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Austria's Flock wins women's World Cup skeleton opener

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) Austria’s Janine Flock lowered her Mount Van Hoevenberg track record Thursday on the way to winning the season’s first World Cup women’s skeleton race.

Hanyu set to test Olympic preparations at NHK Trophy

OSAKA, Japan (AP) Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu wants to get a good measure of how his preparations are going for next year’s Winter Games in Pyeongchang, so he’s aiming high at the NHK Trophy.

Russian skater Kolyada holds on to lead to win Cup of China

BEIJING (AP) Russian skater Mikhail Kolyada held on to his lead from the short program to win the Cup of China and claim his first Grand Prix victory on Saturday.

Patrick Chan drops Grand Prix event to focus on training

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) Canadian star Patrick Chan has withdrawn from the NHK Trophy figure skating event next week in Japan to focus on the national championships and Pyeongchang Olympics.

Kolyada dominant in short program at Cup of China

BEIJING (AP) Russian skater Mikhail Kolyada upstaged two-time world champion Javier Fernandez on Friday to take the lead after the short program at the Cup of China, the third event of the International Skating Union’s Grand Prix series.

America' s Cup winner John Bertrand offers to help Slingsby

SYDNEY (AP) America’s Cup-winning skipper John Bertrand has offered to help Tom Slingsby in his bid to get Australia into the prestigious sailing regatta for the first time in more than 20 years.

Two-time world champion Fernandez favored at Cup of China

BEIJING (AP) Two-time world champion Javier Fernandez will kick off his Grand Prix campaign at the Cup of China, the third event of the International Skating Union’s Grand Prix series.

Spanish shooting athletes detained at Abu Dhabi airport

MADRID (AP) Four members of Spain’s shooting team have been detained at an airport in the United Arab Emirates because of problems with their weapons’ documentation.

USA Luge seeding races called off because of warm weather

USA Luge has called off its remaining two seeding races and national championships because of warm weather, adding difficulty to the process of picking the sliders who will be eligible for spots on the team competing at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

No active athletes in Olympic doping probe – biathlon body

SALZBURG, Austria (AP) The International Biathlon Union says no active athletes are suspects in an International Olympic Committee investigation of Russian doping at the 2014 Winter Games.

Russian skater Medvedeva on course for Olympic success

MOSCOW (AP) Evgenia Medvedeva has bugs in her head. At least that’s how the world’s top women’s figure skater calls the little demons and doubts that she needs for success.

Chen holds on to win Rostelecom gold

MOSCOW (AP) Nathan Chen’s technique trumped Yuzuru Hanyu’s superiority in program components to win the men’s event at the Rostelecom Cup, the first leg of this year’s six Grand Prix figure skating competitions.

Bascue, Olsen, Cunningham picked as USA bobsled men's pilots

Codie Bascue, Justin Olsen and Nick Cunningham are going to start the Olympic season as drivers on USA Bobsled’s men’s national team.

US ice dance champs begin road to Olympics in Moscow event

The icy road to the 2018 Winter Olympics begins in earnest with the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow this weekend.

Daly, Antoine, Uhlaender return to US national skeleton team

Olympic bronze medalist Matt Antoine and Olympic veterans John Daly and Katie Uhlaender were among the six sliders announced Wednesday as members of the U.S. World Cup skeleton team to start the season.

West, Britcher, Mortensen-Terdiman win luge start titles

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) Tucker West and Summer Britcher successfully defended their crowns at USA Luge’s annual indoor start championships Friday night, and Matt Mortensen and Jayson Terdiman combined to take the doubles title.

Skater Lipnitskaya retires at 19 after battling anorexia

MOSCOW (AP) Russian figure skater Yulia Lipnitskaya has retired at the age of 19 following a battle with anorexia.

Coach says Olympic skate champ Sotnikova won't defend title

MOSCOW (AP) The coach of Adelina Sotnikova says the Olympic figure skating champion will not defend her title at next year’s Winter Games in Pyeongchang because of injury.

Late burst lifts Lin Dan into badminton worlds 3rd round

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Lin Dan stepped up a gear just in time to avoid an upset against Emil Holst of Denmark in the second round of the badminton world championships on Wednesday.

Chong Wei loses in 1st round of badminton worlds

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Badminton great Lee Chong Wei saved two match points against Brice Leverdez of France but not a third as he was upset in the first round of the world championships on Tuesday.

Cup champ Burling joins Team Brunel for Volvo Ocean Race

ALICANTE, Spain (AP) America’s Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist Peter Burling has joined Team Brunel for the Volvo Ocean Race.

Fired Iowa field hockey coach lands at Duke

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke says former Iowa field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum has joined the Blue Devils as a volunteer assistant coach.

Aussie skipper Price wins youth world match racing regatta

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) Harry Price of Australia rallied to beat Ettore Botticini of Italy 3-2 Saturday and win the Youth Match Racing World Championship at Balboa Yacht Club.

Langton wins US bobsled push championship

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) Steven Langton won the U.S. men’s bobsled push championship Thursday, suggesting the two-time Olympic medalist is a serious hopeful to reach the Pyeongchang Games this winter.

Australian skipper Price continues to lead Governor's Cup

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) Skipper Harry Price of Australia continued to lead the Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Race Championship despite taking his first loss of the regatta Thursday.

Australia's Price leads Governor's Cup regatta at 13-0

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) Skipper Harry Price of Australia won six races Wednesday to take sole possession of the lead at 13-0 in the Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Race Championship at Balboa Yacht Club.

NY's Lake Placid to host 2021 Bobsled and Skeleton Worlds

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) Lake Placid, New York, has been selected to host the Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships in 2021 at Mount Van Hoevenberg.

USA Luge adds German medalist Florschuetz as consultant

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) USA Luge has hired 2006 Olympic medalist Andre Florschuetz as a technology consultant, with hopes the move will provide the Americans another boost going into this winter’s Pyeongchang Games.

Coast Guard rescues 4 during Lake Michigan boat race

MILWAUKEE (AP) The U.S. Coast Guard says it rescued four people from a capsized boat on Lake Michigan during the annual Chicago Yacht Club Race.

Team NZ gets funding boost after America's Cup win

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Team New Zealand will receive $5 million from taxpayers to allow it to retain key personnel in the immediate aftermath of its America’s Cup win over Oracle Team USA in Bermuda.