Category Archives: Sports News – ABC Audio
Women's individual figure skating event comes to a close while wrapped up in scandal
Getty Images/Nora Carol Photography(NEW YORK) -- In an event plagued by controversy, the women's singles figure skating competition will wrap up Thursday with the free skate -- and Russian skater Kami...
Feb 16, 2022
USA women's hockey loses 3-2 to Canada, taking silver in Beijing
Elsa/Getty Images(BEIJING) -- The U.S. women's hockey team was defeated 3-2 by Canada in the Winter Olympics final in Beijing on Thursday. The loss marked the latest turn in what's become a rivalry fo...
Feb 16, 2022
Scoreboard roundup -- 2/15/22
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Atlanta 124, Cleveland 116 Boston 135, Philadelphia 87 Dallas 107, Miami 99 Memphis 121, New Orlea...
Feb 16, 2022
Athletes question decision in Kamila Valieva's Olympic doping case: 'What a shame'
iStock/nirat(NEW YORK) -- The ongoing dilemma in the Winter Games involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who is under investigation over alleged use of a banned heart medication, has athletes...
Feb 15, 2022
Simone Biles announces engagement to Jonathan Owens
Carmen Mandato/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Simone Biles is getting married! The Olympic gold medalist shared a post Tuesday announcing her engagement to Jonathan Owens, who she has been dating since 202...
Feb 15, 2022
Valieva earns highest score in women's short program after CAS allows her to skate
Justin Setterfield/Getty Images(BEIJING) -- Kamila Valieva earned the highest score in the women's figure skating singles event short program at the Olympics on Tuesday. The 15-year-old, who represent...
Feb 15, 2022
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin misses medal in fourth Beijing event
Alex Pantling/Getty Images(BEIJING) -- U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin on Tuesday came up empty handed in her fourth competition, placing 18th in the downhill skiing event, after wiping out in her first t...
Feb 15, 2022
Scoreboard roundup -- 2/14/22
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Here are the scores from Monday's sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Washington 103, Detroit 94 Brooklyn 109, Sacramento 85 Oklahoma City 127, New York 123 (OT) New Orl...
Feb 15, 2022
Figure skater Nathan Chen on winning gold at the Olympics
ABC News(BEIJING) -- Nathan Chen nailed his final performance on the ice in Beijing, becoming the first Asian American to win Olympic gold in men's singles figure skating after years of training and l...
Feb 14, 2022
Female NASCAR drivers on the challenges in competing in the male-dominated sport
Jon Feingersh/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Though there have been strides over the years to diversify the male-dominated sport of auto racing, there are currently no female drivers competing at NASCAR's ...
Feb 14, 2022