Lindsey Vonn walked off with her career haul of medals in her right hand, the gold, silver and bronze clinking together almost weighing her down. Or was it the bulging knee braces and metal support rods inside her vast array of broken bones? Whatever it was, the sound was a reminder of what Vonn...
Spinning off the race course, tumbling across the snow in a frightening wipeout, Lindsey Vonn had one thought running through her mind. “It was like, why am I here?” she recalled. “I’m too old for this.” Making her farewell appearance at the world championships this week, the greatest female skier...
Ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, who won their second consecutive U.S. title Saturday, were chosen to compete in the Four Continents figure skating championships Feb. 5-10 at Honda Center in Anaheim. Hubbell and Donohue placed fourth at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and followed...
Bradie Tennell, the 2018 U.S. women’s figure skating champion and a member of the Pyeongchang Olympic team, will lead the three-woman U.S. delegation to the Four Continents figure skating championships, which will be held Feb. 5-10 at Honda Center in Anaheim. Tennell, who finished ninth at the...
The U.S. isn’t the only country dealing with sexual abuse in sports. While American officials continue to grapple with fallout from the Larry Nassar scandal, South Korea has announced an investigation into widespread allegations of coaches assaulting and mistreating female athletes. The National...
The long-standing Russian doping scandal took another contentious turn on Tuesday, with the country escaping further punishment despite its reluctance to cooperate with investigators. Russian officials had faced a Dec. 31 deadline for allowing the World Anti-Doping Agency access to a Moscow laboratory...
What was evident all weekend for Lindsey Vonn became clear to everyone else on Sunday. The American skier's surgically repaired knees simply don't let her apply the power she requires to win races anymore. The pain is too severe; the psychological impact too much to bear; her pride too great. No...
John Coughlin, a two-time U.S. pairs champion recently suspended from figure skating, died by suicide in Kansas City, Mo. He was 33. U.S. Figure Skating released a statement Saturday and cited his sister, Angela Laune. The sister said in a Facebook post that her "wonderful, strong, amazingly compassionate...
Katelyn Ohashi’s smile filled her face as she danced across the blue floor; her bob cut bounced with each movement in her now-famous floor routine. UCLA’s gymnasts gravitated toward their 21-year-old senior captain, moving closer as the music blared. They began cheering and dancing behind her....
Michigan State University's governing body plans to name a new interim president following the resignation of interim President John Engler — the latest development stemming from the sexual assault investigation of now-imprisoned gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. A special board meeting is scheduled...
Bob Costas’ 40-year career with NBC Sports is over. “It’s all settled quietly and happily for all concerned,” Costas told the New York Post in an interview that was published Tuesday. An NBC representative confirmed with the Post that Costas no longer worked for the network without offering details...
By virtue of being one of the top female figure skaters in the world, Ting Cui has traveled extensively domestically and internationally. And wherever the 16-year-old Pikesville resident goes for a competition, she brings sneakers, water, her smartphone and a map. While athletes of her caliber...