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Donald Trump’s joke about women’s hockey team follows an old sexist script
February 25, 2026 7:35 am
The callousness of the framing -- that the invitation to the women was a burden to be borne and that there is a hierarchy of achievements -- underlines sports' persisting gender problem
Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Winter Olympic crash
February 23, 2026 11:01 pm
The 41-year-old Vonn said the trauma from the crash led to compartment syndrome in the leg.
Blade horror in Milan: Polish skater Kamila Sellier stretchered off after gruesome Winter Olympics collision
February 21, 2026 11:32 am
Sellier eventually gave a thumbs-up to the crowd as she was taken away, leaving a trail of blood in the final corner of the track that workers had to clean up during the break.
'I’m bionic for real now': Lindsey Vonn shares gnarly X-ray of 'shattered' leg after 6-hour Olympic surgery
February 21, 2026 12:41 am
Vonn was attempting to win a medal at the Milan Cortina Games at age 41 with a torn ACL in her left knee and a partial titanium replacement in her right knee.
Norway wins its 17th gold medal, breaking record for most golds won in a single Winter Olympics
February 21, 2026 12:05 am
Dale-Skjevdal had taken the lead after the first standing bout with clean shooting and completed the five laps on newly packed snow and gusty winds in 39 minutes, 17.1 seconds
Ski mountaineering makes Olympic debut on snowy day as Marianne Fatton of Switzerland wins 1st gold
February 19, 2026 11:26 pm
The sport of ski mountaineering made its long-awaited Olympics debut Thursday and crowned its first champion at the Milan Cortina Games in Marianne Fatton of Switzerland. Shortly after, Oriol Cardona Coll of Spain followed suit to take the men’s race
Winter Olympics: Swiss broadcaster accuses Israeli athlete of ‘supporting Gaza genocide’ on air; US ambassador condemns his ‘bigotry’
February 18, 2026 10:44 am
During live coverage on Radio Télévision Suisse, commentator Stefan Renna zeroed in on Israeli bobsleigh pilot Adam Edelman as the two-man team completed their second qualifying run.
Ukraine skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych gets $200,000 gift to support his career after Olympic disqualification
February 17, 2026 11:25 pm
Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov — the owner of the Shakhtar Donetsk soccer club and the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol — gave the money to Heraskevych from his charity foundation.
Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych disqualified from Winter Olympics over helmet tribute to war victims
February 12, 2026 5:34 pm
The decision came after IOC president Kirsty Coventry spent about 10 minutes trying to convince Heraskevych to not use the helmet. Coventry later spoke with reporters after the meeting, tears rolling down her face at times as she said that the decision was made “with regret.”
Winter Olympics: Sturla Holm Laegreid pauses interview after bronze medal to admit to cheating on his partner
February 11, 2026 1:58 pm
Later at a press conference, Laegreid explained why he decided to tell the world about his personal situation on the TV broadcast.
WINTER OLYMPICS PHOTOS
How an ancient mountain dish is powering Winter Olympians
February 20, 2026 9:19 am
At the 2026 Games, chefs are adhering strictly to the traditional ratios—ensuring that the buckwheat-to-wheat ratio remains at least 2:1 to maintain that iconic texture.
Winter Olympics 2026 officially underway in Italy; know all about it
February 06, 2026 2:30 pm
Winter Olympics is taking place from February 6-22 in Italy this year. Know everything about it.
Meet the winter Olympics mascots through the years
February 02, 2022 4:53 pm
Over the years, the mascots for the Winter Olympics have been abstract forms, animals and humans. Bing Dwen Dwen, the cheerful panda, is the official mascot for the 2022 Beijing Olympics, but there were plenty before
Farewell, Sochi! Russia closes costliest Olympics
February 24, 2014 7:35 pm
Flushed with pride, Russia celebrated 17 days of sport-driven global unity with a spectacular farewell show.
Sochi Winter Olympics kicks off
February 07, 2014 11:05 am
It's designed to celebrate a millennium of Russian might and this country's modern rebound, and kick off two weeks of extraordinary human endeavors and planetary sportsmanship.
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