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Mikaela Shiffrin’s Alpine Career Is Far From Over

I first saw Mikaela Shiffrin ski when she was 14 at an Eastern championship for top junior racers culled from…

If a Medal Arrives in the Mail, Does It Still Shine?

There will be no winners. If Kamila Valieva duplicates the nearly flawless skill she has flashed so far at the…

Djokovic Willing to Miss Grand Slam Tournaments to Stay Unvaccinated

It should not come as a revelation at this stage, but Novak Djokovic is not backing down. Not after all…

This Time, the Cavaliers’ Revival Has Nothing to Do With LeBron James

For most of the last two decades, the Cleveland Cavaliers could be defined by two things: LeBron James or irrelevance.…

Matt Harvey and Three Others Link Angels Employee to Opioids

FORT WORTH — Pills passed between players and team employees. Teammates did anything they could to work through injuries and…

A Fast-Moving Sport Slogs Through Two-Nation Dominance

BEIJING — Andrea Braendli, a Swiss goaltender, had no delusions of an Olympic gold medal. “If we play for a…

Americans Once Dominated Alpine Skiing. Can They Come Back?

YANQING, China — Not very long ago, the leaders of Alpine skiing in the United States believed they had built…

Fly High, Frog Princess! Well Done, Chen No. 3!

BEIJING — While sports fans worldwide marvel at the aerial contortions of the skier Eileen Gu, many in China are…

Eileen Gu Gets Silver in Freeski Slopestyle, Adding to Her Gold From Big Air

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Eileen Gu has a way of attracting attention, and a growing habit of creating dramatic effect. Gu,…

Sha’Carri Richardson, who missed the Tokyo Games, asks why a Russian skater can compete after failing a doping test.

The International Olympic Committee’s decision on Monday to allow a Russian figure skating star to continue competing in Beijing despite…

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