LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Hiroto Ogiwara of Japan topped qualifying for men's big air as snowboarding kicked off at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday. The 20-year-old Ogiwara finished atop the scoreboard with 178.5 points from his best two runs. Ogiwara smashed the record books for ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer MILAN (AP) — Of all the elite players making up the U.S. women's national team's roster, coach John Wroblewski insisted the one he couldn't do without at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games was Hayley Scamurra. It's a decision Wroblewski made upon taking over the ...
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin isn't just narrowing her focus for the Milan Cortina Olympics after struggling in Beijing four years ago. She's cutting her race program in half after two serious crashes since 2022. The American skiing ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Ask freestyle skier Colby Stevenson if he likes big air, the most high-flying event in a sport full of them, and his answer is short and to the point. "No,' he said. "I have no real use for it." Which makes him pretty much like a ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer MILAN (AP) — All the worries, strife and scrutiny that lingered around the construction of the main hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Olympics dissipated as the first game there into a celebration for the host country. Fans in the lively, near-full crowd ...
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press MILAN, Italy (AP) — Annika Malacinski remembers the moment the door to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics was slammed shut. On a flight from Munich to Denver, she bought airplane Wi-Fi to join a conference call with the International Olympic Committee, ...
By DANIELLA MATAR and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press MILAN (AP) — In Cortina d'Ampezzo you can't escape the fact the mountain town is gearing up for its second Winter Olympics. In Milan you could easily miss that the Games are about to start. The vibe in the two main hubs for the ...
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Show respect. Be humble and a good Olympic partner. Keep Team USA athletes safe. United States Olympic leaders set out goals Thursday for the Milan Cortina Winter Games that arrive during what they acknowledged is "a period of geopolitical ...
By EDDIE PELLS and LINDSEY WASSON Associated Press LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris withdrew from Thursday night's big air qualifier at the Milan Cortina Olympics less than 24 hours after a hard crash that resulted in a brief trip to the hospital. The 32-year-old ...
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Will there be an Olympic spirit or will it seem like a bunch of individual world championships? Will a complicated transport network connecting far-flung venues run smoothly? Will crowds fill the arenas, rinks and stadiums ...