Alysa Liu stunned the skating world when she retired at age 16. Here’s what she said about walking away. WASHINGTON — Alysa Liu ended Team USA’s 24-year gold medal drought in women’s figure skating Thursday, delivering a career-best performance in the free skate to capture Olympic gold. The 20-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area … Read more
The victims in the deadliest avalanche in more than 40 years had close ties to Lake Tahoe’s alpine community. TRUCKEE, Calif. — The backcountry skiers and professional guides caught in the deadliest U.S. avalanche in decades understood the dangers of trekking through the remote wilderness of California’s Sierra Nevada. They had close ties to Lake … Read more
It’s the first gold medal for an American woman since 2002, when Sarah Hughes stood atop the podium in Salt Lake City. MILAN, Italy — Team USA’s 24-year gold medal drought in women’s figure skating is over, thanks to Alysa Liu and her phenomenal performance Thursday in the women’s free skate. Liu was in third place … Read more
Victor Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox and company are on pace to win 24 more games than last year. Where would that turnaround rank in franchise history? SAN ANTONIO — It’s no secret the Spurs are soaring this year. Some might even say they’re overachieving. Just look at their ever-growing national TV slate and the five – count … Read more
It was the two teams’ seventh time facing off in the Olympic gold medal game since women’s hockey debuted at the Winter Games. MILAN, Italy — The United States is golden once again in women’s hockey, as Team USA beat Canada on Thursday in the gold medal game at the Milan Cortina Games. The final … Read more
In the live shot, she is heard talking about the cost of coffee in the U.S. and Italy, plus questioning a segment about iguanas: “Where are we going with that one?” MILAN, Italy — An broadcast reporter from Australia is apologizing after she appeared drunk on live television while covering the Olympics in Italy. Danika … Read more
Both events were moved to Friday, Feb. 20. WASHINGTON — Two Winter Games events scheduled for Thursday morning were postponed due to heavy snow in Livigno, where the snowboard and freestyle competitions are being held. The men’s freestyle ski halfpipe qualification runs and the men’s aerials qualifiers and final competition were rescheduled for Friday, Feb. … Read more