Olympics
Her knee shredded, Lindsey Vonn done for season
All it took was a moment. Lindsey Vonn landed hard and tumbled face first with a piercing shriek. Read more »
World Cup moguls: Hannah Kearney proves she's back with second straight win
Hannah Kearney won her second straight mogul competition with a victory in dual moguls at Deer Valley Saturday night. 2010 Olympic Champion Alex Bilodeau earned the win in the men's competition. Read more »
Skiing World Cup: Hannah Kearney looking to make up for lost time at Deer Valley
Olympic champion Hannah Kearney is looking forward to trying to make up for lost time after a training accident cost her the first half of the World Cup season. Read more »
S.L. native Nathan Chen places 3rd in men's junior division of U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Salt Lake City's Nathan Chen took third in the men's junior division of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Read more »
Brad Rock: Park City skier Ted Ligety is shredding the competition these days
Park City skier Ted Ligety has already won four World Cup giant slalom competitions this year, giving him 15 for his career. That ties him with previous GS record holder Alberto (La Bomba) Tomba of... Read more »
Racing to freedom: Blind biathlete Shawn Cheshire building confidence through sports
When Shawn Cheshire crossed the finish line of her first race outside of high school, she wept. Read more »
Park City native Rosie Brennan wins her first national cross country title
Park City native Rosie Brennan earned her first national title in the 10K individual cross country race at Soldier Hollow Friday. Read more »
Amy's way: Iconic Davis learned the value of school, thanks to sports
Iconic speedskater and four-time Olympian Shani Davis learned the value of academics thanks to his skill in athletics. He won the 1,000-meter race at this weekend's U.S. championships at the Utah... Read more »
U.S. speed skating championships: Richardson breaks 10-year-old record, Davis wins
Heather Richardson broke the 10-year-old national record in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating race. Shani Davis won gold in the men's 1,000-meter event. Read more »
Speed skating: Heather Richardson skates the world's fastest 500 meters, twice
Heather Richardson skated the world's fastest 500-meter race and then she did it again. Read more »
Teen surprises even himself to win World Cup speedskating 5,000-meter race
Emery Lehman didn't take up speedskating because he thought he could compete against the world's best. Read more »
Amy Donaldson: Can new coach Guy Thibault heal old wounds on U.S. Short Track Speedskating Team?
Can the new U.S. short track speedskating coach heal wounds left by allegations of abuse against the former head coach? The challenge seems daunting, but Guy Thibault believes he can. Read more »
Lana Gehring, J.R. Celski dominate at U.S. Short Track Speedskating Championships
Lana Gehring and J. R. Celski dominate at the U.S. Short Track Speedskating Championships at Kearns despite the coaching controversy that has marred this fall World Cup season and fractured the... Read more »
Salt Lake City won't know if U.S. will bid for 2026 Olympics for another year
It will be another year before the U.S. Olympic Committee decides whether to back a bid for the 2026 Winter Games, but Salt Lake City will have a chance to pitch its plans in the coming months. Read more »
Amy Donaldson: Lindsey Vonn should be satisfied with success against other women
Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn's quest to compete against men inadvertently sends the message that women's sports are less valuable, less impressive than men's athletics. Read more »
Amy Donaldson: 'Kid Kayo' overcame plenty to be a boxing world champion
A year after deciding to re-enter the ring, Chris "Kid Kayo" Fernandez felt confident that 2008 was the year his dream of earning a boxing world championship would come true. Read more »
Skier Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup super-G
Lindsey Vonn skied to victory in a World Cup super-G on Saturday, and American teammate Julia Mancuso was third. Read more »
Utah 'ready, willing, able' to host 2026 Olympics
Gov. Gary Herbert announced Monday that Utah and Salt Lake City are "ready, willing and able" to host the Winter Games in 2026. Read more »
Gold-medal winning bobsled driver Holcomb talks about his battles with depression, blindness
When Steve Holcomb heard that Olympic silver medalist Jeret "Speedy" Peterson had killed himself, he was as surprised as anyone else. Read more »
Five questions with Olympic bobsledder Nick Cunningham
Cunningham has competed in bobsled since 2008 and was a 2010 Olympian. Read more »
Romney's Utah supporters upset with how he's being treated by GOP
The post-election criticism by Republicans of their presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, has been hard on his many Utah supporters, especially state GOP Chairman Thomas Wright. Read more »
Park City native Steve Holcomb earns World Cup silver in four-man bobsled at Utah Olympic Park
Driver Steve Holcomb was feeling pretty good about finishing second in Saturday's FIBT four-man bobsled World Cup until the guys who help him push the sled put the honor in perspective. Read more »
U.S. women's bobsled team is better than ever, thanks to recruiting
The U.S. women's bobsled is deeper and faster than ever, thanks to recruiting efforts. Read more »
Deseret News/KSL poll: Mitt Romney holds big lead in presidential race in Utah, 69% support
About the only surprise in a new Deseret News/KSL poll on the outcome of the presidential race in Utah is the size of Mitt Romney's lead. Read more »
After having two children, former Olympian Noelle Pikus-Pace back in the race
Noelle Pikus-Pace, 2007 world champion and 2010 Olympian, comes out of retirement to compete in skeleton while raising two children. Read more »
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