2026 Winter Olympics

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Disqualified Ukrainian Olympian Scores a Bonus Worthy of Gold

Billionaire gives more than $200K to Vladyslav Heraskevych, 'a true winner'

(Newser) - The Ukrainian Olympian disqualified over a helmet honoring his fallen compatriots has nonetheless received the sort of payout usually reserved for gold. Ukraine's wealthiest man, billionaire Rinat Akhmetov, has given skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych more than $200,000, equal to the prize money Ukraine gives athletes who bring home...

Lindsey Vonn Says Injury &#39;Worse Than a Broken Leg&#39;
Lindsey Vonn Says Injury
'Worse Than a Broken Leg'
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2026 2:48 PM CST

Lindsey Vonn Says Injury 'Worse Than a Broken Leg'

She says she's back in the US but still 'immobile' after complex tibia fracture

(Newser) - Lindsey Vonn says she is back in the US after her downhill crash at the Olympics, but she is still "immobile" and her injury was worse than "just" a broken leg. "Haven't stood on my feet in over a week… been in a hospital bed immobile...

France Bans Player From Olympics After Hockey Fight
French Hockey Player Barred
From Olympics After Fight
2026 olympics
Feb 17, 2026 12:30 AM CST

French Hockey Player Barred From Olympics After Fight

French defenseman banned for provocative gestures after Wilson altercation

(Newser) - Pierre Crinon's is done playing Olympic hockey for the rest of these winter games—and not because of anything on the scoreboard. France's defenseman has been sidelined for the rest of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games after tangling with Canada's Tom Wilson during a lopsided 10-2 loss, a...

Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, Wins Her First Olympic Gold
Elana Meyers Taylor, 41,
Wins Her First Olympic Gold
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2026 4:54 PM CST

Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, Wins Her First Olympic Gold

Bobsledder is the oldest US woman to win Winter Olympics gold

(Newser) - Elana Meyers Taylor has won World Cups, won world championships, already was the oldest woman to win an Olympic bobsled medal, recruited dozens of people to the sport, and twice pulled off comebacks after becoming a mother. There was only one thing missing. Not anymore. The 41-year-old Meyers Taylor finally...

Naumov Says Skating World Stands Behind Malinin
Naumov Says Skating World
Stands Behind Malinin
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2026 2:26 PM CST

Naumov Says Skating World Stands Behind Malinin

'Quad God' posts on Instagram about 'fighting invisible battles on the inside'

(Newser) - American skater Maxim Naumov has a message for Ilia Malinin after the star's rough Olympic outing : you're not alone. "We've got his back no matter what," Naumov said on NBC 's Today, speaking after Malinin, considered a favorite for gold, stumbled repeatedly in his...

US Beats Sweden to Reach Women&#39;s Hockey Final
US Women Book Their
Place in Hockey Final
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2026 12:44 PM CST

US Women Book Their Place in Hockey Final

Frankel stopped 21 shots in 5-0 win over Sweden

(Newser) - Aerin Frankel stopped 21 shots for her third shutout of the Olympic women's hockey tournament and the favored United States advanced to the gold-medal game by defeating Sweden 5-0 at the Milan Cortina Games on Monday. Abbey Murphy, Kendall Coyne Schofield, and Hayley Scamurra scored on consecutive shots over...

Ski Jumper Disqualified Over &#39;Stupid&#39; Mistake
Ski Jumper Disqualified
Over 'Stupid' Mistake
2026 Olympics
Feb 16, 2026 7:17 AM CST

Ski Jumper Disqualified Over 'Stupid' Mistake

Austria's Daniel Tschofenig wore boots that were slightly too long

(Newser) - Daniel Tschofenig's Olympic run ended not with a crash, but with a tape measure. The 23-year-old Austrian ski jumper was kicked out of the men's large hill individual event after officials found his boots were four millimeters bigger than regulations allow, wiping out his 137.7 first-round score,...

Norwegian Coasts to Record 9th Gold
Skier's Record Gold
Is a Party
2026 olympics
Feb 15, 2026 10:28 AM CST

Skier's Record Gold Is a Party

Fans from Norway and Sweden, including a prime minister, celebrate cross-country relay victory

(Newser) - A wave to the celebrating crowd, a glide across the line—and a moment of Winter Olympic history. Norway cross-country skiing star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won his ninth gold medal on Sunday, setting a Winter Games record. The 29-year-old anchored the 4 x 7.5-kilometer relay in the men's...

Curling Controversy Now Hits Canadian Women, Too
Curling Controversy Now
Hits Canadian Women, Too
2026 olympics
Feb 15, 2026 7:30 AM CST

Curling Controversy Now Hits Canadian Women, Too

Both the men's and women's teams have been accused of the same infraction

(Newser) - Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics, and it centers on whether the mighty Canadian team is cheating. Both men's and women's teams have now been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released, per the AP .
  • Men's team: On
...

Curling Authority Warns Canada After Accusation
Curling Authority Warns
Canada After Accusation
2026 olympics
Feb 14, 2026 4:00 PM CST

Curling Authority Warns Canada After Accusation

Committee adds officials for on-ice delivery monitoring

(Newser) - Tension on the curling sheet escalated into an Olympic disciplinary warning after a profanity-laced dispute between Canada and Sweden over an accusation of a rule violation. The World Curling Federation said Saturday it issued a verbal warning to a Canadian men's player over language used during Canada's 8-6...

&#39;Quad God&#39; on Stunning Falls: &#39;Felt Like I Had No Control
Malinin: I Was Hit With 'Negative
Thoughts' Before Skate
2026 Olympics
Feb 14, 2026 6:50 AM CST

Malinin: I Was Hit With 'Negative Thoughts' Before Skate

US figure-skating favorite for gold speaks on his disastrous performance in Milan

(Newser) - Ilia Malinin arrived in Milan as the man to beat. He left with a team gold medal, but also with an eighth-place finish in the event that was supposed to define his career. The 21-year-old American, dubbed the "Quad God" for his unmatched jumping ability, needed only a solid...

&#39;Quad God&#39; Falls Twice, and Kazakhstan Has First Gold
Skating Stunner:
American
'Quad God'
Falls Twice
2026 olympics
Feb 13, 2026 4:46 PM CST

Skating Stunner: American 'Quad God' Falls Twice

"Maybe I was too confident it was going to go well,' says Ilia Malinin

(Newser) - American figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin fell twice in a disastrous free skate that sent him tumbling out of the medals at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday night, clearing the way for Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan to claim a stunning gold medal. Malinin, who led by a comfortable margin...

Olympic Village Was Apparently a Little Light on Condoms

Supply ran out in just 3 days, is blamed on lower supply than that offered in previous Games

(Newser) - Condoms at the Olympic Village didn't just go fast—they vanished in what one Italian outlet is calling record time. The Guardian reports that condoms handed out to athletes at the Winter Games were gone in three days, at least according to an anonymous competitor who spoke to the...

Norwegian Skiing Star Ties for Most Winter Olympics Golds
It Was a Lucky
Friday the 13th
for Cross-Country Star
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2026 9:59 AM CST

It Was a Lucky Friday the 13th for Cross-Country Star

It's now a 4-way, all-Norwegian tie for most gold medals at a Winter Olympics

(Newser) - Friday the 13th will be remembered as a lucky day for Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo. Norway's cross-country skiing star tied an all-time Winter Games record by winning his eighth gold medal Friday at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The 29-year-old claimed victory in the men's 10 kilometer interval-start race for...

Winter Games Have Their First Judging Controversy
Figure Skating Has
a Judging Controversy
2026 olympics
Feb 13, 2026 8:26 AM CST

Figure Skating Has a Judging Controversy

French skaters won gold over American duo, and there is much head-scratching

(Newser) - The first big judging controversy of the Winter Games is here. American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates won silver this week, but many of their supporters say Chock and Bates skated well enough for gold, reports the Wall Street Journal . The judging process in skating is subjective, and...

Oldest US Winter Olympian Is 6-Time 'Attorney of the Year'

Rich Ruohonen, 54, came on as a substitute in men's curling round-robin match

(Newser) - It was the last end and the US men were down 8-2 against Switzerland on Thursday in their first match of the men's curling round-robin. In other words, the stakes were low—and the time ripe—for a 54-year old personal injury lawyer and six-time winner of "Minnesota...

Chloe Kim Falls Just Short of Olympic Three-Peat
Chloe Kim Takes Silver
in Women's Half-Pipe
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2026 4:23 PM CST

Chloe Kim Takes Silver in Women's Half-Pipe

American fell just short of gold three-peat

(Newser) - Chloe Kim fell short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals, finishing second to Choi Gaon of South Korea in the women's halfpipe on Thursday. The 17-year-old Choi dethroned the two-time defending champion with a score of 90.25 on her...

US Skier Finished in Pain, Still Won Bronze
US Skier: I'm
'the Happiest
Bronze
Medalist'
winter olympics
Feb 12, 2026 2:26 PM CST

US Skier: I'm 'the Happiest Bronze Medalist'

Jessie Diggins had injured her ribs in a crash days earlier

(Newser) - Jessie Diggins' last Olympics isn't ending quietly. The 34-year-old, already the most decorated American in cross-country skiing, gutted out a bronze medal Thursday in the women's 10km freestyle despite racing with bruised ribs from a crash days earlier, reports the Athletic . She finished in 23:38.9, then...

Athlete Convicted of Fraud Wins Olympic Gold Over Victim
Athlete Convicted of Fraud
Wins Olympic Gold Over Victim
2026 Olympics
Feb 12, 2026 12:55 PM CST

Athlete Convicted of Fraud Wins Olympic Gold Over Victim

France's Julia Simon edges past scammed teammate, who came in 80th, in 15km biathlon

(Newser) - A biathlete who admitted ripping off her teammate's credit card just skied past her to an Olympic title. France's Julia Simon, 29, took gold in the women's 15km individual biathlon in Italy's Milan Cortina Games, while Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, the teammate she defrauded, finished a distant 80th,...

Breezy Johnson Gets Engaged at Finish Line
Breezy Johnson Gets
Engaged at Finish Line
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2026 11:14 AM CST

Breezy Johnson Gets Engaged at Finish Line

Connor Watkins proposed after she crashed out of Super-G race crash

(Newser) - Breezy Johnson crashed out of her final race at the Winter Olympics on Thursday but she still ended up with gold. The 30-year-old American skier said yes to boyfriend Connor Watkins, who proposed in the snow at the finish area. Johnson, who won gold in the women's downhill in...

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