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FILE - Barbara Ann Cochran of the United States skis to win the gold medal in the Winter Olympic women's slalom event, on Feb. 11, 1972, Sapporo, Japan. Fifty years after his mom, Barbara Ann, won the gold in slalom, Ryan Cochran-Siegle is contending for a medal in the men's downhill that will open the Alpine skiing program of the Beijing Games on Sunday. (AP Photo, File)

Cochran-Siegle’s Olympic moment 50 years after mom’s gold

by Andrew Dampf AP Sports WriterFebruary 5, 2022

BEIJING — For members of Vermont’s “Skiing Cochrans” clan, competing in an Olympics is a right of passage. A family tradition.First there were siblings Marilyn, Bobby and Barbara Ann at the 1972 Sapporo Games, fulfilling a plan hatched by their…

Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot against Germany's Alexander Zverev during their quarterfinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Djokovic has tennis history within his grasp

by Andrew Dampf AP Sports WriterJune 6, 2019

Spain's Rafael Nadal serves against Belgium's David Goffin during their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Federer right at home on clay

by Andrew Dampf AP Sports WriterMay 31, 2019

FILE - In this May 23, 2019, file photo, the names "Roland Garros" and the original tournament name "Internationaux de France" can be seen during the draw of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. English-speakers tend to go with "French Open," even though that's not used by the event itself. Most of the rest of the world says "Roland Garros," which is the facility that hosts the tournament and is named in memory of a World War I fighter pilot. But what hardly ever is uttered is the original name of the tournament "Internationaux de France", which translates to "International Championships of France." (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

You say French Open; I say Roland Garros: Tournament carries different names on either side of the Atlantic

by Andrew Dampf AP Sports Writers, and Howard Fendrich AP Sports WritersMay 30, 2019

FILE - In this June 10, 2018, file photo, Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts while holding the trophy after defeating Austria's Dominic Thiem in the men's finals of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. Nadal, a French Open champion yet again a week past his 32nd birthday seems to stay forever young. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Not going away: Federer, Nadal, Djokovic still rule tennis

by Howard Fendrich AP Sports Writers, and Andrew Dampf AP Sports WritersMay 25, 2019

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 file photo United States' Lindsey Vonn is assisted after crashing during the women's super G at the alpine ski World Championships, in Are, Sweden. (Pontus Lundahl/TT via AP, File)

Vonn: The end is here

by Andrew Dampf AP Sports WriterFebruary 9, 2019

FILE - In this Saturday March 14, 2015 file photo, winner Mikaela Shiffrin of the US, left, celebrates with her fan Emma Lundell on the podium after the women's FIS Alpine Ski World Cup slalom in Are, Sweden. Mikaela Shiffrin is adding a new twist to the usual relationship between star athlete and worshipping fans. The overall World Cup leader and two-time Olympic champion has started a social media campaign labeled (hashstag) IAmYourBiggestFan to shine light on some of her supporters who she draws inspiration from. Consider cancer survivor Emma Lundell, a young cross country skier from Sweden who Shiffrin met back in 2012 on the day of her first career World Cup victory in Are. (AP Photo/Pontus Lundahl, TT, File ) SWEDEN OUT

Shiffrin draws inspiration from cancer survivor

by Andrew Dampf Associated Press, and Eric Willemsen Associated PressFebruary 4, 2019

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 file photo, United States' Lindsey Vonn prepares for an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill training session in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The women's all-time leader in World Cup wins announced Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 that she will retire from ski racing after this month's world championships in Sweden. The 34-year-old Vonn had been planning to retire in December but changed her plans because of persistent pain in both of her knees, which she fully realized after failing to finish a race in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, last month. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File )

Vonn, sore knees set to retire after world championships

by Andrew Dampf AP Sports WriterFebruary 1, 2019

United States' Lindsey Vonn speeds down the course during an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-G in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Spotlight on Shiffrin With Vonn’s Future in Dougt

by Andrew Dampf AP Sports WriterJanuary 21, 2019

United States' Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates on the podium after winning an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom, in Kronplatz, Italy, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Shiffrin Rules Elusive Slope

by Andrew Dampf AP Sports WriterJanuary 15, 2019