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In Yanqing, the Wind Blows and the Skiers Wait. And Wait. And Wait.

YANQING, China — The chatter about the wind started on Thursday, as soon as Matthias Mayer of Austria completed the…

Why the World’s Best Skiers Don’t Always Win at the Olympics

YANQING, China — At this point, Mikaela Shiffrin has gotten used to a certain rhythm to her life. Every four…

Why the World’s Best Skiers Don’t Always Win at the Olympics.

YANQING, China — At this point, Mikaela Shiffrin has gotten used to a certain rhythm to her life. Every four…

Two Sports Injuries, Two Different Outcomes at Olympic Venues

BEIJING — The American doctor hardly waited once she arrived next to Brianna Decker, the women’s hockey player whose screams…

How to Get Out of Bed and Start Running: Win the ‘Hero’s Minute’

Last month, we introduced you to a nutritionist, a physical therapist, a clinical psychologist, a coach and two American record…

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott Leads Slopestyle’s New Guard

It was the final run of the competition, the final jump of the run. Out of the blue sky came…

The New Guard of Slopestyle Snowboarding

It was the final run of the competition, the final jump of the run. Out of the blue sky came…

The Russian team vaults past the United States for the top spot in figure skating.

As Kamila Valieva glided across the ice, a shower of camera shutters echoed through the Olympic figure skating arena. She…

Beijing Wanted the Winter Olympics. All It Needed Was Snow.

Beijing Wanted the Winter Olympics. All It Needed Was Snow. The environmentally unfriendly secret of winter sports is that many…

Mikaela Shiffrin and Aleks Kilde Are Ski Racing’s Power Couple

Ask Mikaela Shiffrin how she and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, a Norwegian Alpine star, became ski racing’s power couple and she…

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