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ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Pandas are as common as the Olympic rings at the Beijing Games.

BEIJING (AP) — Darting through traffic, zipping around tight turns, avoiding potential disaster with every relay exchange.

BEIJING (AP) — Immediately after one of Finland's most lopsided losses in international women’s hockey history, general manager Tuula Puputti marveled with envy at the depth of talent Canada has assembled.

BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin's first event of the Beijing Olympics is the one she won four years ago.

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor said Saturday she was about to leave isolation and could start preparing in earnest to compete at the Beijing Olympics.

BEIJING (AP) — Goalie Nicole Hensley was fine with the United States having difficulty finding its offense through two periods before finally pulling away with a 5-0 win over the Russians on Saturday night.

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics : ___ China’s first gold medal drew cheers from city residents gathered at a downtown shopping district.

BEIJING — A penalty for pushing cost Canada a medal in the mixed short-track speedskating relay final on Saturday at the Winter Olympics. Host China claimed its first gold at the Games with a winning time of 2:37.

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, finishing first in the women’s 15-kilometer cross-country skiathlon.

BEIJING (AP) — As soon as a Uyghur athlete helped light the Olympic flame at the Beijing Olympics, the debate began: Was it a defiant signal from Chinese leaders, or proof that protests around the world were having impact? The selection of Dinigeer Y