Winter Olympic games

Liu wins Nebelhorn to give US 3rd entry for Beijing Olympics

Sep. 25, 2021 05:14 PM EDT
OBERSTDORF, Germany (AP) — Two-time national champion Alysa Liu won the Nebelhorn Trophy women's competition on Saturday, giving the U.S. a third qualifying...

French hockey official Luc Tardif elected IIHF president

Sep. 25, 2021 05:45 AM EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — French official Luc Tardif was elected president of the International Ice Hockey Federation on Saturday ahead of the return of...

Zhou secures 3rd figure skating Olympics men's spot for US

Sep. 24, 2021 02:03 PM EDT
OBERSTDORF, Germany (AP) — Vincent Zhou won the Nebelhorn Trophy men's competition Friday, which secured a third entry in the Beijing Olympics figure skating...

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 file photo, People stand under a set of Olympic Rings as they watch the sun set over the Black Sea a day after the close of the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia. U.S. athletes trying to make the Winter Olympics will have to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 under a groundbreaking new policy announced Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

USOPC: American hopefuls for Beijing Games must have vaccine

By Eddie Pells Sep. 22, 2021 06:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 file photo, Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria in action at the men's ski jumping FIS World Cup at the Titlisschanze in Engelberg, Switzerland, Sunday. Ski jumping record-holder Gregor Schlierenzauer has retired only a few months before trying to compete at his fourth Olympics. The 31-year-old Austrian is a two-time winner of both the overall World Cup title and the prestigious Four Hills tournament. He says he made his decision after having time to reflect during his latest injury. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP, File)

Ski jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria retires

Sep. 21, 2021 12:59 PM EDT

IOC urges Olympic teams to ask for more vaccines

Sep. 17, 2021 06:51 AM EDT

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. ...

Ukraine wants to prepare a bid to host a Winter Olympics

Sep. 13, 2021 06:06 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Ukraine wants to enter formal talks about hosting the Winter Olympics, the IOC said Monday. Ukrainian...

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a Politburo meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

IOC suspends NKorea from Beijing Olympics for Tokyo no-show

By Graham Dunbar Sep. 08, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, exile Tibetans use the Olympic Rings as a prop as they hold a street protest against the holding of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in Dharmsala, India. Some of the world’s largest broadcasters including American network NBC are being asked to cancel plans to cover the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over alleged human rights abuses in the country. The Games open on Feb. 4. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia, File)

Broadcasters urged to cancel plans to cover Beijing Olympics

By Stephen Wade Sep. 07, 2021 11:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2021, file photo, Kaillie Humphries and Lolo Jones, of the United States, start during the two-women's bobsled race at the Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany. Reigning women’s world bobsled champion and three-time Olympic medalist Humphries has asked the International Olympic Committee for a solution that would allow her to compete in this winter’s Beijing Games even though her American citizenship will not be finalized. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

World champions Humphries, Jones named to US bobsled team

By Tim Reynolds Sep. 06, 2021 10:28 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2014, file photo, hockey pucks bounce off the wall during the warm up session before the USA vs Finland men's bronze medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. National Hockey League players are set to return to the Olympics in Beijing this winter after reaching an agreement with international officials. The league, NHLPA, International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation struck a deal Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, that will put the best players in the world back on sports' biggest stage in February after skipping the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

'A lot of work to come' after NHL reaches Olympic agreement

By Stephen Whyno And John Wawrow Sep. 04, 2021 10:13 AM EDT

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

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2014, file photo, NHL Players' Association Executive Director Don Fehr, left, International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel, center, and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, right, answer questions during a news conference at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. National Hockey League players are set to return to the Olympics in Beijing this winter after reaching an agreement with international officials. The league, NHLPA, International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation struck a deal Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, that will put the best players in the world back on sports' biggest stage in February after skipping the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

NHL reaches agreement to send players to Olympics in Beijing

By Stephen Whyno And John Wawrow Sep. 03, 2021 11:20 AM EDT

NHL reaches agreement to send players to Beijing Olympics after they skipped Pyeongchang Games in 2018

Sep. 03, 2021 11:05 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — NHL reaches agreement to send players to Beijing Olympics after they skipped Pyeongchang Games in 2018. ...

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

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. ...

Canada's Melodie Daoust, right, celebrates her goal against the United States with Natalie Spooner, left, and Blayre Turnbull during the first period of an IIHF women’s world hockey championships game Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Calgary, Alberta. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

U.S. women to play 2 hockey games vs Canada in October

Aug. 27, 2021 02:47 PM EDT

Lightning's Cooper to coach Canada in Beijing if NHL plays

Aug. 09, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — If NHL players are part of next year’s Beijing Olympics, Canada will have a two-time Stanley Cup champion behind its bench. ...

NBC's Tirico reflects on Tokyo Games, looks ahead to Beijing

By Joe Reedy Aug. 07, 2021 05:03 PM EDT
Like many, Mike Tirico had some doubts about whether the Tokyo Games would go on. But once he landed in Japan last month to continue preparations as the host...