Olympics
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Off bike and back on oval, Mia Manganello makes Olympic team
Jan 06, 2018 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Mia Manganello had tears as she approached the starting line Saturday night. She couldn't stop smiling once she finished. A return to speedskating paid ...
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Nagasu, Tennell, Chen earn US Olympic figure skating spots
Jan 06, 2018 6:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Bradie Tennell, Mirai Nagasu and Karen Chen, the top three finishers at the national championships, were selected Saturday to the U.S. team for t...
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Reports: North Korea says likely to join Olympics in South
Jan 06, 2018 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - North Korea's IOC representative on Saturday said his country is likely to compete in figure skating in next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea, accordi...
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Inline to ice: Jackson is surprise Olympian at US trials
Jan 06, 2018 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Erin Jackson surprised herself and almost everyone else at the U.S. speedskating trials, becoming a first-time Olympian after just four months on ice. C...
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Carpentersville figure skater Bradie Tennell named to Olympic teamJan 06, 2018 12:00 am - A day after Carpentersville's Bradie Tennell won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships women's title and a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, folks at the suburban rink wher...
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IOC member resigns amid claim he assaulted former girlfriend
Jan 05, 2018 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Under pressure in the Netherlands amid allegations he assaulted a former girlfriend in 2015, Camiel Eurlings resigned as an International Olympic Committee...
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Court ruling due on $500K in Israeli-US figure skating flap
Jan 05, 2018 6:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey woman who skated in the Olympics for Israel before winning the right to skate for the U.S. is awaiting a court decision to see how much ...
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Foot broken but not his dreams, Adam Rippon chases Olympics
Jan 05, 2018 6:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A few feet off the ice from where he had been gearing up for last year's U.S. championships, Adam Rippon glanced down at his broken left foot tha...
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Editorial: Norge ski jumper gives suburbs Olympics bragging rightsJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - Admit it, when you think ski jumping, Fox River Grove might not initially come to mind. You might envision Park City, Utah or Lake Placid, New York, or some other mounta...
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Dutch treat: Schoutens earns 2nd Olympic speedskating spot
Jan 04, 2018 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Carlijn Schoutens made quick work of the 5,000 meters at the U.S. speedskating trials. With just four women competing in the event and lacking a serious...