You can say what you want about the new figure skating system, but its rigid by-the-numbers scoring means even vaunted medal favorites can fall to 17th. And climb back up to fifth. That’s exactly what the U.S.’s Nathan Chen did, orchestrating what was perhaps the greatest comeback in skating history. Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu repeated his […]
Fighters aren’t usually the blushing type. But Xu Xiaodong can’t hide his embarrassment when asked about his latest battle scar, a three-inch crimson railroad track that snakes over his right eyebrow. It was caused, he says, by an overzealous opponent’s knee at a recent training session, during which Xu grappled with four younger mixed-martial-arts (MMA) […]
U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen set an Olympic record with six quad jumps in the men’s figure skating long program on Friday. Chen bounced back after a disappointing turn during the short program that left the skater in 17th place in the 2018 Winter Olympics. The redemptive long program showed Chen could pull off what […]
(NEW YORK) — Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $330 million, 13-year contract, the largest deal in baseball history, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Thursday because the agreement is subject to a successful physical. A 26-year-old […]
The U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) took the first step Monday that could lead to decertifying USA Gymnastics and revoking the organization’s status as America’s representative for gymnasts in national and international competition. Gymnasts – including Olympian Aly Raisman – have called on the USOC to take action against USA Gymnastics in the wake of repeated […]
The Winter Olympics 2018 team skating event continued in the Gangneung Ice Arena on Sunday with the ice dance and ladies short program and the pairs long program. With one more day of competition to go, Canada leads the team event, followed by the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) and then the United States. Unlike […]
There was a pairs skating event at the Gangneung Ice Arena Wednesday but even if you were there, you might have missed it. In the sparsely populated arena, the real spectacle was the dueling cheering squads in the audience supporting the two nations in PyeongChang who did not march in Opening Ceremonies under their own […]
At every major skating competition this season, two teams have flipped back and forth between first and second place. Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron from France and Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada are indisputably the top dance teams competing at Olympics. And there might be a big reason for that — their training. […]
Justify, or J.R. Smith? In trying to fill the final slot for TIME’s list of the 10 most memorable sports moments of 2018, I found myself debating between the horse that won the second Triple Crown in 37 years, and the basketball player who spent the last few seconds of a tie game in the […]
It seems there’s truly no hard feelings between U.S. women’s Olympic hockey captain Meghan Duggan and her longtime Canadian rival Gillian Apps. Just seven months after the U.S. pulled out a shootout victory over Canada to win women’s hockey gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Duggan and Apps were married Saturday in an outdoor ceremony […]