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By Simone McCarthy, CNN American ice skater Nathan Chen has won his first Olympic Gold medal in Beijing, with a flawless performance that set him well above the competition in the men’s single skating competition. Chen, who had been the favorite going into Thursday’s event at the Beijing Winter Games, pulled off his win with

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Defending Olympic champion snowboarder Chloe Kim cinched the gold for Team USA in the women’s halfpipe in Beijing Thursday, after pulling far into the lead on her first run. “I was so proud of myself. I had the worst practice, ever,” said Kim, who shouted with joy and sunk to her

By Rebecca Wright, Christine Brennan, Helen Regan and Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva, who is at the center of a drug testing controversy at Beijing 2022, has received the support of the Kremlin back in Moscow, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov would not confirm reports of a positive test among the

By David Close, CNN Former Major League Baseball player Jeremy Giambi has died, according to his former teams, the Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. Giambi was 47. The Athletics tweeted Wednesday, “We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of a member of our Green and Gold family, Jeremy Giambi. We offer

By Joe Sutton, Michelle Watson, David Close and Steve Almasy, CNN NFL officials were notified by Las Vegas police just before the Pro Bowl that New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was a suspect in a battery investigation, but officers said they would question him after the game, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday. Kamara

By Hannah Ryan, CNN West Ham United’s French international defender Kurt Zouma has been fined by the English Premier League club and is facing an investigation from the UK’s leading animal welfare charity after a video emerged online that showed him kicking and slapping a cat. On Wednesday, West Ham released a statement on its

By David Close, CNN An independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder will be conducted by the NFL and not the team, a National Football League spokesperson said Wednesday. The Commanders earlier had announced the hiring of a private firm headed by two former federal prosecutors to investigate the allegations

By Ben Morse, CNN There were six gold medals up for grabs on Wednesday at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Here’s a breakdown of who is taking home gold for their delegations on Day 5 of the Games. Alpine Skiing Women’s Slalom: Petra Vlhova, Slovakia Freestyle Skiing Men’s Freeski Big Air: Birk Ruud, Norway Luge

By Ben Morse, CNN Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi has issued an emotional apology after she was disqualified for violating suit regulations at Beijing 2022. Takanashi was one of five women ski jumpers disqualified for violating guidelines on the suits they wore while competing in the mixed-team ski jumping final on Monday. Austria’s Daniela Iraschko-Stolz,

By Aleks Klosok and Ben Morse, CNN Lindsey Jacobellis secured Team USA’s first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics with victory in the women’s snowboard cross big final on Wednesday. After near misses at previous Games, the 36-year-old finally topped the podium at her fifth Winter Olympics. “This feels incredible because this level that all

By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer will not face criminal charges for sexual assault accusations, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office says in a charge evaluation sheet obtained by CNN. A California woman accused Bauer last June of assaulting her during sex — allegations Bauer has denied from the

By Matias Grez, CNN This wasn’t how Mikaela Shiffrin had envisaged her Winter Olympics at Beijing 2022 would go. Two events in the space of three days ended in crashes for the 26-year-old, all but ending her hopes of becoming the first US skier to win three medals at a single Winter Olympics. These Games