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The Goal Is to Go Fast. Just Not Too Fast.

YANQING, China — U.S.A. Luge’s sleds integrate data from mechanical and aeronautical engineering professors. Ferrari partnered with Italy’s ...

That Sigh You Hear Is the Sound of Danger Escaping From Risky Sports

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — In the Olympic-level snowboarding and freestyle skiing world, there is an innocuous-sounding compound word that almost ...

Short-Track Speedskating: How It Works and Who’s Worth Watching

BEIJING — The first night of short-track speedskating at the Olympics did not disappoint. The hosts China won their first…

Weight, Well-Being and a Champion’s Absence From the Games

Not too long ago, Maren Lundby seemed a lock for a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Lundby, 27,…

Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis player, meets I.O.C. leader in Beijing.

BEIJING — Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis player who largely disappeared from public life after making sexual abuse accusations against…

Vincent Zhou, American figure skater, tests positive for Covid.

Vincent Zhou, an American figure skater and two-time Olympian who was expected to compete in the men’s short competition on…

Russia wins gold in team figure skating as Kamila Valieva hits two quad jumps.

The Russian team won the team figure skating competition behind the performance of the 15-year-old phenomenon Kamila Valieva, whose history…

Mikaela Shiffrin faces stiff competition from rivals in women’s giant slalom.

Mikaela Shiffrin’s quest to set several Olympic records at the Beijing Games begins with the women’s giant slalom on Monday…

Russia leads the U.S. going into the final day of the figure skating team event.

When the figure skating team event resumes on Monday for its third and final day, the Russian Olympic Committee should…

Shields Gets a Decision Win and Starts Promoting a Bigger Payday

The post-fight showdown was about as textbook as the one-sided win by the undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields over the…

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