Norway wins gold, U.S. finishes fourth in Alpine skiing mixed team event

Norway wins gold, U.S. finishes fourth in Alpine skiing mixed team event

The United States finished fourth Sunday in Alpine skiing’s mixed team parallel at the Beijing Games, failing to clinch a medal but advancing further than they did four years ago. The American skiers were bested for bronze by Norway in a tiebreaker after both teams lost in the semifinals, which produced a Germany-Austria final. Austria … Read more

U.S. grabs gold in Olympic debut of mixed team snowboard cross

U.S. grabs gold in Olympic debut of mixed team snowboard cross

Two veteran US snowboarders brought home the first-ever gold in mixed team snowboard cross in the event’s Olympic debut Saturday in Beijing. The win gave Nick Baumgartner, 40, his first medal in four Olympic appearances and Lindsey Jacobellis, 36, her second gold in Beijing. Jacobellis swept the women’s snowboardcross event Wednesday, breaking Team USA’s gold … Read more

Five athletes disqualified from mixed team ski jumping event over suits

Five athletes disqualified from mixed team ski jumping event over suits

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Sara Takanashi has apologized for the suit violation that ruined Japan’s hopes of a medal in Monday’s Olympic mixed team ski jumping event — in stark contrast to some of the other angry reactions to disqualifications. Takanashi delivered a huge 103-metre jump to launch Japan’s campaign as the mixed event debuted at … Read more