Olympics

November 14, 2018 at 1:53 am

Majority of Calgary voters say ‘no thanks’ to 2026 Olympics

CALGARY, Alberta — Calgary's bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics was rebuffed on Tuesday when local voters said "no" in a nonbinding referendum. Unofficial...

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J.R. Celski of the United States sits on the pads after a crash during his men’s 1000 meters short track speedskating heat in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) OLYFS155 OLYFS155

November 7, 2018 at 6:08 pm

Federal Way’s J.R. Celski announces retirement from short track speed skating

Federal Way native J.R. Celski won three Olympic Medals over the course of three Olympic Games. But he announced Wednesday night that he's retiring from...

The American Ice Dance team of Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue captured the Dance title with their Free Skate in Sunday’s Skate America Sunday at Everett’s Angel of the Winds Arena.

Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett was host to the 2018 Skate America competition Sunday, October 21, 2018. 208006

October 21, 2018 at 6:19 pm

American pair claims expected Skate America dance title with the help of Romeo and Juliet

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, who placed fourth in the 2018 Winter Olympics, were the heavy favorites this weekend because nobody else from the top-nine...

Marvin Hagler of Brockton, Mass., right, gets in close with Sugar Ray Seales of Tacoma, Wash., during a match in Boston, Aug. 31, 1974. Hagler, the unbeaten 1973 National AAU Champion, won an easy decision in the 10-round bout against Seales, the 1973 Olympic Gold Medal winner. (AP Photo/Peter Bregg)

October 21, 2018 at 6:00 am

Meet Tacoma’s own Sugar Ray … Seales, boxer extraordinaire and Olympic gold medalist VIEW

After Sugar Ray Robinson, and before Sugar Ray Leonard came Tacoma's own boxing phenom, Sugar Ray Seales, who won a gold medal in boxing at...

Nathan Chen performs during the men’s free skating program at Skate America, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in Everett, Wash. (Olivia Vanni/The Herald via AP) WAEVE610 WAEVE610

October 20, 2018 at 8:49 pm

Nathan Chen easily captures gold medal at figure skating Grand Prix event in Everett VIEW

Nathan Chen, who had a big lead after Friday’s short program, scored 189.99 points in the free skate to secure the figure skating gold medal...

Vladimir Morozov cradles his partner Evgenia Tarasova in a backward outside death spiral in the Pairs Short program in Friday’s Skate America competition in Everett. The Russian pair lead after the first round.

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October 19, 2018 at 10:00 pm

Russians Vladimir Morozov and Evgenia Tarasova grab lead in pairs at Skate America VIEW

Meanwhile, all three American pairs had falls in the pairs short program Friday at Everett's Angel of the Winds Arena.

October 19, 2018 at 4:32 am

Tokyo Paralympics: Wheelchair-friendly rooms tough to find

TOKYO (AP) — The 2020 Tokyo Paralympics promise to be the best. They're being promoted just like the Olympics, planning is ahead of recent games...

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FILE – In this Feb. 17, 2018, file photo, Nathan Chen competes in the men’s figure skating free program at the Pyeonchang Winter Olympics, in Gangneung, South Korea. For the season following an Olympics, Skate America certainly is packed with top U.S. competitors. The six-event Grand Prix series begins in Everett, Washington on Friday, Oct. 19. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP, File) NY151 NY151

October 17, 2018 at 9:08 am

All current US champions will compete at Skate America in Everett this weekend

Skate America, the first of the International Skating Union's six-event Grand Prix series, opens in Everett on Oct. 19, and will feature a star studded...

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FILE – In this Oct. 16, 1968, file photo, U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos stare downward as they extend gloved hands skyward in during the playing of the “Star Spangled Banner” after Smith received the gold and Carlos the bronze for the 200 meter run at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Australian silver medalist Peter Norman is at left. When Smith and Carlos raised their fists 50 years ago at the Mexico City Olympics, they had a captive audience, back in the age when TV was king and the entire audience was rapt. A half-century later, many of the messages our athletes disseminate are every bit as powerful, but the audience is much more distracted. (AP Photo/File) NYDD205 NYDD205

October 16, 2018 at 2:12 pm

An iconic Olympics moment: Looking back at the Black Power salute that rocked the world in 1968

Olympic medal winners made a black power salute in Mexico City on Oct. 16, 1968, and it became one of the most influential protest images...

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Olympic gold medalists Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux were in Seattle this week to talk about the growth of ice hockey. The Lamoureux twins are ambassadors for the Comcast Corporate Values Initiative.

October 11, 2018 at 6:00 am

Olympic gold medalists Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux: NHL team in Seattle would create surge in youth hockey

The twins were of the stars of this year's Winter Olympics. In the gold medal hockey win over Canada, Monique scored a late goal in...