ST. LOUIS — Maxim Naumov returned to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday night, the final place that his parents watched him compete, and…

By PAVEL BEDNYAKOV and JAMES ELLINGWORTH TERSKOL, Russia (AP) — Every time Nikita Filippov races, it’s an uphill struggle. At the Olympics, even more so….

By MARTHA BELLISLE Biathlon combines cross-country skiing with precision rifle shooting. The sport, which originated from military training exercises in Scandinavia, is a real crowd-pleaser…

By JOCELYN NOVECK, Associated Press National Writer Let’s get the obvious thing out of the way first, shall we? There may never have been a…

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Cross-country skiing, the rugged grandfather of snow competition, will give its brightest stars a defining stage at the Milan Cortina Winter Games….

By BRIAN MELLEY Ski jumping is no fashion contest, but there will be nearly as much scrutiny on what jumpers wear at the Winter Olympics…

By ANDREW DALTON, Associated Press Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Broderick presented his wife of nearly 30 years Sarah Jessica Parker with…

By BRIAN MELLEY Nordic combined, the only Olympic sport that bars women from competition, dates to the original Winter Games but may not survive beyond…

By TAMMY WEBBER, MICHAEL PHILLIS and M.K. WILDEMAN CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Yvette Lyles thought of the modest brick ranch home as a Christmas…