2026 Winter Olympics

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Finland Tops Slovakia for Another Bronze
Finland Takes Bronze Again
2026 olympics
Feb 21, 2026 5:10 PM CST

Finland Takes Bronze Again

US, Canada play for gold medal on Sunday

(Newser) - Finland closed its Olympic hockey tournament by routing Slovakia 6-1 on Saturday to secure the men's bronze medal in Milan-Cortina. The win gives Finland its fifth medal in an Olympics that used NHL players, with previous bronzes in 1998, 2010, and 2014. The team won a silver in 2006 and...

Johannes Klaebo Has Won Every Cross-Country Event
Klaebo Wins 6th Gold of Games
2026 olympics
Feb 21, 2026 2:29 PM CST

Klaebo Wins 6th Gold of Games

Norwegian star takes 50K race, 46 years after Eric Heiden won five times

(Newser) - Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has pushed an Olympic benchmark into new territory. The Norwegian cross-country skier claimed his sixth gold medal of the Milano Cortina Olympics by winning the men's 50-kilometer mass start on Saturday, overtaking teammate Martin Loewstroem Nyenget on the final lap. Klaebo finished in 2:07:07,...

Vonn's Big Crash Turns Focus on Crucial Piece of Ski Gear

Discussion has reignited on safety of bindings, whether ski boots should more easily released

(Newser) - The images of Lindsey Vonn in the snow, screaming in pain and then airlifted off the course after her Olympics crash were a stark reminder of the dangers of downhill skiing. So is this: Her skis didn't come off. Vonn's boots remained locked in her skis even after...

6-2 Win Over Slovakia Sends US to Final Against Canada
6-2 Win Over Slovakia Sends
US to Final Against Canada
2026 olympics
Feb 20, 2026 5:23 PM CST

6-2 Win Over Slovakia Sends US to Final Against Canada

Americans haven't made it to the end of the tourney since 2010

(Newser) - The much-anticipated but never guaranteed US-Canada showdown for gold in men's hockey at the Olympics is on. Jack Hughes scored two goals, including one with a highlight-reel individual effort, and the Americans rolled into the final by routing Slovakia 6-2 in the semifinals on Friday night, the AP reports....

One Olympian Proposes to Another
One Olympian
Proposes to Another
2026 olympics
Feb 20, 2026 2:20 PM CST

One Olympian Proposes to Another

Hockey's Hilary Knight gets engaged to speed skater Brittany Bowe

(Newser) - Hilary Knight says the scariest part of her Olympic week in Milan wasn't facing Canada in a gold medal showdown—it was getting down on one knee. The five-time Olympian revealed she proposed to US speed skater Brittany Bowe the day before the women's hockey final, reports USA ...

USA's Golden Goal Scorer: 'I Thought, Why Not?'
USA's Golden Goal Scorer:
'I Thought, Why Not?'
2026 olympics
Feb 20, 2026 10:32 AM CST

USA's Golden Goal Scorer: 'I Thought, Why Not?'

Megan Keller recounts the remarkable move that resulted in a goal for the ages

(Newser) - Megan Keller's overtime goal against Canada to give Team USA the gold medal in women's hockey is one for the ages, writes Jason Gay at the Wall Street Journal . "It's a shifty sequence that will outlive Keller's career and will probably get mentioned by some...

Norway Breaks Its Own Record for Golds

17th gold medal gives Nordic nation the most any nation has ever won in a single Winter Olympics

(Newser) - Johannes Dale-Skjevdal of Norway was the only biathlete to hit all 20 of his targets in the 15-kilometer mass start race Friday, and it led to historic gold—he captured Norway's 17th gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, breaking the record for the most gold medals won...

Hunter Hess Doubles Down on Defending His Love for US
Olympian Slammed by Trump:
'I Love the United States'
2026 Olympics
Feb 20, 2026 7:26 AM CST

Olympian Slammed by Trump: 'I Love the United States'

American freeskier also snarked on president's criticism of him, making the 'L' sign for 'loser'

(Newser) - American freeskier Hunter Hess got to the end of his successful run in the Olympic halfpipe qualifier, then leaned into the camera. He bent his left thumb and forefinger into the shape of an "L," lifted it to his forehead, and pointed at it with the other hand....

Snoop Dogg Covers Dinner Tab With Olympic Tickets
Restaurant Owners Get
a Surprise From Snoop Dogg
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2026 5:23 PM CST

Restaurant Owners Get a Surprise From Snoop Dogg

After his credit card was declined, they gave him a free meal and got Olympic tickets in return

(Newser) - Snoop Dogg's tab didn't clear in an Italian ski town, so he picked up the check with something most diners can't offer: Olympic tickets. The rapper and NBC correspondent for the 2026 Winter Games stopped at Cronox, a family-run gastropub in Livigno, where he ordered a cheeseburger,...

Alysa Liu Smiles Through Golden Routine
Alysa Liu Smiles
Through Golden Routine
2026 olympics
Feb 19, 2026 4:44 PM CST

Alysa Liu Smiles Through Golden Routine

Figure skater energetically ends 24-year US Olympic gold medal drought

(Newser) - Alysa Liu ended a long US drought in women's Olympic figure skating on Thursday, winning gold at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan. The 20-year-old climbed from third place after the short program to the top of the podium with a strong free skate that produced a season-best 150....

US Wins 3rd Gold in Women's Hockey
US Beats Canada
in Overtime for Hockey Gold
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2026 3:27 PM CST

US Beats Canada in Overtime for Hockey Gold

Megan Keller scores winner for 3rd US gold in women's hockey

(Newser) - Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the US won its third Olympic gold medal in women's hockey, beating defending champions Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night to close another thrilling chapter of one of sports' most heated rivalries. American captain...

For a Brand New Olympic Sport, 'a Magical Day'

Switzerland's Marianne Fatton takes the gold in ski mountaineering, or 'skimo,' in Milan Games

(Newser) - The sport of ski mountaineering made its long-awaited Olympics debut on Thursday and crowned its first champion at the Milan Cortina Games. With snow falling, Marianne Fatton of Switzerland navigated the uphill-then-downhill sprint course lined with a diamond-shaped pattern and stairs in a lung-searing time of 2 minutes, 59.77...

Ford: Ontario Kids Can Watch Hockey Game at School
Ontario Schools Told to Let
Kids Watch Olympic Hockey
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2026 10:31 AM CST

Ontario Schools Told to Let Kids Watch Olympic Hockey

Premier says students will be allowed to watch Canada's remaining games during school hours

(Newser) - Ontario kids won't have to skip school to watch Olympic hockey. Premier Doug Ford announced on social media Wednesday that he's told the province's education minister to ensure all students can tune in to the remaining Team Canada games that fall during school hours, starting with Thursday'...

Sports Announcer: Sorry for Drinking Before Going On Air
Sports Announcer:
Sorry for Drinking
Before Going On Air
2026 Olympics
Feb 19, 2026 9:16 AM CST

Sports Announcer: Sorry for Drinking Before Going On Air

Aussie presenter Danika Mason blames alcohol, altitude, cold for viral stumble

(Newser) - An on-air stumble from the Winter Olympics has turned into a national talking point in Australia, and now a public apology. Channel 9 sports reporter Danika Mason says she "misjudged the situation" by having a drink before a live broadcast from Italy, after a clip of her slurred report...

US Men Beat Sweden to Reach Hockey Semifinals
US Books Place in Hockey
Semifinals With Overtime Win
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2026 5:13 PM CST

US Books Place in Hockey Semifinals With Overtime Win

Men's team will face Slovakia on Friday night

(Newser) - The US and Canada are moving on to the semifinals at the Olympics. Quinn Hughes scored in overtime to put the US past Sweden 2-1 after giving up the tying goal to Mika Zibanejad with 91 seconds left in the third period, the AP reports. Dylan Larkin deflected Jack Hughes'...

Bettors' Surprise Olympic Favorite? Curling

The stones and brooms are second only to hockey in this Olympiad

(Newser) - Hockey is the top Winter Games sport among gamblers, but curling with its sliding stones, spirited sweeping, and cheating allegations has surprised oddsmakers. Bettors are showing significant interest in the quirky sport, reports the AP , which piques viewers' curiosity every four years at the Winter Olympics. "There's definitely...

Eileen Gu Balks at Question on 'Lost' Olympic Golds
Eileen Gu Balks
at Question on
'Lost' Olympic
Golds
2026 Olympics
Feb 18, 2026 11:20 AM CST

Eileen Gu Balks at Question on 'Lost' Olympic Golds

Gu calls query 'ridiculous' on whether 2 silvers won at 2026 Games are really '2 golds lost'

(Newser) - Eileen Gu isn't sweating the what-ifs. After becoming the most decorated women's freestyle skier in Olympic history with five medals, the 22-year-old US citizen competing for China was asked at a Milan Cortina press conference if she viewed her pair of 2026 silver medals as "two silvers...

Russia Inches Its Way Back Onto the World Sports Stage

Committee allows Russians to represent their nation at Paralympics next month, for first time since 2014

(Newser) - Russia is about to step back onto one of sports' biggest stages, and not everyone is cheering. More than 10 years after a massive state-backed doping scandal pushed it to the sidelines, and amid its ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia will send six skiers to next month's Paralympic Games...

Shiffrin Ends Her Medal Drought on Top
Shiffrin Ends Her
Medal Drought on Top
2026 Olympics
Feb 18, 2026 9:02 AM CST

Shiffrin Ends Her Medal Drought on Top

8-event Olympic drought ends with a dominant slalom victory in Cortina

(Newser) - Mikaela Shiffrin saved her best for last in Cortina. In her final event of the 2026 Winter Games, the American skier finally claimed slalom gold, snapping an Olympic medal drought that covered eight straight events stretching back to 2018, per NPR . Racing under clear blue skies, Shiffrin built a commanding...

Norway's Klaebo Continues 'Golden Run' at Games
Norwegian Rules
Cross-Country
Slopes, Along
With a Dog
2026 Olympics
Feb 18, 2026 8:17 AM CST

Norwegian Rules Cross-Country Slopes, Along With a Dog

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo earns 5th gold medal of Games, while a pup infiltrates the women's heat

(Newser) - Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo's golden run at Milan Cortina continued Wednesday as the Norwegian cross-country ski star secured his fifth gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics—and a record 10th overall—in the men's team sprint. Klaebo beat back a challenge from the United States to improve on his...

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