At Beijing press conferences, the questions tell their own story
There were 12 questions asked in English on Saturday, and 11 were about a doping scandal. There were seven questions asked in Chinese, and they ...
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China’s ice hockey squad shows a powerhouse’s weakness: team sports
The Chinese team in the Beijing Olympics could shock the Games. But it is more likely to underscore how little infrastructure the country has for ...
Day 8 recap: Russian Olympic skater Kamila Valieva to learn doping fate on Monday
The doping scandal surrounding the prodigious teenager threatens to tarnish the Games after the buildup was overshadowed by concerns about COVID-19 and human rights in ...
Japan’s bid for women’s ice hockey medal ends with blowout loss to Finland
Goaltender Nana Fujimoto did her best to keep Japan in the game with 35 saves, but the world No. 6 side could not contain a ...
Japan’s Wataru Morishige takes speedskating bronze as China’s Gao Tingyu sets Olympic record
Gao set the pace early as the seventh pairing out of 15, finishing the single lap around the oval in a time that his rivals ...
Japan’s women’s team moves into semis with Olympic record in speedskating pursuit
The three-woman team of Ayano Sato, Miho Takagi and her older sister Nana Takagi set a blistering time to better their record set four years ...
Gold medalist Ayumu Hirano says anger over judging helped him focus
A day after winning the men's snowboard halfpipe competition, Hirano addressed the judging controversy that threatened to leave him an Olympic bridesmaid for a third ...
Japan mounts stunning comeback to beat Denmark for second curling win
Japanese skip Satsuki Fujisawa threw a pinpoint double takeout with the game's final shot Saturday to complete a stunning 8-7 comeback win over Denmark in ...
Failed test casts shadow over figure skating, the Olympics’ showcase event
"It’s either an intentional delay to allow her to compete or gross incompetence and has resulted in mayhem," the head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency ...
Dominant Rams star Aaron Donald desperate for Super Bowl ring
Aaron Donald has come a long way since the days when scouts used to wonder if he was big enough to thrive in the brutally ...