PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the Pyeongchang Olympics (all times local):
The United States biathlon team has announced it will boycott the final IBU World Cup meet in Russia next month.
The U.S. athletes released a statement Saturday saying that the International Biathlon Union's recent decision to move forward with the March 22-25 event in Tyumen, Russia— despite a recent doping scandal in that country — is "completely unacceptable."
The statement says, "In support of clean sport and our own physical safety, we cannot in good conscience participate."
The U.S. Biathlon team adds, "Holding the World Cup Final in Russia now sends an outrageous message of anti-doping indifference to the world.