Olympics

Meet the first Black skeleton athlete to compete for the U.S. at the Olympics

6:44pm February 10, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Skeleton is a heart-racing event where a single racer flies face first down a frozen track. The inherent pressure of being "the first" and "only" isn't phasing her, Kelly Curtis says.

Nathan Chen won gold with his men's single skate program at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Nathan Chen wins gold in men's figure skating at the Beijing Olympics

9:58am February 10, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The 22-year-old American topped a competitive field Thursday in Beijing. Figure skaters from Japan came in second and third.

Returning snowboard halfpipe champ, Chloe Kim, performs a trick during qualification at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

2 of the U.S.'s snowboard champs are in medal contention at Beijing Olympics

2:20am February 09, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Despite a fall during one of their qualifying runs, Shaun White and Chloe Kim were able to move on to the medal round of the men's and women's halfpipe events.

Three-time Olympic medalist Mikaela Shiffrin skis out in the first run of the women's slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday on Feb. 9, 2022.

Olympic star Mikaela Shiffrin fails to finish a second race at the 2022 Winter Games

10:45pm February 08, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic champion, bailed out of the women's slalom race on Wednesday. She previously won a gold medal in this competition in 2014 during the Sochi Olympics.

Sara Takanashi of Team Japan shows dejection after being disqualified after jumping in the final round of the mixed-team ski jumping event at the National Ski Jumping Center in Zhangjiakou, China.

5 women ski jumpers are disqualified at the Olympics over their jumpsuits

7:04pm February 08, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"The sport of ski jumping has experienced one of its darker days," a Norwegian official said, after athletes from some of the top medal-contending teams were disqualified from competing.

Jessie Diggins of Team USA celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the women's cross-country sprint event on Day 4 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China.

Jessie Diggins wins first-ever U.S. Olympic medal in cross-country sprint

10:18am February 08, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Diggins snared a hard-won bronze medal in the grueling event after Swedish skiers took an early lead. The only other time a U.S. athlete has won an individual medal in cross country came in 1976.

A skier takes a selfie on a course covered with artificial snow at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing.

No snow? No problem. How Beijing made the white stuff in time for the Olympics

8:12am February 07, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Beijing Games are just the latest winter sporting event to use nearly all human-made snow for competitions. Winter sports experts say this is just the new reality.

A health worker collects swab samples to test for COVID-19 from a participant of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games.

No internet, bad food and dirty rooms: Olympic athletes struggle in COVID quarantine

6:03am February 06, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Olympic organizers scrambled to address major complaints from athletes isolating in Beijing due to positive COVID-19 tests.

A firework display is seen during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on Friday.

The Winter Games have begun. See photos and highlights from the opening ceremony

11:58am February 04, 2022

The Winter Games kicked off Friday night in Beijing with an eye-catching but scaled-back opening ceremony. The city has made history as the first to host both the Summer and Winter Games.

Logan Sankey jumps during the first round of the ski jumping competition at the U.S. Nordic Combined & Ski Jump Olympic Trials in December in Lake Placid, N.Y.

The fight for equality in women's ski jumping is about more than ski suits

3:38pm February 03, 2022

by Emily Russell

The sport's governing body has gotten rid of a rule that required hip-enhancing panels on women's ski suits. Ski jumpers still want to see better pay and more opportunities to compete.