Women's skating
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. ...

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

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...

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

Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's short program of the ISU World Team Trophy figure skating competition in Osaka, western Japan, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Chen edges Hanyu at World Team Trophy in Japan

Apr. 15, 2021 10:12 AM EDT

Russian skater Anna Shcherbakova performs during the Ladies Short Program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Russia's Shcherbakova wins women's short program at worlds

Mar. 24, 2021 11:29 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, March 23, 2019 file photo, Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen from the United States display their silver and gold medals respectively during the men's free skating routine during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, north of Tokyo. As Nathan Chen seeks a third straight World Figure Skating Championships title, something no American has achieved since Scott Hamilton got his fourth in a row in 1984, he has two major challenges in front of him. One is two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, who Chen calls “the benchmark." The other is idleness in major competitions forced by the coronavirus pandemic. ((AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
US skating team stronger than most for recent world events

By Barry Wilner Mar. 23, 2021 02:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, March 23, 2019 file photo, Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen from the United States display their silver and gold medals respectively during the men's free skating routine during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, north of Tokyo. As Nathan Chen seeks a third straight World Figure Skating Championships title, something no American has achieved since Scott Hamilton got his fourth in a row in 1984, he has two major challenges in front of him. One is two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan, who Chen calls “the benchmark." The other is idleness in major competitions forced by the coronavirus pandemic. ((AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
Chen has 2 major challenges as he seeks 3rd straight worlds

By Barry Wilner Mar. 22, 2021 12:01 PM EDT

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee, speaks during a press conference following the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)
Seiko Hashimoto takes over as Tokyo Olympic president

By Stephen Wade Feb. 17, 2021 11:04 PM EST

Japan's Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto, center, is surrounded by reporters at the Lower House in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Japan's Kyodo news agency, citing a source “familiar with the matter,” said a selection committee will ask Hashimoto to become the new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Hashimoto, who could be named this week, would replace Yoshiro Mori who was forced to resign last week after he made demeaning comments about women — basically saying they talk too much.(Meika Fujio/Kyodo News via AP)
Report: Hashimoto will be offered job to head Tokyo Olympics

By Stephen Wade Feb. 17, 2021 08:01 AM EST

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue perform during the free dance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Nathan Chen wins fifth straight US Figure Skating title

Jan. 17, 2021 06:08 PM EST

Yuma Kagiyama of Japan performs during a free skating of an ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating competition in Kadoma near Osaka, Japan, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Yuma Kagiyama, Kaori Sakamoto win NHK Trophy titles

Nov. 28, 2020 04:22 AM EST

Rikako Fukase, left, and Eichu Cho of Japan perform during a rhythm dance of an ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating competition in Kadoma near Osaka, Japan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Sakamoto dominates women's short program at NHK Trophy

Nov. 27, 2020 03:59 AM EST

Russia's Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov perform in the pairs short program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia,Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Kostornaia, Kvitelashvili lead figure skating Rostelecom Cup

Nov. 20, 2020 01:43 PM EST