Quite the corker
Double cork equaled double gold. Shaun White grabbed air and looked like he was capable of grabbing the tree line at Cypress Mountain on Wednesday night in the men's halfpipe...
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For Lindsey Vonn, Olympic gold comes when everything is going downhill
WHISTLER, British Columbia — It looked a ski race but unfolded almost like literature, with a grab-you beginning tethered to the page-turner end. There were as many twists as the...
In figure skating’s judging system, it’s all about transitions — from one era to another
VANCOUVER — At 68, Alexei Mishin looks like the outermost member in a set of Russian nesting dolls. Round, bald head, stout body, impish smile that creates the effect of...
Naperville’s Evan Lysacek second to Plushenko entering men’s free skate
VANCOUVER — When he finished his short program Tuesday night, Russia's Evgeny Plushenko twice mimed brandishing a sword and putting it back in the sheath, as if he were a...
Wang Meng consistently leads short-track pack
VANCOUVER — When it comes to women's short-track speedskating, there's China's Wang Meng. And then there's everyone else. Wang has dominated short track and will seek to repeat her gold...
U.S. blanks Russia 13-0 in women’s hockey
VANCOUVER — While its biggest rival is dismantling opponents by a combined 27 goals in two games over on the other side of the bracket, the United States women's hockey...
Naperville’s Evan Lysacek second to Plushenko entering men’s free skate
VANCOUVER — When he finished his short program Tuesday night, Russia's Evgeny Plushenko twice mimed brandishing a sword and putting it back in the sheath, as if he were a...
U.S. men beat Switzerland 3-1 in opening game of Vancouver Olympics
VANCOUVER — When David Backes is playing well, his nose tells the story. On Tuesday it was plugged with gauze to stem blood from a stick that hit him early...
At 2010 Olympics, timing and weather can be everything
The day was still young, the sun still low, and shadows masked the fast and rugged lower portion of the run as Bode Miller pushed out of the starting gate...
Lindsey Vonn’s moment at Whistler has arrived (or so the schedule says)
WHISTLER, British Columbia — It has been almost a week of full focus on the least controversial body part displayed in skier Lindsey Vonn's recent Sports Illustrated swimsuit shoot: Her...