Olympics

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterDec 12, 2023, 08:26 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Team USA will play two showcase games in London at O2 Arena ahead of the Paris Olympics next summer, USA Basketball announced Tuesday. The senior national

Associated Press Dec 12, 2023, 07:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GENEVA — Swiss skier Wendy Holdener could miss the rest of the season after having surgery on an ankle injury Tuesday, leaving Mikaela Shiffrin without one of her main slalom rivals. Holdener crashed into safety nets while training in Italy and fractured her left

Associated Press Dec 10, 2023, 08:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OTOPENI, Romania — Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen set a short course world record in the 800-meter freestyle Sunday, beating Grant Hackett’s previous mark by almost three seconds. Wiffen finished in 7 minutes, 20.46 seconds to take gold at the European Short Course Swimming Championships

Associated Press Dec 10, 2023, 06:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GENEVA — Downhill skier Breezy Johnson is under investigation by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and says she will not race during the case, which could lead to a two-year ban. “Out of respect for my fellow racers, I have decided not to compete until

Associated Press Dec 10, 2023, 06:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Heavy snowfall overnight forced the cancellation Sunday of a women’s World Cup super-G race where Mikaela Shiffrin was expected to be a strong contender. The sunshine that bathed Shiffrin’s winning run in downhill Saturday on the Corviglia course at St.

Associated Press Dec 10, 2023, 06:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VAL D’ISERE, France — Snow and rain overnight in the French Alps forced the cancellation of a World Cup slalom Sunday in yet another loss to the men’s season. The tally is now six races canceled, one abandoned and just two completed in a

Associated Press Dec 9, 2023, 04:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ilia Malinin could have been thrown off by a fall on his opening jump — the quad axel — at the Grand Prix Final. Then again, nobody else in the world even tries it. So instead, the 19-year-old American brushed off the mistake, put

Associated Press Dec 9, 2023, 08:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VAL D’ISERE, France — Marco Odermatt raced through steady falling snow, making errors in his run, yet still won a World Cup giant slalom by almost one full second on Saturday. The Olympic, world and World Cup champion in giant slalom is almost unbeatable

Anirudh Menon Dec 9, 2023, 03:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There are heights a human being can reach on the back of a couple of steps, but there is only so much power a combination of hamstrings and calves can generate. No one told Miguel Angel Lopez. Lopez plays volleyball for the Cuban national

ESPN News Services Dec 8, 2023, 09:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, in a decision that removed the option of a blanket ban over the invasion of Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee’s decision confirms moves

Anirudh Menon Dec 7, 2023, 10:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Friday when India’s best volleyball club take on the current world champions – Ahmedabad Defenders vs Sir Sicoma Perugia of Italy – in the FIVB Men’s Club World Championships in Bengaluru, it will rekindle a relationship that goes back several decades, and a

Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 10:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEIJING — Ilia Malinin landed a quadruple axel jump on his way to taking the short-program lead at the figure skating Grand Prix Finals on Thursday. The United States skater, who was the first to land the four-and-a-half revolution jump in competition last year,

Dec 6, 2023, 02:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Paris 2024 organizers are confident a solution will be found quickly for the construction of a judging tower that will allow them to finalize plans for the surfing competition at next year’s Olympics to be held in Tahiti’s Teahupo’o site. Earlier on Wednesday, the

Anirudh Menon Dec 5, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The FIVB Men’s Volleyball Club World Championship (CWC) is happening in India in 2023 and here’s everything you need to about it… and why you ought to watch it: So, what’s the CWC? The best that club volleyball has to offer. It’s an everchanging

Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 12:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The International Ice Hockey Federation announced Monday that it is making neck guards mandatory for all levels of competition in the tournaments it runs, including the Olympics and men’s and women’s world championships. The mandate would not apply to professional leagues, including the NHL,

Associated Press Dec 4, 2023, 01:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chris Mazdzer has decided to end his luge career, after four trips to the Olympics and becoming the first men’s singles slider to medal there for the United States. The 35-year-old Mazdzer will compete in his final World Cup race this weekend in Lake

Associated Press Dec 3, 2023, 10:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tournament MVP Dearica Hamby made an off-balance, falling-down shot off a lob from Kelsey Mitchell as time expired, lifting the U.S. to a 21-20 win over Brazil in the women’s gold medal game at the FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup on

Associated Press Dec 3, 2023, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — A men’s World Cup super-G was called off Sunday due to strong wind as weather led to the cancellation of all three ski races over the weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado. A pair of downhill competitions were canceled on Friday