Gasser outduels Anderson for gold in women’s Big Air
Anna Gasser grew up wanting to be a gymnast, making it all the way to the Austrian national team before life took her in another direction. She didn’t even start snowboarding until she was 18, drawn not by the lure of the Olympics but of simply challenging herself to push higher, go farther and become more than just some gymnast who gave snowboarding a shot.
The Latest: Vonn has lead after downhill in Alpine combined
Lindsey Vonn has the lead after the downhill leg of the Olympic Alpine combined, with American teammate Mikaela Shiffrin right in the thick of things.
Marcel Hirscher skis out of slalom chasing 3rd Olympic gold
In an Olympic stunner, Marcel Hirscher’s quest for a third gold medal at the Pyeongchang Games ended quickly on Thursday.
The perils of live microphones tripping up NBC’s Olympics
Every two years, a miracle of technology unfolds: televising and streaming an Olympics with miles of cable, hundreds of cameras and producers who make split-second decisions on which pictures to beam halfway around the world.
US women back looking for Olympic gold vs. archrival Canada
To three-time Olympian Hilary Knight, the thought of finally hoisting the gold medal means giving women’s hockey a big boost in the United States.
Canada beats Finland, on to Olympic men’s hockey semifinal
Canada advanced to the semifinals of the Winter Olympics with a gritty 1-0 win over Finland on Wednesday night but lost starting goaltender Ben Scrivens to an undisclosed upper-body injury.
Drought over: US women win 1st Olympic cross-country medal
As she headed up the steepest, most grueling hill of her life in third place, Jessica Diggins thought to herself just winning an Olympic medal was no longer good enough.
Gisin holds off Shiffrin to win Olympic Alpine combined
Michelle Gisin of Switzerland won the women’s Olympic Alpine combined on Thursday with an aggressive slalom run to beat Mikaela Shiffrin.
APTOPIX Pyeongchang Olympics Cross Country Women
Jessica Diggins, of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the during women’s team sprint freestyle cross-country skiing final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Jamanka wins Olympic gold for Germany, denying Meyers Taylor
Up in the starting area on a frigid night in the mountains, only three women’s bobsled pilots remained. One was the two-time defending Olympic gold medalist. Another was the reigning world champion. And the third was someone without a single victory of any international significance on her resume.
US women win bronze to end speedskating medal drought
Mia Manganello crossed the finish line, glanced at the videoboard and let out a yell.
NBC’s Lindsey Vonn Show takes home Olympic bronze
Highlights from media coverage of the Pyeongchang Olympics:
How sweep it is? Loaded US halfpipe team eyes Olympic podium
Don’t blame the kids throwing tricks up at Phoenix Snow Park for America’s medal woes at the Winter Olympics.
Red Gerard takes flight _ then comes back to the Olympics
For Red Gerard, “big air” has less to do with vaulting himself off the snowboarding jump, more to do with the journey he’s been on since he became an Olympic gold medalist.
Sofia Goggia takes downhill gold; Lindsey Vonn earns bronze
Lindsey Vonn cast a quick glance toward the sky after finishing what was likely her final Olympic downhill run, shrugged her shoulders after seeing her time and shook a friendly index finger at her good friend.
The Latest: Russian skaters in 1st, 2nd after short program
Alina Zagitova’s record-setting short program has given the 15-year-old Russian the lead over friend, training partner and two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva heading into Friday’s free skate.
Vonn takes bronze in downhill
Sofia Goggia of Italy has won the women’s Olympic downhill, with good friend Lindsey Vonn taking the bronze.
Vonn trying not to think of downhill as her last at Olympics
Lindsey Vonn prefers not to dwell on what shapes up as a significant story line for the women’s downhill at the Pyeongchang Games.
Column: Olympics should be reserved for the best athletes
Liz Swaney deserves kudos for dedication.
Premature baby named after curling rock island defies odds
Long before her frightening birth, before the awful moments when everyone wondered if she would survive, before anyone knew how tough she could be, Ailsa Polo’s destiny was linked to an isle of granite.