Olympics

8:52 AM ET Associated Press MERIBEL, France — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin missed what looked like a certain gold medal Monday on the opening day of the world championships, skiing out of the women’s combined race with the finish in sight. Shiffrin straddled the third-to-last gate in her slalom run while appearing to be close

4:04 PM ET Associated Press Looking cool is just the tip of the iceberg for Mikaela Shiffrin, Travis Ganong and the rest of the U.S. ski team when they debut new race suits at the world championships. Even more, they want everyone thinking about climate change. The team’s predominantly blue-and-white suits depict an image of

5:06 PM ET Associated Press ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Germany took first and second in the women’s bobsled world championship Saturday, while Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. claimed bronze for her seventh medal in the event. Kim Kalicki and Leonie Fiebig finished their four runs over the two-day event in 4 minutes, 32.86 seconds. They

12:26 PM ET An Olympic bronze medalist and other former U.S. Ski & Snowboard team members sued their former coach, Peter Foley, along with the national federation, its former CEO and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee on Thursday for sex trafficking, harassment, and enabling and covering up repeated acts of sexual assault and misconduct.

Feb 3, 2023 UK Athletics want the women’s category to be reserved for those who were designated female at birth to ensure fair competition while transgender athletes can compete in an “open” category alongside the men, the governing body said on Friday. Transgender rights has become a major talking point as sports seek to balance

4:09 PM ET Associated Press GENEVA — The IOC stepped up efforts Thursday to explain its position on trying to help Russian athletes qualify for next year’s Paris Olympics amid a backlash from Ukraine and its allies. The International Olympic Committee’s move last week to map a pathway to Paris for athletes from Russia and

7:43 AM ET Associated Press ZELL-AM-SEE, Austria — World Cup slalom standings leader Lucas Braathen left the hospital Thursday after surgery for appendicitis ahead of the world championships. The 22-year-old Norwegian will miss a World Cup slalom Saturday in France and has only a slim chance of racing in two weeks at the worlds in

6:07 AM ET ESPN News Services Latvia has threatened to boycott next year’s Paris Olympics if Russian athletes are allowed to take part during the war in Ukraine and is calling on other countries to form a coalition to pressure international sports bodies. The Latvian Olympic Committee is the first national Olympic body other than

8:14 PM ET Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. — Longtime University of California women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever was fired Tuesday following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct, the school said in a statement. McKeever led the Golden Bears to four NCAA team titles over 29 years. She coached the U.S. women’s

7:05 AM ET Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan runner Georgina Rono, who was third at the Boston Marathon in 2012, was banned for four years on Tuesday for evading a doping test. Rono, who also has podium finishes at the Eindhoven and Frankfurt Marathons, was banned until Jan. 25, 2027. She had all her

6:35 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — As the cameras flashed in front of the medal-winners in U.S. men’s figure skating, one photographer had a request: “Ilia, for one, look happy.” At that, Ilia Malinin chuckled and obliged with a grin, then quickly returned to the close-lipped smile he’d been wearing since he

6:26 PM ET Associated Press ST. MORITZ, Switzerland — Germany has captured the first two bobsled gold medals of this year’s world championships, with Laura Nolte driving to the win in women’s monobob and Johannes Lochner winning the two-man championship. Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. was second in monobob, the lone U.S. medal so far

6:05 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Madison Chock and Evan Bates successfully defended their ice dancing title Saturday at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, scoring 137.85 in the free dance for a top-place total score of 229.75. The recently engaged couple has medaled at nationals in every season since 2013. That’s 11

Jan 28, 2023 Associated Press SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin dominated a slalom Saturday for her 85th career victory to move within one of the World Cup record set by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark in the 1980s. She can match Stenmark in another slalom Sunday. Shiffrin had shared the women’s record

12:04 AM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Graceful, gutsy and seemingly unfazed by the bright lights, 15-year-old Isabeau Levito decided to go for it in her free skate while reminding herself once more to just stay calm. The teen star needed a near-flawless free skate to capture gold at the U.S. Figure Skating

6:42 AM ET Associated Press SAN JUAN, Argentina — Three-time world champion Peter Sagan will ride a farewell season of World Tour road races and then target the mountain bike event at the 2024 Paris Olympics before retiring. The Slovak rider announced his plans late Thursday, his 33rd birthday, at a race in Argentina. He

6:42 PM ET Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — They held their on-ice embrace a little longer this time, kneeling in an end pose moments after a near-flawless short program. Overwhelming favorite and reigning world champions Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier scored a personal-best 81.96 on Thursday for a commanding lead in the first day

2:02 PM ET Associated Press GENEVA — The IOC made clear Wednesday it wants Russians to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutral athletes, in defiance of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s call to exclude them entirely. Citing a “unifying mission” during a time of war, the International Olympic Committee said no athlete should face