Kamila Valieva, the favorite to win the gold medal in the women’s event, tested positive for a banned substance before the Olympics and is waiting to find out if she’ll be allowed to compete Tuesday.
Olympics
Roeiseland, Fillon Maillet add to biathlon medal haul
Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway wins her third gold medal in Beijing, and France’s Quentin Fillon Maillet uses perfect shooting to grab his second gold medal.
Young U.S. hockey team beats Canada to start Olympics 2-0
Captain Andy Miele had two points and Strauss Mann made 35 saves to help the United States beat Canada 4-2.
U.S. women’s hockey reaches semifinals with 4-1 win over Czech Republic
The Americans overcome a 1-0 deficit by scoring three times in the third period.
Women’s biathlon: Norway’s Roeiseland wins sprint gold; Clare Egan 46th
Marte Olsbu Roeiseland wins the 7.5-kilometer sprint for her second goal medal at the Beijing Olympics.
International Olympic Committee won’t act on ‘No War in Ukraine’ sign
A Ukrainian skeleton athlete flashed a small sign urging peace in his homeland at the end of a run.
Expedited hearing to decide Russian skater Valieva’s Olympic fate
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics will be decided at an urgent hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Olympic notebook: White fourth in final halfpipe; Shiffrin finishes ninth in super-G
Snowboarder Shaun White finishes off the podium in the final race of his career, while skier Mikaela Shiffrin makes positive progress but again misses out on a medal.
Olympic notebook: U.S. gets surprise gold in mixed aerials
The Americans upset China in the debut of the freestyle skiing team event.
Figure skater Nathan Chen captures long-sought Olympic gold medal
Chen, who stumbled to a fifth-place finish in 2018, turns in a near-flawless performance this time and wins by a wide margin.