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Russian figure skaters to get Olympic team bronze instead of Canada despite Valieva disqualification
The U.S. is the new Olympic champion and Japan gets upgraded to silver from bronze as expected. However, the demoted Russians get bronze by a single point ahead of fourth-place Canada.
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Olympic bobsledder Aja Evans sues team chiropractor, alleging sexual abuse
Aja Evans, an Olympic bobsled medalist from Chicago, filed a lawsuit against the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, alleging nearly a decade of “sexual abuse and harassment” by the team’s osteopathic medical provider while Evans trained and competed for the USA Bobsled team, her attorneys said Thursday.
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Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica killed in McHenry County motorcycle crash
Patrick Gasienica, an Olympic ski jumper who recently competed for the United States in Beijing, has died after he was involved in a motorcycle crash earlier this week, officials said.