jan. 11, 2022 12:33 PM EST

Francesco Friedrich and Alexander Schoeller from Germany are happy about the first place at the Bobsleigh World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 . (Caroline Seidel/dpa via AP)
Bobsled preview: Humphries, Meyers Taylor lead US hopes

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 10, 2022 12:43 PM EST

Canada's Kaiden Guhle (21), Mason McTavish (23), Olen Zellweger (3) and Mavrik Bourque (22) celebrate a goal against the Czech Republic during first-period IIHF world junior hockey championship game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ducks pick McTavish traded from Peterborough to Hamilton

Jan. 09, 2022 06:30 PM EST

Veteran Canadian pairs duo on Olympic team after withdrawal

Jan. 09, 2022 02:04 PM EST
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Veteran pairs duo Vanessa James and Eric Radford were picked for Canada’s Olympic figure skating team on Sunday despite withdrawing from the...

The third placed team from the USA (Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Christopher Mazdzer, Jayson Terdiman) stand on the podium during the award ceremony after the mixed relay competition of the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP)
Mazdzer-Terdiman sled crashes, Olympic luge hopes slip away

By Tim Reynolds Jan. 07, 2022 09:55 AM EST

Staff members hold up medals as they rehearse a victory ceremony at the Beijing Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China on Jan. 3, 2022. The Beijing Winter Olympics open in 30 days, and Norway is expected to head the medal table for the second straight time, even topping its record haul of 39 medals in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea. This is the prediction of U.S.-based Gracenote Sports, which released its outlook on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 with the Olympics opening on Feb. 4. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Look for Norway to top medal table again at Winter Olympics

By Stephen Wade Jan. 05, 2022 12:11 AM EST