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Alpine skier Heath Calhoun will carry the flag for the U.S. Paralympic Team at the opening ceremonies of the Paralympic Games. The U.S. Olympic Committee announced the selection of the Iraq war veteran from Bristol, Tenn., on Thursday. The opening ceremonies will be held Friday in Vancouver. Calhoun lost both legs above the knee while [...]

Scandinavians have taken the top spots in the World Cup 1.2-kilometer cross country sprints, with Sweden’s Emil Jonsson winning the men’s race and Norway’s Marit Bjorgen triumphing in the women’s. Jonsson became the first non-Norwegian to win the men’s sprint in Drammen when he finished in 2 minutes, 57.9 seconds on Thursday.

Canadian silver medalist Vaughn Chipeur, who finished 23rd at the Vancouver Olympics, has withdrawn from the World Figure Skating Championships with a right foot injury. He will be replaced by Kevin Reynolds. Chipeur has been bothered by the foot problem all season. An MRI exam after the Olympics revealed a ligament on the outside of [...]

Lindsey Vonn crashed and bruised her right knee during the World Cup giant slalom Thursday, but is expected to compete Friday in the super-G in an attempt to win her third straight overall title. Vonn fell in first run of the giant slalom when her skis locked, she spun in the air and crashed into [...]

The international luge federation has set up a donation campaign to help the family of Nodar Kumaritashvili.

Pyeongchang has submitted its
2018 application file to the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) with South Korea still basking in glory from the
Vancouver Games.

With the arithmetic clearly in her favor, Lindsey Vonn is closing in on a third straight overall World Cup title after finishing second to Maria Riesch on Wednesday in the season’s final downhill. Three races remain and Vonn holds a commanding 225-point lead over Riesch, her good friend and rival.

Sidney Crosby’s missing Olympic stick and glove have been found.

Sidney Crosby’s missing Olympic stick and glove have been found. Hockey Canada said Wednesday that Crosby’s missing equipment was misplaced rather than stolen after the frenzy following Crosby’s overtime goal against the United States in the gold-medal game on Feb. 28. Crosby’s stick was located in Toronto as part of a shipment heading to the [...]

An Olympic mystery was
solved on Wednesday when officials said they had located the
stick Sidney Crosby used to win the men’s hockey gold medal for
Canada at the Vancouver Games.