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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Speedskater Casey Dawson completed an around-the-world dash to the Beijing Olympics to get to the starting line in time for the 1,500 meters. He’d been delayed for days in the United States after testing positive for COVID-19. He finally tested negative and began a journey of

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Snowboarders Patrizia Kummer and Zan Kosir both had an early exit in the Olympic parallel giant slalom race after spending time in isolation. Kummer spent time in quarantine upon arriving for the Olympics instead of getting a COVID-19 vaccination. Kosir had a positive COVID-19 test

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands has become the first speedskater since 1994 to successfully defend his Olympic title in the men’s 1,500 meters. He edged teammate Thomas Krol at the Beijing Games. The reigning world champion, Krol broke the 20-year-old Olympic record in his 3 3/4

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — U.S-born snowboarder Vic Wild is bringing a bronze medal back to his adopted country of Russia. It came eight years after he won gold at the Sochi Games on the same day his now ex-wife took a bronze in parallel giant slalom. Wild married a

By DANIELLA MATAR and ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Matthias Mayer became the first man to win gold medals in Alpine skiing at three straight Olympics after finishing first in the super-G at the Beijing Games. Mayer raised his ski pole in the air as he crossed the line and then faced

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona CEO Ferran Reverter has resigned amid the club’s negotiations for a new sponsorship deal with Spotify. Barcelona says Reverter informed club president Joan Laporta he had to leave “for personal and family reasons.” La Vanguardia newspaper says Reverter’s departure came because of discrepancies in the

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Quentin Fillon Maillet filled in quite nicely for Martin Fourcade at the Beijing Olympics. The Frenchman won the the 20-kilometer individual biathlon race and added a gold medal to the silver he won in the mixed relay over the weekend. Fourcade is a five-time Olympic champion

LONDON (AP) — West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has been condemned by an animal welfare charity for kicking and slapping a cat in a video posted on social media. The 27-year-old France international is seen in the video chasing the animal before throwing a pair of shoes at it and slapping its head. Zouma has

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Nathan Chen flipped, whirled and even punched his way to a world-record score in the men’s figure skating short program at the Beijing Olympics. Next up for the Salt Lake City native is an expected and long-awaited coronation as Olympic champion. Chen made history in a

By CARA RUBINSKY Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — With nowhere really to go, journalists inside the Beijing Olympics bubble are encouraged to sleep on the job. They can’t visit the village rooms where competitors are staying, but they can try out the high-tech beds athletes are sleeping in. Several corridors at the main media center

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJAIKOU, China (AP) — Quentin Fillon Maillet of France won decisively in the 20-kilometer individual biathlon, adding a gold medal to the silver he won in the mixed relay over the weekend. Fillon Maillet has dominated the biathlon world lately. He’s had 10 World Cup podium finishes this season. Half

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The gambling industry’s national trade group estimates a record 31.5 million Americans plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl. The American Gaming Association has released its annual predictions for wagering on pro football’s championship game, forecasting that over $7.6 billion will be bet. Bettors

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Two American-born athletes competing for China. Two radically different reactions from Chinese social media to their performances at the Winter Olympics. As freestyle skier Eileen Gu won her gold medal in the big air competition, the Chinese internet was quite literally overwhelmed. Sina Weibo, the massive

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin is hoping to put her poor start to the Beijing Olympics behind her as she prepares for her second race. Shiffrin’s next chance to compete for what would be an American-record third Alpine gold medal is Wednesday in the slalom. She won that event

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo advanced to the free skate portion of the figure skating competition at the Beijing Games, a first for the country. Mexico hadn’t even had an Olympic skater in three decades. Carrillo said he was so excited when he landed his first jump

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Ryan Cochran-Siegle’s silver in the super-G at the Beijing Games has given the United States its first men’s Alpine skiing Olympic medal since 2014. Cochran-Siegel’s second-place finish behind Austrian skier Matthias Mayer comes nearly 50 years to the day after his mother won a slalom gold