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Return of ‘Stars on Ice’ a sign that figure skating’s popularity remains strong in Boston

Boston also is a finalist to host the 2025 World Championships, and the Skating Club of Boston's Norwood facility will host Skate America in October.

2022 Winter Olympics: See the results and medal winners
See how the Games unfolded.

Olympic star and Harvard grad Gabby Thomas chases history on the track, a healthier world off of it

Thomas, who is the third-fastest woman ever to run the 200-meter dash, will continue to compete professionally while finishing her studies in public health.

US Paralympic sled hockey team dominates Canada to win fourth straight gold medal

Jen Lee made 16 saves — leaving the tournament without allowing a goal — as the Americans romped to another gold.

Meet Team USA’s athletes with New England connections who will compete in the Paralympics

A dozen athletes with local ties will be taking part in the Games, which are about to begin in Beijing.

Here’s why the International Olympic Committee’s current stance on Russia isn’t so heroic

If the IOC truly wanted to make an impact, it should have acted years ago against Russia, when it had something to lose.

US Paralympic sled hockey team has a youthful Massachusetts flavor

David Eustace, Griffin LaMarre, and Kyle Zych are realizing a dream as first-timers in the competition about to get going in Beijing.

What it was really like to cover the Olympics in Beijing

The author knew Beijing was going to be unlike any Olympics he had covered.

Some Team USA players didn’t waste any time getting right back into action with their college teams

After the Olympics, some players jumped right back into action.

Postcard from Beijing: I couldn’t be more proud to say I am an Olympian

Zack DiGregorio of Medway competed in his first Olympics as a member of the US luge team and shared his experiences from the games.

Former Olympian Hannah Kearney embraced a new calling for Beijing: TV commentator

The 2010 moguls gold medalist made the most of the assignment, even though she had to remain on the NBC "campus" in Connecticut.

As the curtain falls on another messy Olympics, the Games just aren’t what they used to be

These were Games that were marked by anxiety, by isolation, by controversy and, finally, by relief that they were over.

A closer look at the acts of sportsmanship that were on display at the Beijing Olympics

From kind notes to great sacrifice, here are some of the best stories of sportsmanship from Beijing.

See photos from the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics

A complicated and controversial Games took its final bow at Beijing's National Stadium on Sunday.

How Team USA fared at the 2022 Winter Olympics: A sport-by-sport analysis

The Americans will exceed their PyeongChang total despite cashing fewer chances than they’d hoped for in Alpine skiing and long-track speedskating.

2022 Winter Olympics: See the results and medal winners

See how the Games unfolded.

Beijing Olympics draw to a close, ending safe but odd global spectacle

It was weird. It was messy and, at the same time, somehow sterile. It was controlled and calibrated in ways only Xi Jinping's China could pull off.

Friedrich gets 4th Olympic bobsled gold as Germans dominate

Francesco Friedrich won everything the Olympics had to offer once again.

Finland beats Russians to win first men’s hockey Olympic gold medal in country’s history

Finland had never won at the Olympics on the men’s or women’s side. It last reached the final in 2006 and lost to Sweden, matching the silver from 1988.

Jessie Diggins makes more history with silver in cross-country mass start

The 30-year-old who lives part of the year in South Boston, and already won the first-ever women’s individual cross-country sprint medal for the United States in Beijing, added the first-ever in an individual distance race.

No medal: Mikaela Shiffrin, US finish fourth in Alpine team parallel finale

The 26-year-old superstar leaves Beijing without a medal after the Americans are beaten by Germany and Norway in the final two rounds of the event.

Panel denies US figure skaters’ appeal to get Olympic team silver medals

Losing the case means the US skaters will receive their medals from the team skating competition months, maybe even years, from now, after Kamila Valieva’s case winds its way through hearings and appeals.

Six months, two Olympics: Alexandra Burghardt wins bobsled silver to cap double duty

In August, Burghardt was running the 100 meters in the heat of Tokyo’s Summer Olympics. Saturday night in Yanqing, she was on a Winter Games medal podium, the latest in a long line of sprinters turned bobsledders.
Tara Sullivan

Elana Meyers Taylor is one of the most influential and inspirational athletes in US history, and other Olympic thoughts

The bobsledder was voted by her peers to carry the United States flag at the Closing Ceremony.
Olympics

Slovakia men beat Sweden for bronze, nation’s first Olympic hockey medal

Juraj Slafovsky scored twice to deliver the country's first Olympic hockey medal on Saturday.
Olympics

Sui Wenjing, Han Cong earn Olympic gold at last in pairs figure skating; Americans out of medals

The Chinese pair redeemed heartbreak from four years ago on home ice in Beijing.
Olympics

More bobsled gold for Germany, more history for Elana Meyers Taylor

Meyers Taylor took bronze for her fifth Olympic medal, more than any Black athlete in Winter Olympics history and more than any other American bobsledder.
Sports media | Chad Finn

NBC’s Olympic figure skating team exuded empathy during an unprecedented event

Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir, and Terry Gannon were nothing short of exceptional in explaining what was unfolding at the women's free skate.
Olympics | Figure skating

Panel rejects US skaters’ appeal to get Olympic silver medals

The US figure skaters whose Olympic silver medals are being withheld saw their appeal to have them awarded before the end of the Beijing Games dismissed Saturday.

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Red Sox

Game 38: Mariners at Red Sox lineups and previews

Rich Hill will be on the mound Thursday when the Red Sox open a four-game series with Seattle.

Red Sox prospect Bryan Mata hits 100 m.p.h. in competitive return from Tommy John surgery

The righty threw two innings in an extended spring training game, his first competition against another organization since his surgery last April.

Red Sox prospect Nick Northcut is swatting homers with metronomic regularity in Single A

With the help of an unusual training tool, the infielder leads the Sally League with 14 homers in 30 games.

Patriots

Patriots will open three-game preseason slate against Giants at home Aug. 11

The schedule, which also includes games against the Panthers and Raiders, was finalized Thursday.

Patriots could have a special weapon on their sideline in Joe Judge

The assistant coach will be a valuable asset to special teams coordinator Cam Achord, particularly when it comes to player safety.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft honored by Sports Business Journal for lifetime achievement

Kraft emphasized the responsibility to do good that comes with being in the sports industry — and poked a little fun at himself.

Bruins

Cam Neely leaves open the possibility that Bruce Cassidy may not return as Bruins coach

The Bruins president said Don Sweeney will return as general manager but also said, "I do think we need to make some changes."

A Bruins fan’s rooting guide to the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs

With the home team eliminated, you might think there is no reason to keep watching hockey. You could be wrong.

Bruins are keeping the door open if David Krejci were to consider returning

General manager Don Sweeney has kept in touch with his former center, who played a season in Czechia after departing Boston last year.

Celtics

Celtics guard Derrick White to miss Game 2 vs. Heat, but Al Horford is now cleared to play

White will miss the game to be with his wife, Hannah, for the birth of their child, coach Ime Udoka said.

Barnes, Mobley, Cunningham unanimous choices for NBA All-Rookie first team

Orlando’s Franz Wagner and Houston’s Jalen Green were the other players chosen for the first team by a panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters.

Celtics’ Al Horford upgraded to doubtful for Game 2 against Heat

Also, guard Marcus Smart, who missed Game 1 because of a foot sprain, has been upgraded to probable.