Olympics

Associated Press Dec 13, 2024, 02:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SYDNEY — Beijing Olympics champion Jakara Anthony will miss the next World Cup moguls event in Georgia after she underwent surgery on a broken collarbone, her manager said Friday. The Australian skier had made a solid start to the season, finishing second in Ruka,

Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 09:11 PM ET The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee placed an employee on administrative leave Thursday after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide. Rocky Harris, USOPC chief of sport and

Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova has had a setback in her planned return from knee surgery. Vlhova, who is Mikaela Shiffrin’s biggest rival, had operations on her right ACL and meniscus in January after crashing at her home race in Slovakia. Olympic slalom champion

Associated Press Dec 11, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lake Placid would play host to bobsled, luge and skeleton events for the 2026 Olympics if a track currently being rebuilt in Italy isn’t finished in time for the Milan-Cortina Games, officials said Wednesday. There has been no indication from Italian officials that the

Associated Press Dec 10, 2024, 08:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lindsey Vonn will test out the downhill and super-G courses as a forerunner before the World Cup races this weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The U.S. Ski Team confirmed her role Tuesday. A forerunner goes before the field to make sure the course is

Associated Press Dec 9, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The 2026 Pan Pacific Championships featuring swimmers from the U.S., Australia, Canada and Japan will be held in Irvine, California, ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The meet, held every four years, rotates between the four countries. USA Swimming

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterDec 9, 2024, 10:37 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Reigning Olympic men’s discus champion Roje Stona of Jamaica has switched sports and will try

Associated Press Dec 8, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — Lindsey Vonn is still getting her ski equipment dialed in and getting used to going full speed again on her new titanium knee. That’s why all that the 40-year-old is reading into being more than two seconds behind in a

Dec 8, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Katy Marchant (front) suffered a broken arm after crashing into the crowd during the women’s keirin event at the Lee Valley Velodrome on Saturday. Sam Mellish/Getty Images Paris Olympic gold medallist Katy Marchant suffered a broken arm after crashing in the women’s keirin semifinal at the UCI

Associated Press Dec 7, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ALTENBERG, Germany — Francesco Friedrich of Germany got the 80th World Cup win of his career Saturday, teaming with rookie Simon Wulff to prevail in the opening two-man bobsled race of the season. It was Friedrich’s 133rd World Cup medal, including four-man results, in

Associated Press Dec 6, 2024, 04:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GRENOBLE, France — World champion Ilia Malinin took a big stride toward retaining his figure skating Grand Prix Final title after building an imposing 12-point lead in the short program Friday. The 20-year-old American skater landed a quadruple flip, triple axel and quad lutz-triple

Associated Press Dec 5, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GRENOBLE, France — Competing with five Japanese skaters in the six-woman field, Amber Glenn of the United States continued her breakout season in figure skating by taking the lead in the short program at the Grand Prix Final on Thursday as world champion Kaori

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 5, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Team Canada general manager Don Sweeney indicated that Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard is still in consideration for the 2026 Winter Olympics despite being snubbed from Canada’s NHL 4 Nations Face-Off roster this week. Bedard, 19,

Dec 4, 2024, 05:42 PM ET Mikaela Shiffrin on Wednesday said she was happy to be home and resting after sustaining a puncture wound in her abdomen and severe muscle trauma during a giant slalom race in Killington, Vermont, last weekend. Shiffrin was chasing a milestone 100th win after setting the fastest time on her

Associated Press Dec 3, 2024, 10:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Olympic ice dance champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron announced their retirement on Tuesday following glittering careers. The French figure skaters broke their own world record in claiming gold at the Beijing Games two years ago. The 29-year-old Papadakis and the 30-year-old

Associated Press Dec 3, 2024, 07:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANDERLECHT, Belgium — Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel was taken to hospital following a crash during training in Belgium on Tuesday. Belgian media reported Evenepoel was unable to avoid the door of a post office vehicle when it was swung open. The 24-year-old never

Associated Press Dec 2, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time Olympic skater and longtime coach Tina Noyes, ice dancer and choreographer Renee Roca, trailblazer Atoy Wilson and judge Robert Horen have been elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame, the organization announced Monday. The induction ceremony will take place on Jan.

Dec 1, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan and Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo were named World Athletes of the Year on Sunday after they both scooped multiple medals at the Paris Olympics. Hassan won the women’s marathon in an Olympic record time of 2.22:55. She also claimed bronze medals in the