Medina Spirit was stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun was declared the winner after a ruling by state racing stewards on Monday. The since-deceased Medina Spirit tested positive after the race last May for a steroid, betamethasone, that is legal in Kentucky but banned on race day. Medina Spirit finished…
Kelly Slater Confirms He’ll Be Surfing All Championship Tour Events in 2022
February 13, 2022
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Kelly Slater has confirmed that he’ll be competing at all stops on the Championship Tour in 2022. Celebrating his 50th birthday on Friday, and coming off the back of a victory in the first 2022 CT event at Pipeline, Slater told the press of his commitment to the tour, World Surf League (WSL) reported. “Yeah,…
AVP Beach Volleyball Tour Announces Big Schedule and Purses
The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP), under new ownership, recently released a robust schedule for 2022 that includes 16 events from May through November. The prize purse has increased and the new structure will allow for the development of teams to grow the game. The AVP is the biggest and longest-running professional beach volleyball tour in the…
Herta, Johnson Lead Team USA to Surprise 2nd Spot in Sweden
The father-son tandem of Petter and Oliver Solberg beat the surprisingly competitive American team of Colton Herta and Jimmie Johnson on the the frozen Baltic Sea to win the Race of Champions (ROC) Nations Cup. Team Norway was led Saturday by 47-year-old Petter Solberg, the 2003 World Rally Champion and two-time World Rallycross Champion. His…
The Last Run: White Says Olympics Will Be His Final Contest
February 5, 2022
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ZHANGJIAKOU, China—This really is it for Shaun White. The three-time gold medalist made it clear that not only will the Beijing Games be his last Olympics, they’ll mark his final contest, too. During a reflective, sometimes emotional news conference Saturday, not far from the halfpipe where he’ll take his last competitive ride, the 35-year-old said…
Man Charged With Giving Olympic Athletes Performance Drugs
January 13, 2022
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NEW YORK—U.S. prosecutors charged a Texas man on Wednesday with providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes competing in last summer’s Olympics in Tokyo, including the star Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare. Eric Lira, 41, of El Paso, is the first person to be charged under a new U.S. anti-doping law governing international sports competitions. The U.S. Attorney’s…
Chen Wins 6th Straight US Figure Skating Championship
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Nathan Chen had landed some of the most difficult jumps in figure skating, soaring through the air with a dizzying array of quads and flawlessly stringing together incredible combinations that left the crowd wanting more. Figures that he would faceplant on a simple step sequence. It didn’t matter, though. Nor did a mistake on…
Bell Tops Chen to Win First US Figure Skating Championship
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Mariah Bell put together a mesmerizing free skate at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Friday night, edging Karen Chen for her first gold medal and taking any drama out of whether she’s headed to her first Winter Olympics. Bell led after a spectacular short program, but it took an equally incredible performance to…
2-Time US Champ, Olympic Hopeful Alysa Liu Out With COVID-19
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Two-time champion Alysa Liu withdrew from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships after testing positive for COVID-19 on Friday, less than a day after a third-place finish in the short program put her in position to make the Olympic team. The 16-year-old Liu is at least the fifth competitor to test positive for the virus…
2-time US Champion Bradie Tennell Withdraws From Nationals
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Two-time U.S. champion Bradie Tennell, a favorite to make the Olympic team, has withdrawn from next week’s nationals. Tennell, who has missed the season’s main competitions on the road to the Beijing Games, has been dealing with a right foot injury. She still could make the American squad for February’s Olympics by petitioning for…
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