These were some of the highs and lows at the 2022 Winter Olympics
By Scottie Andrew, CNN The 2022 Winter Olympics came to a close on Sunday after weeks of hard-won victories and heartbreaking disappointments. Eileen…
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What you need to know about Sunday’s Daytona 500
By Travis Caldwell, CNN You don’t have to wait long in the grandstands at a NASCAR race before someone references the 1990 fan-favorite film…
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By Jack Bantock, CNN Lebron James said there are no certainties over his future in the NBA, though he is certain about one thing — he’d…
Continue Reading Norway tops Beijing 2022 medal table after record-breaking performance
By Ben Church, CNN It’s official. Norway is really good at the Winter Olympics. With a population of just over five million people, the…
Continue Reading Here’s who won gold medals at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday
By Wayne Sterling, CNN There were five gold medals up for grabs on Sunday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who took…
Continue Reading Pro Football Hall of Famer Charley Taylor dies at the age of 80
By Jacob Lev, CNN Pro Football Hall of Famer Charley Taylor has died at the age of 80, the Washington Commanders announced on Saturday.…
Continue Reading Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas wins 100-yard freestyle for third title at Ivy women’s championships
By Eric Levenson, CNN University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas won the 100-yard freestyle in a meet record of 47.63 seconds on Saturday at the…
Continue Reading Pittsburgh Steelers hire Brian Flores, who is suing the NFL for racial discrimination, as assistant coach
By David J. Lopez, CNN Brian Flores, the former Miami Dolphins head coach who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the NFL, has been hired…
Continue Reading Elana Meyers Taylor says she is ‘overwhelmed’ after becoming the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history
By Homero De La Fuente, CNN Elana Meyers Taylor became the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history after she won the bronze medal in…
Continue Reading China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong win gold in pairs figure skating
By Wayne Sterling, CNN China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong won gold in pairs figure skating at the 2022 Beijing Games on Saturday. The duo…
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IOC chief asks China to avoid politics after a spokesperson denies minorities are mistreated, but China featuring a Uyghur athlete strikes some as…
Continue Reading Here’s who won gold medals at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday
By Ben Church, CNN There were seven gold medals up for grabs on Saturday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who took…
Continue Reading Timeline of figure skating controversies from 1902 to 2022
By Kikue Higuchi, CNN The International Skating Union (ISU) will hold a vote at its Congress in June on a proposal to raise the minimum age for…
Continue Reading Eileen Gu and Kamila Valieva became the teenage faces of Beijing 2022 under wildly contrasting circumstances
CNN sports analyst Christine Brennan and CNN contributor Patrick McEnroe react to Russia Olympic Committee figure skater Kamila Valieva’s fourth…
Continue Reading Eileen Gu and Kamila Valieva became the teenage faces of Beijing 2022 under wildly contrasting circumstances
By Jack Bantock, for CNN Eileen Gu and Kamila Valieva became the teenage faces of the Winter Olympics, but their memories of Beijing 2022 are likely…
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Ever wanted to know what Olympic athletes eat? Enter “Winning Recipes,” a cookbook created by the Purple Project, full of various Olympians’ favorite…
Continue Reading Cookbook: Secrets behind what fuels Olympic athletes are helping raise awareness of domestic abuse in the US
By Ben Church, CNN Video produced by Finn McSkimming, CNN It’s the fuel that powers performance — few things are as important to an elite…
Continue Reading MLB cancels some spring training games, players union issues stern rebuttal
By Kevin Dotson, CNN On Friday, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced the cancellation of some scheduled spring training games due to the ongoing…
Continue Reading Kamila Valieva saga set to run and run as blame game breaks out over Russian skater’s positive drugs test
By David Close, Jacob Lev and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva has become one of the faces of Beijing 2022, but as the…
Continue Reading Gus Kenworthy: From pop-culture celebrity to Beijing 2022, Winter Olympian is looking to leave his final mark on skiing
The Olympics are monumental for any athlete, but for one skier, Beijing 2022 is particularly special. This year will be ski star Gus Kenworthy’s last…
Continue Reading Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue: ‘We have our own empty medal box waiting in our room,’ say US ice dancers left in limbo by Kamila Valieva case
By Coy Wire, Dan Moriarty and Gawon Bae, CNN Team USA ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue say they have their “empty medal box…
Continue Reading Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas wins 100-yard freestyle for third title at Ivy women’s championships
Sixteen teammates of record-breaking trans collegiate swimmer Lia Thomas are challenging her physical advantages as unfair. Former Olympic swimmer…
Continue Reading Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas sets Ivy record in 200-yard freestyle at Ivy championships
By Eric Levenson, CNN Lia Thomas, a transgender woman swimmer for the University of Pennsylvania, won the 200-yard freestyle race at the Ivy League…
Continue Reading Here’s who won gold medals at the Beijing Olympics on Friday
By Homero De La Fuente, CNN There were five gold medals up for grabs on Friday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who…
Continue Reading Benjamin Alexander: How ‘absolutely fearless’ Jamaican went from being a DJ to his country’s first Olympic alpine skier
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN He is Jamaica’s first Olympic alpine skier, but Benjamin Alexander was a late developer when it came to spending time on…
Continue Reading Gus Kenworthy: From pop-culture celebrity to Beijing 2022, Winter Olympian is looking to leave his final mark on skiing
By Finn McSkimming, CNN Winter sports star Gus Kenworthy has a lot to thank his mom for. Her hometown is Chelmsford, Essex in southeast England, and…
Continue Reading Gus Kenworthy: From pop-culture celebrity to Beijing 2022, Winter Olympian is looking to leave his final mark on skiing
In addition to being a role model for openly gay athletes, Gus Kenworthy is also hoping to achieve a rare Olympic feat by winning a medal for two…
Continue Reading ‘Cool Runnings’: ‘Most people die before their legacy is revealed, but I’ve had to live it,’ says Dudley ‘Tal’ Stokes
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN It’s been 34 years since Jamaica made its Winter Olympic debut in bobsled at the 1988 Games in Calgary, an unlikely…
Continue Reading Eileen Gu and Kamila Valieva became the teenage faces of Beijing 2022 under wildly contrasting circumstances
China’s Eileen Gu won her second gold of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday, becoming the first freestyle skier to bag three medals at a single…
Continue Reading China’s Eileen Gu wins gold in freeski halfpipe to make Olympic history
By Nectar Gan, CNN China’s freeski sensation Eileen Gu won her second gold of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday, becoming the first…
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