Mikaela Shiffrin is the reigning Olympic champion in giant slalom, the first event on her schedule at the Beijing Games.
Author: Nancy Armour, USA TODAY
Men’s downhill skiing at Beijing Winter Olympics postponed a day due to high winds
Weather disruptions in Alpine skiing are not unusual at the Winter Olympics. High winds hit Sunday, postponing the men’s downhill race a day.
Opinion: Team USA has nothing to show for its first day at the Beijing Olympics
From 2002-14, US athletes won at least one medal on the first official day of Winter Olympics competition. That didn’t happen this year or in 2018.
Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor remains optimistic even as COVID upends her plans for Beijing Games
Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, ranked No. 1 in the world in monobob and two-man, hopes to produce two consecutive negative tests before events begin.
Opinion: Olympic movement has sold its soul by not challenging China on human rights abuses
US government will stage diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics, accusing China of genocide for its treatment of minority Muslim Uyghur population,
Opinion: Aaron Rodgers ‘silenced’ from Super Bowl platform, and we can thank Robbie Gould for that
San Francisco kicker Robbie Gould did the NFL a favor by keeping Aaron Rodgers from the Super Bowl where the QB could spread more misinformation.
Next round of World Cup qualifying presents many challenges for USMNT
With six World Cup qualifiers left, the USMNT is second to Canada in the Concacaf standings. The top three teams advance to the World Cup in Qatar.
China’s zero-COVID policy has some asking how Winter Games can go on during omicron surge
China has taken a draconian approach to combatting COVID, but will it be enough with thousands entering for Beijing Olympics.
Opinion: Dismal showing by Mike McCarthy, Dallas Cowboys shouldn’t be a surprise
Many of the same mistakes Mike McCarthy made with the Packers are playing out in real time with the Cowboys. Jerry Jones should have known better.
Opinion: Another Black coach is fired, and the NFL goes on acting like it’s inclusive
The NFL likes to say its progressive, but owners are anything but, as the league is down to one Black coach after the Texans fired David Culley.