Skating
ISU seeking host for 4 Continents 2022 event in January

Sep. 13, 2021 11:04 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union is seeking a replacement host for the 2022 Four Continents event after Tianjin, China bowed out. ...

FILE- In this Jan. 17, 2021, file photo, Bradie Tennell performs during the skating spectacular at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Las Vegas. Defending national champion Bradie Tennell is set to compete at Skate America in late October in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Chen, Tennell to compete at Skate America in October

Sep. 03, 2021 12:56 PM EDT

2-time US champion Alysa Liu competing at Olympic qualifier

By The Associated Press Aug. 30, 2021 02:10 PM EDT
Two-time U.S. figure skating champion Alysa Liu will compete at the Nebelhorn Trophy next month in the final qualifying competition for the Winter Olympics. ...

United States' Eddy Alvarez walks to the dugout after grounding out in the fifth inning of the gold medal baseball game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
'Bittersweet' Alvarez accepts 2nd silver, this one in Summer

By Jake Seiner Aug. 07, 2021 10:15 AM EDT

Male rhythmic gymnasts perform before the women's rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Left out of Olympics, men's rhythmic gymnasts loved in Japan

By Claire Galofaro Aug. 07, 2021 03:37 AM EDT

South Korea's Euilee Lee wipes his face during a semi-final baseball game against the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Alvarez a summer-winter medalist, US reaches baseball final

By Ronald Blum Aug. 05, 2021 11:33 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, activists wearing masks of the IOC President Thomas Bach and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose in front of the Olympic Rings during a street protest against the holding of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, in Dharmsala, India. The IOC has declined several recent requests to move the Olympics out of Beijing. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia, File)
Beijing Games: Sports coverage fine, other things maybe not

By Stephen Wade Aug. 02, 2021 02:24 AM EDT

Anton Borodachev of the Russian Olympic Committee, left, and Erwann Le Pechoux of France compete in the men's Foil team final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Olympics Latest: Belarus runner says team forcing departure

Jul. 31, 2021 09:18 PM EDT

In this screengrab provided by NBC Sports, from left to right: Terry Gannon, Nastia Liukin and Tim Daggett call gymnastics for NBC Sports during the Tokyo Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021. Gannon has become the voice of some of the most-watched sports at the Olympics. (NBC Sports via AP)
NBC's Gannon adds Olympic gymnastics to versatile resume

By Joe Reedy Jul. 26, 2021 05:35 PM EDT

U.S. guard Sue Bird brings the ball up during the first half of the team's pre-Olympic exhibition basketball game against Nigeria in Las Vegas on Sunday, July 18, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
Bird, Alvarez chosen to carry US flag at opening ceremony

By Doug Feinberg Jul. 21, 2021 09:41 AM EDT

Flueckiger, Ferrand-Prevot win mountain bike World Cup races

Jul. 02, 2021 02:02 PM EDT
LES GETS, France (AP) — Swiss champion Mathias Flueckiger and world champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot cemented their status among favorites to win the mountain...

Baz, Kazmir, Starling join Frazier for US Olympic baseball

By Ronald Blum Jul. 02, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Ryan, one of two Tampa Bay young arms picked for the U.S. Olympic rotation, recognizes how baseball players are unlike most other athletes...

World champion Chen to begin Olympic quest at Skate America

Jun. 29, 2021 01:07 PM EDT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Three-time world figure skating champion Nathan Chen will begin his final preparations for the Winter Olympics in Beijing when...

Ex-Olympic skater charged with defrauding virus relief fund

Jun. 08, 2021 12:11 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Olympic figure skater has been arrested on charges that he ripped off a program to help struggling small businesses harmed by the...

Vegas Golden Knights center Nicolas Roy (10) reacts after the team's 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in overtime in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
The Latest: Nuggets, Avalanche arena OK for full capacity

By The Associated Press Jun. 03, 2021 01:15 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
Frankort State Journal. May 31, 2021. Editorial: City-county dialogue needed on long list of topics Franklin County...

Skate America headed back to Las Vegas in October

Apr. 27, 2021 05:12 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Skate America, traditionally the first event in the Grand Prix figure skating series, is headed back to the Orleans Arena. ...

FILE - Eight-year-olds Tatiyana Jenkins, left, and Florence Ngala, members of Figure Skating in Harlem, warm up in a donut spin at Lasker Ice Rink in New York's Central Park in this Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, file photo. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the members of the 24-year-old organization that serves young women of color in New York City didn't see the ice from late winter until fall. The program's objective for nearly a quarter-century has been helping girls of color transform their lives by growing in confidence, leadership and academic achievement. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey, File)
Figure Skating in Harlem finds ways to deal with pandemic

By Barry Wilner Apr. 19, 2021 02:27 AM EDT

Russia's Anna Shcherbakova performs during the women's free skating program of the ISU World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Osaka, western Japan, Saturday, April 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Shcherbakova seals Russia's first World Team Trophy victory

Apr. 17, 2021 09:44 AM EDT

USA's Nathan Chen performs during the men's free skating program of the ISU World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Osaka, western Japan, Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Chen tops Hanyu to win men's free skate at World Team Trophy

Apr. 16, 2021 10:22 AM EDT