Olympics

9:49 AM ET On Tuesday at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin raced in the downhill, while Eileen Gu earned a silver medal in ski slopestyle and Anna Gasser won her second straight Olympic gold in snowboard big air. As always, we have live updates of all the action: Women’s short program After much drama

It was another record-setting day at the 2022 Winter Games on Monday. In fact, the entire weekend was epic for Team USA, as Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner earned gold for the U.S. in the Olympics’ inaugural mixed team snowboard cross event on Day 8, and American Erin Jackson became the first Black woman to

10:31 AM ET The gold medal in women’s ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics seems destined to go through the U.S.-Canada rivalry. On Sunday, Canada did its part, defeating Switzerland in one semifinal game. Monday morning, USA booked its ticket to the gold-medal game, defeating Finland 4-1. Four Americans scored — Cayla Barnes, Hilary

1:13 AM ET ESPN and ABC staff Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old figure skating star, was cleared to skate in the women’s competition, which begins Tuesday. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Monday that it would not reinstate a provisional suspension after an appeal from the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency and

History was made at the 2022 Winter Games on Sunday with the arrival of a new Olympic event, and a one-of-a-kind gold medal in women’s speed skating. The U.S. has been on a roll this week with Nathan Chen’s record-breaking performance on Day 4, Lindsey Jacobellis securing the country’s first gold medal on Day 5,

8:50 AM ET Say hello to monobob. It’s another sport debuting this year at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and the first heats were Saturday in Beijing. Monobob follows the basics of bobsledding, but instead of two- and four-person teams, this sled run is a solo mission. It is also an Olympic event only for women.

In need of a little inspiration? Try the story of U.S. Olympic bobsledder Sylvia Hoffman. We’ll start with former head coach of the LSU Shreveport women’s basketball team, Ronnie Howell, whose voice and command can start any story off strong. Particularly this one. LSUS is part of NAIA Division I, which means the Pilots don’t

12:42 AM ET On Saturday in Beijing, snowboardcross legend Lindsey Jacobellis won another gold — this time in the new event of mixed snowboardcross with teammate Nick Baumgartner. Jacobellis, at 36 was already the oldest American woman to win Olympic gold when she won it three days ago, while Baumgartner, 40, becomes the first snowboarder

2:04 AM ET Thursday night had big shoes to fill after Team USA’s electric Wednesday night showing at the 2022 Winter Olympics — which included gold medal-performances from figure skater Nathan Chen and snowboarder Chloe Kim — but a couple of Olympic legends set out to keep the winning energy going. First, three-time gold medalist

8:00 AM ET ANN FLAHERTY STOPPED counting the number of blood transfusions her son, William, had after they reached about 75. It’s the same with surgeries. “We lost count after the 20th,” Ann said. In the coming months he’ll need another operation, one to rebuild the left side of his jaw. They’re not sure exactly

10:35 PM ET What can figure skater Nathan Chen do for an encore at the 2022 Winter Olympics? Hopefully follow snowboarder Chloe Kim‘s lead. Kim grabbed gold with an outstanding first run in the women’s halfpipe finals on Wednesday night. With Kim’s victory, she became the first woman in Olympic history to win back-to-back gold

5:50 AM ET In a shocking moment on the slopes Wednesday at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin got a DNF in the second race in a row. The American superstar skidded out of control about five seconds into the opening run of the slalom and is out of the event. In a

7:12 AM ET Alyssa RoenigkESPN Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). TWO DAYS AFTER Shaun White arrived in Beijing, he posted a photo of the Olympic halfpipe to his Instagram account.

10:21 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com EMILY SWEENEY NEVER felt comfortable wearing shirts featuring the Olympic rings. She had been required to do so a handful of times for various obligations, but she never felt right about it and changed as soon as she could. She had even covered the rings with a piece of tape

2:49 AM ET The competition on Monday in Beijing was both heartbreaking and thrilling. Superstar Mikaela Shiffrin skied out in her first race, giant slalom, in a very disappointing start to her Olympics. Defending Olympic champion Red Gerard ended up off the podium in men’s snowboard slopestyle, as did his fellow Americans Sean Fitzsimons and

6:17 AM ET The stars were out at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, including snowboarders Julia Marino, Jamie Anderson and Red Gerard and figure skaters Vincent Zhou and Karen Chen. Marino, taking silver in women’s snowboarding slopestyle, grabbed the first medal of these Olympics for the United States. The Russian Olympic Committee team lead

7:43 AM ET Alyssa RoenigkESPN Close Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). Four years ago, U.S. snowboarders Red Gerard and Hailey Langland made their Olympic debuts as 17-year-olds competing in slopestyle and

1:21 AM ET The 2022 Winter Olympics is officially underway in Beijing. The opening ceremony began the festivities, and now we’re on to the first full day of sports. Tonight, American Jamie Anderson began her attempt at a three-peat in women’s snowboard slopestyle, qualifying into the finals alongside teammates Hailey Langland and Julia Marino. Get