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Lindsey Jacobellis Wins 1st U.S. Gold of Beijing Games
The win came after three memorable blunders at previous Winter Games.
Colby Stevenson of the US Earns Silver in Men’s Big Air
Birk Ruud of Norway wins gold with a 1,980-degree jump.
Colby Stevenson of the U.S. Earns Silver in Men’s Big Air
Birk Ruud of Norway wins gold with a 1,980-degree jump.
Shaun White Will Compete in His Last Olympics
Wednesday’s halfpipe qualifier will be his last Olympic event.
Chloe Kim Qualifies to Defend Her Gold
The defending gold medalist easily qualified for Thursday’s 12-women finals.
Shaun White and Chloe Kim Return to Halfpipe Snowboarding Tonight
All of this promises to be among the showcase events for the Winter Olympics, at least for American audiences curious.
Like Biles, Winter Olympians Are Focusing on Their Mental Health
Simone Biles’s public struggles gave other Olympians tacit permission to share their vulnerabilities. Some of them have.
Shaun White Is Still Afraid at His Last Olympics. He Deals With It.
White, who is competing in his fifth and final Olympics, talks about what he has learned in a lifetime of scary tricks, star turns and...
Eileen Gu Wins Gold in Big Air Freestyle Skiing
She faced stiff competition from Tess Ledeux of France. Gu and Ledeux have both won major big air competitions this winter.
Do Airbags Make Things Too Easy for Aerial Snowboarders and Skiiers?
Increasingly, competitive snowboarders and freeskiers are practicing their aerial tricks by landing on cushy airbags instead of hard snow. Purists wonder: Where’s the sport in...