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LA's Olympic venues were spared by wildfires, but the city's rebuild could impact the Games' runup
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The devastation wrought by the deadly wildfires that ravaged sections of Los Angeles have left an indelible imprint on the region’s landscape and psyche. The runup to the city hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, in addition to World Cup matches in...
Olympic refugee team medalist Cindy Ngamba set for pro boxing debut
LONDON (AP) — At the Paris Olympics, boxer Cindy Ngamba became the first athlete competing as a refugee to secure a medal. The 26-year-old middleweight now has her sights set on professional glory. She will make her pro debut March 7 in London as part of an...
Olympic ski champion Petra Vlhova to miss world championships after setbacks with long-term injury
Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova will miss the Alpine skiing world championships next month after a setback in her recovery from a knee injury and is already focusing on the 2026 Winter Games, her team said Monday. Vlhova has been Mikaela Shiffrin’s main rival in slalom for the...
A rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics sells for $545,371 at auction
BOSTON (AP) — A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil was sold at auction for over half a million dollars, part of hundreds of lots of memorabilia from the Games over the decades, a firm announced Friday. The 1904 St. Louis Olympics medal, auctioned for...
AP Exclusive: Lindsey Vonn plans to retire again after racing at the Olympics in 2026
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn is just getting started on her comeback to ski racing at age 40 with her new titanium knee. She already has an endpoint in mind, though. If she can make it to next year’s Olympics, when women’s races will be held on one of her...
Macuga sisters Sam, Lauren and Alli all in different ski events, aim for family reunion at Olympics
The conversations around the dinner table can sometimes turn spicy between the Macuga sisters when one particular topic gets brought up: Whose winter event is more demanding. The trio each make compelling cases. Alli, the moguls standout, touts the knee-jarring bumps and jumps;...
Egle-Kipp win 4th straight World Cup luge race, Forgan-Kirkby medal again for US
ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Selina Egle and Lara Kipp of Austria won their fourth consecutive World Cup luge women's doubles race Saturday, while the U.S. team of Chevonne Forgan and Sophie Kirkby earned their fourth medal in five races this season. Egle and Kipp had the fastest time...
Flock and Weston closing in on season-long World Cup skeleton championships
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Janine Flock and Matt Weston are on the brink of becoming season-long World Cup skeleton champions once again. Flock, a veteran from Austria, won a World Cup race at St. Moritz on Friday, her second victory of the season and one that gave her a...
Katinka Hosszu, the 'Iron Lady' of swimming, retires after stellar career
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Three-time Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu of Hungary, one of the greatest all-around swimmers, has announced her retirement. Known as the “Iron Lady” of swimming for her gruelling repertoire of events, the 35-year-old Hosszu competed at five Olympic...
Squabble grows as US government holds back 2024 funding from world anti-doping watchdog WADA
The U.S. government did not pay the more than $3.6 million due to the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2024, making good on a long-running threat anchored in unhappiness with the global watchdog's handling of cases involving Chinese swimmers and others. Those funds, normally distributed...
