US bobsleigh crewman Bill Schuffenhauer was detained following an alleged dispute with his fiancee, Canadian police said Thursday. The US Olympic Committee confirmed Schuffenhauer, set to compete in Friday's four-man bob event, had been detained Wednesday night. "We understand that late last evening Bill Schuffenhauer, a member of the U.S. Bobsled team, was detained and released by authorities ...

Skis too slow for a snowstorm did in the Americans, still stuck with a golden goose egg in Nordic sports at the Winter Games. Austria's Mario Stecher knew he had the better skis in the Nordic combined 4x5-kilometer team relay and stayed in American Billy Demong's ...

When they were in disarray, changing bosses, bickering among themselves, the leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee never forgot their main mission: To help athletes win medals. So far in Vancouver, it's been hard to argue with those results. The U.S. team headed into ...