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U.S. skeleton sliders would like uniform drug testing

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – There was an offseason when U.S. skeleton athlete Katie Uhlaender got a knock on her door from drug testers 19 times in the span of a few weeks. Sometimes they wan...

DATE: Feb 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Pyeongchang Olympics could be last for Shiffrin, Vonn to share

Shiffrin favored in slalom, Vonn in downhill

DATE: Feb 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

U.S. Olympic sliders: Red, white, blue – and a green beret

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – U.S. Olympic bobsledder Nate Weber will never forget the sound. He was going through a brutal outdoor summertime workout last year and was starting a series of...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

Lindsey Vonn beats rival for bittersweet 80th World Cup win

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Lindsey Vonn edged Sofia Goggia in a foretaste of the Pyeongchang Olympic downhill on Saturday, raising her career total to 80 World Cup victories. ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

With Olympics looming, U.S. skier Breezy Johnson scores career best

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – With the Pyeongchang Olympics looming, American downhill skier Breezy Johnson has come close to fulfilling her dream: Sharing a podium with Lindsey Vonn. ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Skiers not enthusiastic about new Olympic team event

Format would be similar to NCAA basketball tournament

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

28 Russians have Olympic doping bans lifted

MOSCOW – Twenty-eight Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned Thursday, throwing the International Olympic Committee’s policy on the country into turmoil. The Co...

DATE: Feb 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Korean adoptees have chance to reconnect with motherland at Olympics

An estimated 200,000 Korean-born children were dispersed through adoption

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

South Korean skiers arrive in North Korea for joint training

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean skiers flew to North Korea on Wednesday to train with its athletes in a conciliatory gesture the countries planned to mark the Winter Olympics in the South....

DATE: Jan 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports