Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

BEIJING — Canadian Dahria Beatty finished fifth in her quarterfinal heat of the women's cross-country sprint event, falling short of her goal of making the semifinals.

The Canadian men’s hockey team will begin their Olympic tournament at long last, Jennifer Jones and Canada’s women’s curling team will begin their Games and Isabelle Weidemann will skate for her second medal in Beijing.

BEIJING (AP) — A roundup of gold medals from Tuesday, Feb. 8, at the Beijing Games: ___ ALPINE SKIING MEN'S SUPER-G Defending champion Matthias Mayer of Austria won the men’s super-G, capturing a third Olympic gold medal.

BEIJING (AP) — Casey Dawson's around-the-world dash to the Beijing Olympics got him to the starting line in time for the 1,500 meters.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — By no means does Ohio-born snowboarder Louie Vito consider himself fluent in Italian. But he's steadily learning the language and even getting familiar with his new country’s national anthem. You know, just in case.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Once upon a time, Vic Wild left his life in America and moved to Russia for love — and for snowboarding. Love faded. Olympic medals — those last forever.

BEIJING (AP) — Matthias Mayer stuck his poles into the snow, pushed off with his massive legs and attempted to head down the mountain.

BEIJING (AP) — Maybe this “huge disappointment” — her words upon missing a gate early in the first Alpine race at the Beijing Olympics — will serve Mikaela Shiffrin well moving forward.

BEIJING (AP) — One of the journalists who conducted the first sit-down interview with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said Tuesday that the carefully controlled conversation did not answer questions about whether she can speak her mind or move freely.

BEIJING (AP) — Kjeld Nuis saw the record-setting time of his countryman and knew what awaited in his race. “This is going to hurt,” he mumbled to himself. It was all worth it.