Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

BEIJING (AP) — Olympic bobsled champion Francesco Friedrich may skip Friday’s final day of training for this weekend’s four-man event, for two reasons. One, he may need a break. Two, he thinks the ice needs a break as well.

BEIJING — Eric Staal leaned on his stick, sweat dripping from his brow as he wore the Maple Leaf on his chest for likely the last time.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Eileen Gu's best trick may not have even been in the halfpipe. It was convincing herself she wasn't exhausted. “I was journaling last night and I wrote some affirmations," Gu said. “I was like, ‘I am fresh. I am not tired.

BEIJING (AP) — Carlo Valdes is already set up for life after bobsled. He owns a financial planning practice, something he started a few months after the Pyeongchang Olympics.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — IOC president Thomas Bach offered U.S.

BEIJING (AP) — John Shuster and the defending Olympic curling champions won a last-chance match to qualify for the playoffs on Thursday, beating Denmark 7-5 to keep the United States' hopes of a repeat gold medal alive.

BEIJING (AP) — Depending on how you count, Kaysha Love and Sylvia Hoffman have waited a couple of weeks to make their debut at the Olympics. Or a few months. Or a few years. Or, well, forever. Whatever the number is, their wait is just about over.

BEIJING (AP) — If NHL players are taking part in the 2026 Winter Olympics, international hockey officials want to know sooner rather than later.

BEIJING (AP) — Take an informal survey of elite American Alpine skiers and snowboarders, and most can name an organization that exposes Black and Hispanic children from urban areas to winter sports.

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese people working in hazmat suits inside the Beijing Olympics' closed-loop “bubble” don’t hesitate to be photographed. In fact, they seem to welcome it, showing pride in carrying out a national mission of controlling COVID-19.