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American Jessie Diggins fights injury to take bronze

TESERO, Italy (AP) — Jessie Diggins of the United States battled through injury to claim bronze Thursday in the women's 10‑kilometer interval start, a race dominated by Sweden's Frida Karlsson as she won her second gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Diggins, racing in her final season, ...

Harvey emerges as driving force behind USA Hockey’s offensive attack

MILAN (AP) — Two distinct memories come to Lee Stecklein while recalling U.S. hockey teammate Caroline Harvey's Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Games. The first is of a then-19-year-old Harvey spending a large majority of America's final three games anchored to the bench. The other is ...

Chloe Kim falls just short of Olympic three-peat

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Chloe Kim fell short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals, finishing second to Choi Gaon of South Korea in the women's halfpipe on Thursday. Choi dethroned the two-time defending champion after she bounced back from ...

America’s freestyling ‘Lizard’ leads a gold-silver medal grab

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — When the powder settled on the Olympic moguls course, Elizabeth Lemley was basking, true to her nickname, in the glow of a gold medal. The 20-year-old American freestyle skier, called "Lizard" by her teammates, had slid and leapt over the slope's icy bumps to land an ...

Ben Ogden hails new generation of US skiers

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy (AP) — Ben Ogden snapped a selfie, handed off his Olympic silver medal and the plush mascots of Tina and Milo, and then did what few would dare. He launched into a backflip off the podium. The 25-year-old American lost his hat mid-rotation, amusing the two ...