Nathan Chen shares thoughts about Ilia Malinin and ‘pressure’ figure skaters face on the Olympic stage

Malinin’s performance in the free skate bore an eerie resemblance to Chen in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. WASHINGTON — Nathan Chen weighed in on Ilia Malinin’s performance in the free skate, a moment that bore an eerie resemblance to the 2018 Pyeongchang Games for the figure skater.  Chen, who is not competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics, … Read more

Spurs rookie Carter Bryant is looking at the NBA Slam Dunk Contest as the start of his path to greatness

San Antonio Spurs rookie Carter Bryant sees how the Slam Dunk Contest catapulted legendary participants in their NBA careers. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs rookie Carter Bryant will look to make franchise history by becoming the first Spur to ever win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. And he is relishing the opportunity to do … Read more

Ukrainian skeleton racer loses his appeal; Zelenskyy awards him Order of Freedom

“Ukraine will always have champions and Olympians,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media. CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Province of Belluno — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych took his case to sport’s highest court on Friday, detailing the reasons why he wanted to race at the Milan Cortina Olympics in a helmet that paid tribute to … Read more

Woman hit and killed after attempting to flee from crash along northwest-side highway, SAPD says

Police said the driver who hit the woman attempted to render aid at the scene and cooperated with investigators. SAN ANTONIO — A woman died early Saturday after she was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the highway on the northwest side after a multi-vehicle crash, according to the San Antonio Police Department. … Read more

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing teen last seen leaving far west-side home

HAVE YOU SEEN HER? | BCSO is asking for the public’s help finding a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen on the far west side around midnight Saturday. SAN ANTONIO — Deputies are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old who was last seen early Saturday morning in far west Bexar … Read more

AFFIDAVIT: San Antonio man arrested in connection to armed smash-and-grab at north-side pawn shop

Investigators say 32-year-old Joshua Barron robbed employees at gunpoint and took off with $12,000 worth of items before police tracked him down. SAN ANTONIO — A 32-year-old man was arrested last week in connection with a violent robbery at a north-side pawn shop that investigators say left more than $12,000 in jewelry stolen, according to … Read more

First-time Olympian wins gold in women’s biathlon sprint

The sprint race is the shortest biathlon discipline at the Winter Olympics. TESERO, Autonomous Province of Trento —  In her Olympic debut, Maren Kirkeeide of Norway bested two Frenchwomen to take gold in a snowy women’s 7.5-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday. Kirkeeide cleared all 10 of her shots … Read more