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Olympic Committee Gives Salt Lake City Official Go-Ahead As Bidder For Future Winter Games
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee officially endorsed Salt Lake City on Thursday as the American bid city for an upcoming Winter Olympics, with the committee's chairman saying that while the U.S. bid remains flexible, it would prefer hosting in 2034 over 2030.3 years ago
Will Graves, AP
Simone Biles Dazzles In Her Return From 2-Year Layoff To Dominate US Classic
Simone Biles spent two years trying to distance herself from those strange days in Tokyo and all the outside noise that came along with it.3 years ago
Haven Daley, AP
Megan Rapinoe Says She’ll Retire After NWSL Season, Her 4th World Cup
U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe is ready to retire after a career in which she won an Olympic gold medal and two World Cups.3 years ago
Associated Press
Olympic Sprinter Tori Bowie Died From Complications Of Childbirth, Autopsy Report Concludes
U.S. Olympic champion sprinter Tori Bowie died from complications of childbirth, according to an autopsy report.3 years ago
Kyle Ireland
Governor Cox: Confident Olympics Will Return To SLC In 2030 Or 2034
Utah governor Spencer Cox said that his confidence level in bringing the Winter Olympics back to Salt Lake City is at "99.9 percent."4 years ago
The Associated Press
Ralph Boston, Olympian, 1st To Jump 27 Feet, Dies At 83
Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who broke the world record set by Jesse Owens, died Sunday. He was 83.4 years ago
Jerome Pugmire, AP
4 Million Apply For Tickets For Paris 2024 Olympics In Lottery
Four million applications were received for an online lottery where winners get to buy tickets for next year’s Paris Olympics.4 years ago
The Associated Press
Mikaela Shiffrin Sets World Cup Skiing Record With 87th Victory
Minutes after earning her 87th career win, Mikaela Shiffrin understood the significance of setting the record for most World Cup victories.4 years ago
GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer
Mikaela Shiffrin Sets Record For Most World Cup Wins By Female Alpine Skier
From a prodigiously talented 15-year-old to the most decorated female skier of all-time, Mikaela Shiffrin has done quite a lot in only 12 years.4 years ago
EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
Winter Olympics Focus On Climate Change, Rotating Hosts
To hear the world's Olympic leaders tell it, the bidding for future Winter Games has been jumbled by internal disputes.4 years ago
Dave Skretta, AP
US Figure Skaters Still Await Medals From Beijing Games
(AP) – Every once in a while, Nathan Chen and the rest of the American figure skaters who finished second in the team event at the Beijing Olympics will get on a group chat and catch up on everything happening in their lives. Things that aren’t happening, too, like a medal ceremony for the Winter […]4 years ago
John Leicester, AP
The 2024 Paralympics In Paris Won’t Open In Stadium
The world's best Paralympic athletes, parading down France's most famous boulevard with their prosthetic limbs, mobility chairs, and stories of adversity, heading to a grand celebration of their prowess and sports on the Paris square where the French Revolutionaries of 1789 chopped off heads.4 years ago
WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
Skepticism And Hope As USA Gymnastics Enters Post-Nassar Era
The blue and red flames of the new logo USA Gymnastics unveiled this week are designed to symbolize rebirth. They might as well double as a metaphor for the self-inflicted damage the organization has endured for the better part of a decade.4 years ago
Rob Maaddi, AP
NFL Makes Strong Push For Flag Football With Eye On Olympics
Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Alabama.4 years ago
Eddie Pells, AP
Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Bid More Likely For 2034
Recent meetings with the IOC have led U.S. officials to believe all signs point toward Salt Lake City bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics.4 years ago
Ciaran Fahey, AP
World Swimming Bans Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events
World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events, starting Monday.4 years ago
Larry Lage, AP
Winter Olympics May Not Include Nordic Combined For 1st Time
The IOC is due to make a decision later this month about whether to allow women to compete in Nordic combined at the 2026 Games.4 years ago
Ed White, AP
Simone Biles, Other Women Seek $1B-Plus From FBI Over Nassar
Dozens of women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI.4 years ago
Stephen Wade, AP
Chinese Olympian Eileen Gu Working For Salt Lake Games Bid
Eileen Gu, who won two gold medals for China at the Beijing Olympics, has signed on to work for Salt Lake City's bid for the Winter Olympics.4 years ago
Kyle Ireland
Multiple Locals On Time’s 100 ‘Most Influential People’ Of 2022 List
Time listed multiple individuals with ties to the state of Utah on the publication's "Most Influential People" of 2022 list.4 years ago
The Associated Press
Olympic Luge Champion Johannes Ludwig Of Germany Retires
Olympic champion Johannes Ludwig had the best luge season of his life, then decided that would be the perfect way to end his career.5 years ago
Barry Wilner, AP
Olympics Figure Skater Alysa Liu Retires At Age 16
Alysa Liu, a 2022 Olympian and world championships bronze medalist, is retiring from competitive figure skating at age 16.5 years ago
The Associated Press
Players Push Paris Olympics To Find A New Basketball Venue
Criticism from French national team players about a basketball venue planned for the 2024 Paris Olympics has led to a search for a replacement.5 years ago
