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BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin threw her head back and laughed at the thought of entering the maximum Alpine skiing events possible at the Beijing Olympics — six — which she confirmed Tuesday she’s intending to do.

The incident began Saturday when a mother and son went up Loveland Pass, a point on a mountain located about 60 miles west of Denver.

A Colorado skier survived an avalanche that threw him off a 50-foot cliff and sent him sliding hundreds of feet.

BEIJING — Teen sensation Kamila Valieva has been cleared for takeoff in women’s figure skating in a ruling in a Russian doping case that has caused havoc with one of

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Light, snow and shadow combine to form something ethereal in this image by Associated Press photographer John Locher.

Experts have diverging opinions about whether Chinese champion Eileen Gu’s star power will translate into more skiers when China’s Olympic fever has died down.

The incident began Saturday when a mother and son went up Loveland Pass, a point on a mountain located about 60 miles west of Denver.

BEIJING (AP) — Su Yiming gave host China its second gold medal at Big Air Shougang, matching Eileen Gu with a stunning show Tuesday in front of fans at the repurposed steel mill and winning the country's first top prize in Olympic snowboarding.

BEIJING (AP) — She is an exceptional athlete who has already won medals in the Beijing Olympics. But the deep fascination with Eileen Gu's origin story has threatened to overshadow anything she does on the slopes.

Mariah Bell made her womens short program Olympic debut at 25 years old, becoming the oldest US Olympian to compete in womens singles in almost 100 years.