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FILE - The National Stadium and the Beijing Olympic Tower are lit in red on the eve of the Chinese New Year ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Jan. 31, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Olympic spotlight back on China for a COVID-tinged Games

by Eddie Pells Associated PressFebruary 3, 2022

FILE - A man walks past the Olympic rings on the exterior of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, which will be a venue for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Making an Olympic team is hard enough. This winter, those who earn their spots on the U.S. squad will find it takes even more work to get to Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Travel trouble: US Olympians face uncertain road to Beijing

by Eddie Pells Associated PressNovember 12, 2021

FILE - Jake Burton, the creator of Burton Snowboards, center, and his wife Donna Carpenter, right, applaud Gov. Peter Shumlin after he signed a bill in Stowe, Vt., making skiing and snowboarding the official sports of Vermont, in this March 8, 2012, file photo. A new documentary on the late snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton is more than a glossy retrospective of his life. Jake Burton had been approached about a movie of his life story and had started planning to make it. His wife, Donna,...

Jake Burton alive and bristling in ‘Dear Rider’ documentary

by Eddie Pells Associated PressOctober 26, 2021

FILE- In this Aug. 29, 2021, file photo, Bryson DeChambeau reacts after sinking his putt on the 16th green during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. When DeChambeau arrives at Whistling Straits for the Ryder Cup the 6-foot-1, 235-pound disrupter with a world-leading driving average of 323.7 yards, will bring with him an epic amount of baggage. He is in the middle of a months-long feud with one of his teammates, Brooks Koepka, who happens to have three more major titles than DeChambeau. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

The disrupter: Bryson DeChambeau brings game, baggage to Ryder Cup

by Eddie Pells Associated PressSeptember 17, 2021September 17, 2021

Kara Winger, of the United States of America, and Steven Da Costa, of France, carry their country's flags during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Fewer medals, more heart for US at a most unusual Olympics

by Eddie Pells Associated PressAugust 9, 2021

Allyson Felix, of United States smiles after taking the bronze, in the final of women's 400-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The long journey leads to an Olympic record for Allyson Felix

by Eddie Pells Associated PressAugust 6, 2021August 6, 2021

Andre De Grasse, center, of Canada, wins the gold medal in the men's 200-meter final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

A star is found: In 200, Andre De Grasse finally gets his gold

by Eddie Pells Associated PressAugust 4, 2021

The sun shines above an image of the Olympic rings at Yokohama Baseball Stadium as the venue is prepared for softball competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Dirty Olympic Games? Testing slowdown during COVID raises questions

by Eddie Pells Associated PressJuly 22, 2021July 22, 2021

In this June 19, 2021 photo, Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the first heat of the semis finals in women's 100-meter runat the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. Richardson cannot run in the Olympic 100-meter race after testing positive for a chemical found in marijuana. Richardson, who won the 100 at Olympic trials in 10.86 seconds on June 19, told of her ban Friday, July 2 on the “Today Show.”(AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Sha’Carri Richardson will miss Olympic 100 after marijuana test

by Eddie Pells Associated Press, and Pat Graham Associated PressJuly 2, 2021

Jenny Simpson smiles after the finals of the women's 1500-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Monday, June 21, 2021, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Former UMass star Heather MacLean qualifies for Olympic team in 1,500 meters

by Eddie Pells AP National WriterJune 21, 2021