Shani Davis going to Sochi as 1,000 champ
KEARNS, Utah -- Long-track speedskater Shani Davis is headed to Sochi, Russia, after he won the 1,000 meter Sunday at the sport's U.S. Olympic Trials.
Local speedskaters boost their Olympic chances
Shani Davis and Brian Hansen, two long track speedskaters from the Chicago area, likely are headed to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia after qualifying for spots at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Saturday in Kearns, Utah.
Hansen aims for individual Olympic medal
Long-track speedskater Brian Hansen has one Olympic medal, from the team pursuit in Vancouver in 2010.
Nia Coffey out to spark Northwestern turnaround
This was one of those games in which a freshman, even one as talented as Nia Coffey, has moments that force coaches to bite their tongues or just mouth the sports adage, "The best thing about freshmen is they become sophomores."
More knee pain forces Vonn out of race
Lindsey Vonn’s comeback hit another bump on the slope Saturday.
Tribune's 27th annual international sports awards
The year in international sports began badly when Lance Armstrong went on Oprah Winfrey's show and admitted to being a liar, a bully and a fraud while still refusing to tell the whole truth about his doping.
Sending the Russians just the right Olympic message
The official presidential delegation to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics the White House announced this week sends just the right message.
'Sports Gene' explores sports success
Why were all the outstanding athletes he ran with on powerhouse Evanston Township High School track teams Jamaican immigrants, some of whom hardly seemed to work at the sport?
Another bobsledding medal for Palos Hills' Eberling
With her third bronze medal in three races, all while pushing driver Jamie Greubel’s sled, Katie Eberling of Palos Hills helped add another line to the unprecedented record of World Cup bobsled success for the U.S. women this season.
Could Ueberroth have last word on Olympic TV network?
Peter Ueberroth cannot help but feel the irony in new International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach’s expressed intention to explore the idea of having the IOC form its own television network.
Lysacek ponders future in competitive skating
WAYNE, N.J. — Evan Lysacek will be wearing skates to step out on the ice Wednesday with the cast of a show called Tribute to American Legends of the Ice that will be televised a week before the 2014 Winter Olympics begin.
Reigning champion Lysacek ends Olympic comeback attempt
Evan Lysacek has given up the attempt to defend his Olympic figure skating title.
Meyers-Evans lead U.S. bobsled sweep
A day after driver Elana Meyers and pusher Aja Evans made personal history with a World Cup victory, the bobsledders led a U.S. podium sweep Saturday in Park City, Utah.
A day of falls from grace(fulness) in women's skating
Even though she won the bronze medal, Ashley Wagner wisely chose not to sugarcoat her performance in Saturday’s free skate at the Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, Japan.
First World Cup bobsled gold for Chicago's Evans
Aja Evans of Chicago pushed driver Elana Meyers to the gold medal in a World Cup bobsled race Friday evening in Park City, Utah.
Nervous Vonn off pace in return to racing
Lindsey Vonn was looking for the miracle story in her return to the World Cup circuit.
Davis-White, Virtue-Moir dazzle in Grand Prix Final
One thing became clear after the ice dance frenemies met for the first time in competition this season:
Ski star Vonn set to race Friday
Lindsey Vonn apparently figures she should strike where her iron always is hot.
Solid Wagner third in short at Grand Prix Final
Ashley Wagner was understandably quite pleased with her short program Thursday at the Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, Japan.
Why Evan Lysacek still is the talk of U.S. men's skating
Within days, we are likely to find out what long has seemed like a foregone conclusion: that Evan Lysacek has given up the attempt to defend his Olympic figure skating title.
U.S. Olympic officials visit potential bid cities
With Los Angeles hoping to mount a bid for the 2024 Summer Games, U.S. Olympic officials said Tuesday they are in the process of visiting potential sites around the country.
Vonn preparing to race in Canada
Lindsey Vonn is scheduled to do the official downhill training run Wednesday at Lake Louise, Alberta, the U.S. Ski Team said Tuesday evening.
U.S. men skaters back on (short) track
There has been some good news for the beleaguered U.S. short track speedskating program this season.
Vonn casts some doubt on Olympic hopes
For the first time since tearing up her knee in a crash last February, reigning Olympic downhill champion Lindsey Vonn has publicly expressed some doubt about whether she will be able to compete at the Sochi Winter Games.
Pacquiao's bank accounts frozen in Philippines
Manny Pacquiao’s bank accounts in the Philippines have been frozen, stopping him from fulfilling his promise to help typhoon victims in his homeland, according to his promoter.
Knee 'stable,' Vonn may race in early December
Although Lindsey Vonn's doctor says her knee is stable despite a partial tear of her reconstructed right ACL, the reigning Olympic downhill champion has withdrawn from next week's races in Beaver Creek, Colo.
For Chicago curler, another chance to rock the Olympics
There are rocks involved in this story, so the analogy comes right to mind.
Baseball, softball have new Olympic hopes
Two months after being kept off the Olympic island, baseball and softball have officially been given a chance to return for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Vonn taken to doctor after training crash
Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn was being evaluated by an orthopedic surgeon after a Tuesday morning crash at Copper Mountain, Colo., while training for her first race since major knee surgery last winter.
Documentary brings out worst all around Armstrong
It is 10 months since Lance Armstrong's trip to the Oprah Winfrey confessional, where the disgraced cycling champion told some of the truth about his use of performance-enhancing drugs and admitted to being a jerk and a bully.
IOC's 2022 Winter Olympic choice could be made today
Seven countries, two in a combined effort, met Thursday’s International Olympic Committee deadline to submit a bid city for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Michael Phelps submits to drug testing, signaling possible return to pool
After months of hints and half-denials, Michael Phelps has re-entered the drug testing pool for international competition, the strongest signal yet that he's planning a return to swimming.
Clock ticking on Lysacek comeback
Evan Lysacek is running out of time to get the minimum qualifying scores he needs to be eligible for the 2014 Olympics.
Cosmonauts take Olympic torch for a walk in space
MOSCOW — The Russian relay ahead of the Olympic Games reached its peak Saturday, both figuratively and literally, as two Russian cosmonauts took the Olympic torch on a walk outside the International Space Station about 186 miles above Earth.
Even with broken axel, Asada rolls smoothly on ice
Good news: Japan’s Mao Asada need not be defined by the triple axel any more. The final 45 seconds of her NHK Trophy free skate Saturday, with no jumps but a striking footwork sequence and a beautiful spiral you wish she would hold longer, show just how much...
Once again, few singular sensations in U.S. skating
Unless Gracie Gold and Adam Rippon rally in Saturday’s free skate at the NHK Trophy in Tokyo, it looks as if Ashley Wagner could be the lone U.S. singles qualifier for the Grand Prix Final.
Skater Wagner covered in sponsor glory
Ten things about the upcoming Winter Olympics that I know, and you should, too.
Hot wheels: McFadden gets marathon grand slam
Tatyana McFadden completed an unprecedented wheelchair marathon Grand Slam with her most decisive victory of the four.
Ted Ligety wins giant slalom; Bode Miller makes his return
Ted Ligety finished last ski season by winning six of eight races and repeating as world champion in the giant slalom.
Davis, Hansen skate onto World Cup team
Speedskaters Shani Davis of Chicago and Brian Hansen of Glenview earned places on the U.S. long track World Cup team by finishing 1-2 in the 1,000 meters at the national single distance championships Saturday in Kearns, Utah.
Young Russian figure skater in Olympic medal picture
So what do we know about the state of women’s figure skating after the first two Grand Prix events of the Olympic season?
Doubts gone, Gold shines at Skate Canada
Gracie Gold went through a recent bad patch. Problems with her longtime coach. Poor skating in both programs at her first international event of the Olympic season. Even looking shaky in a brief exhibition at the U.S. Olympic media summit.
Asada puts good spin on Skate America win
It’s pretty clear what message the judges were sending U.S. champion Ashley Wagner at Skate America:
Wagner becomes triple threat at Skate America
Ashley Wagner knew she had to up the difficulty of her jumps to climb the final steps to the podium at a global figure skating championship.
Brown second after strong short at Skate America
Jason Brown put a hand over his mouth and reacted with a shocked expression when he fully comprehended the score he got for his first senior Grand Prix performance Friday night.
Crain living up to North Central tradition
As a high school senior in Dunlap, Ill., a village with a population of 1,386 about 15 miles from Peoria, runner Johnny Crain looked at North Central College as the big time.
Kimetto sets course record in winning Chicago Marathon
The pace was fast, faster than planned, too fast even for the men paid to drive it for at least 20 miles. The last of the rabbits was gone after 15 miles, leaving the runners trying to win Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon to carry it for themselves.
Photos: 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
The 36th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon, with over 10,000 runners from 129 countries, winds through nearly 30 of Chicago's best-known neighborhoods.
