LIVIGNO, Italy — The two best bets to win the gold medal in women's halfpipe skiing at the Winter Olympics were born in the United States. Zoe Atkin competes for Britain and hardly anyone raises a fuss about it. Eileen Gu competes for China and never hears the end of it. Stories of ...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin stood atop the Olympic podium, looking almost in disbelief at the gold medal around her neck. The American skiing star hadn't simply won a slalom race to end her eight-year medal drought at the Winter Games and underline her status as surely the ...
MILAN — Jack Hughes had just one secondary assist at the 4 Nations Face-Off a year ago, playing wing for the U.S. instead of his usual spot at center. He's aware of the criticism and doesn't particularly agree with it. "I thought I played great at 4 Nations," Hughes said this week. "I ...
MILAN — American speedskater Jordan Stolz heads into the 1,500-meter race at the Olympics in search of his third gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Stolz is again the favorite at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium on Thursday, just as he was in the 500 and the 1,000, both of which ...
MILAN — A ring first, and then a medal. One day before the Olympic women's hockey final, U.S. captain Hilary Knight proposed to American speedskater Brittany Bowe on Wednesday at the Milan Cortina Games. The couple first revealed the news by posting a video on Instagram with the caption, ...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin closed her eyes, gave a deep breath and took a big step back onto the top of an Olympic podium. The American skiing standout was a gold medalist at the Winter Games once again — and she couldn't quite believe it. Shiffrin put in two dominant ...