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Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Biathlete who collapsed at end of Olympic race heads home

Biathlete who collapsed at end of Olympic race heads home

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — A Norwegian biathlete who collapsed after crossing the finish line in the women's 10-kilometer pursuit race will be heading home instead of competing again at the Beijing Olympics.
Watching the Winter Games: A look at Olympic TV highlights

Watching the Winter Games: A look at Olympic TV highlights

Here's a look at TV and streaming highlights at the Beijing Olympics for Tuesday, Feb. 15 (schedule subject to change, all times ET): CBC Television 2 a.m. — Olympic Winter Games Tonight (events TBD) 6 a.m.
Shiffrin to race 1st Olympic downhill; no medal thoughts

Shiffrin to race 1st Olympic downhill; no medal thoughts

BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin confirmed that she will, indeed, race a downhill at the Winter Olympics for the first time Tuesday. And she says she is changing how she thinks about what is at stake as she prepares for her fourth event in Beijing .
Slafkovsky, 17, among standout stars in hockey at Olympics

Slafkovsky, 17, among standout stars in hockey at Olympics

BEIJING (AP) — The best player so far in the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics is also the youngest. Juraj Slafkovsky of Slovakia is six weeks away from his 18th birthday and already drawing comparisons to Jaromir Jagr.
At Winter Olympics, virus fight waged with worker sacrifices

At Winter Olympics, virus fight waged with worker sacrifices

BEIJING (AP) — In her mind, Cathy Chen pictures a scene that she herself says could be drawn from a TV drama: Falling into the arms of her husband after long months apart, when he meets her off the plane from Beijing.
AROUND THE VENUES: Eileen Gu's Valentine's Day list

AROUND THE VENUES: Eileen Gu's Valentine's Day list

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — It seemed like the appropriate thing to ask on Valentine's Day: What does ski superstar Eileen Gu love the most? In a short interview after her halfpipe practice Monday, the Stanford-bound 18-year-old, who is competing for h
Canada's Laurie Blouin, Jasmine Baird to compete in snowboarding big air final

Canada's Laurie Blouin, Jasmine Baird to compete in snowboarding big air final

BEIJING — Canada's Laurie Blouin and Jasmine Baird cleared the qualifying round in snowboarding big air Monday at the Beijing Olympics. Blouin, of Stoneham, Que., came in fourth during the qualifier, while Baird, of Georgetown, Ont.
Injured Olympian gets big air in big-cat costume for kicks

Injured Olympian gets big air in big-cat costume for kicks

BEIJING (AP) — There were no tail grabs for this tiger. French snowboarder Lucile Lefevre was a crowd pleaser at Big Air Shougang all the same.
US ice dancers win Olympic bronze medal before retiring

US ice dancers win Olympic bronze medal before retiring

BEIJING (AP) — After skating to a bronze medal at the Beijing Games, American ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue bent down and kissed the the ice where the Olympic rings were painted.
Canada's Gilles, Poirier seventh in what might have been final Olympic appearance

Canada's Gilles, Poirier seventh in what might have been final Olympic appearance

BEIJING — Piper Gilles fought back tears as she tried to explain how an Olympic ice dance lift went horribly wrong. Longtime partner Paul Poirier said to her gently: "You were amazing.