Articles | Beijing 2022 Winter Games

Ski champ Vlhova to reduce WCup schedule, focus on Olympics

By Eric Willemsen

2 hrs ago

SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Alpine skiing star Petra Vlhova plans to skip some World Cup races this season, abandoning the strategy that helped her win the overall...

FILE - In this March 25, 2021, file photo, Nathan Chen of the United States, skates in the men's short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. Since his disappointing sixth-place finish at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the 22-year-old Chen has won three world titles, the last three of his five U.S. championships, and the two most recent Grand Prix finals. He enters Skate America this weekend as the overwhelming favorite to win his fifth consecutive gold medal. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Chen and winning streak in spotlight as Skate America begins

By Barry Wilner

6 hrs ago

Russian triathlete is 1st DQ from Tokyo Olympics for doping

9 hrs ago

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — In the first formal disqualification of a Tokyo Olympics athlete for doping, Russian Igor Polyanskiy has been banned for three...

Angelina Melnikova, center, of Russia, with her gold medal, Leanne Wong, left, of the U.S., with her silver medal, and Kayla DiCello, of the U.S., with her bronze medal, pose for a photo during the victory ceremony after the women's all-around finals in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Melnikova wins all-around final at gymnastics worlds

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Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during first round of the CJ Cup golf tournament Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Japan's Iwata takes 1st-round lead at Zozo Championship

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USA Basketball tabs Jim Boylen to coach World Cup qualifiers

Oct. 20, 2021 04:20 PM EDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Jim Boylen has been picked to coach USA Basketball next month in the first window of qualifying for the 2023 Basketball World...

Russian volleyball gold medalist accepts doping ban

Oct. 20, 2021 10:22 AM EDT

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A Russian volleyball player who won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics has accepted a nine-month doping ban for a positive...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino, left, smiles after receiving the shirt of the Venezuelan soccer team with Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro, right, during his visit at Miraflores Presidential Palace in in Caracas, Venezuela , Friday , Oct 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Infantino says biennial WCups can bring youth back to soccer

By Rob Harris

Oct. 20, 2021 10:03 AM EDT

Volunteers hold the Olympic torch and the frame on stage during a welcome ceremony for the Frame of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, held at the Olympic Tower in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. A welcome ceremony for the Olympic flame was held in Beijing on Wednesday morning after it arrived at the Chinese capital from Greece. While the flame will be put on display over the next few months, organizers said a three-day torch relay is scheduled starting February 2nd with around 1200 torchbearers in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Olympic flame arrives in Beijing amid boycott calls

Oct. 20, 2021 02:20 AM EDT

El presidente de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino, sonríe luego que el mandatario venezolano Nicolás Maduro le obsequia una camiseta de la selección, el viernes 15 de octubre de 2021, en Caracas. (AP Foto/Ariana Cubillos)

Quitting FIFA mulled in Europe to fight biennial World Cups

By Rob Harris

Oct. 19, 2021 06:02 PM EDT

A view of the Arena in Verona, Italy, Friday, June 25, 2021. The opening ceremony for the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics in 2026 has been switched from Milan to Verona in a cost-cutting move. The ceremony was slated for the PalaItalia Santa Giulia being built in Milan but will now be held at Verona’s Arena. The large Roman amphitheater in Verona was already slated to host the closing ceremony of the 2026 Olympics. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Opening ceremony of 2026 Winter Paralympics moved to Verona

Oct. 19, 2021 01:00 PM EDT

FILE - Gold medalist Kaillie Humphries of the United States celebrates during the medal ceremony for the two-woman bobsled competition at the Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, in this Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, file photo. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, that it is still trying to help world champion bobsledder Kaillie Humphries obtain a way to compete in this winter's Beijing Games. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)

USOPC says it is trying to help Humphries' Olympic quest

By Tim Reynolds

Oct. 19, 2021 12:14 PM EDT

The Olympic Flame burns at the cauldron in front of ancient Parthenon temple atop of the Acropolis hill in Athens, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. The flame will be transported by torch relay to Beijing, China, which will host the Feb. 4-20, 2022 Winter Olympics.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

By Nicholas Paphitis

Oct. 19, 2021 06:17 AM EDT

Wolfsburg's Dominique Janssen, center left, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the Women's Champions League group A soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Servette FC Chenois at AOK Stadion in Wolfsburg, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (Swen Pf'rtner/dpa via AP)

Ellis says biennial Women's World Cup can help grow the game

By Anne M. Peterson

Oct. 18, 2021 03:32 PM EDT

Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, right, playing the role of the High Priestess, holds the torch during the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southwestern Greece, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. The flame will be transported by torch relay to Beijing, China, which will host the Feb. 4-20, 2022 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Protestors disrupt flame lighting for Beijing Winter Games

By Nicholas Paphitis And Thanassis Stavrakis

Oct. 18, 2021 08:16 AM EDT

Some protesters have broken into flame lighting site in Ancient Olympia to protest China's hosting of 2022 Winter Games

Oct. 18, 2021 05:28 AM EDT

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Some protesters have broken into flame lighting site in Ancient Olympia to protest China's hosting of 2022 Winter Games. ...

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2021, file photo, Rebeca Andrade, of Brazil, performs on the floor during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The 50th artistic gymnastics world championships started Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 and will continue through Sunday in Kitakyushu, featuring more than 300 gymnasts representing 59 countries. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Uchimura, 5 new Olympic champs headline gymnastics worlds

By Jim Armstrong

Oct. 18, 2021 12:45 AM EDT

Actresses perform during the final rehearsal for the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southwestern Greece, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. The flame will be transported by torch relay to Beijing, China, which will host the Feb. 4-20, 2022 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Weather, protest cloud Beijing flame-lighting rehearsal

By Nicholas Paphitis

Oct. 17, 2021 07:24 AM EDT

Protesters raise a Tibetan flag and a banner from scaffolding at the Acropolis hill, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. Three people attempted to hang a banner from the Acropolis in Athens Sunday morning in protest at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics but were arrested before completing their mission. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

2 arrested in Athens for protesting Beijing Olympics

By Demetris Nellas

Oct. 17, 2021 04:40 AM EDT

IOC voices Olympic concern at FIFA's biennial World Cup plan

By Graham Dunbar

Oct. 16, 2021 03:36 PM EDT