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IOC Bans Ukrainian Athlete's Tribute Helmet
IOC Bans Ukrainian
Athlete's Tribute Helmet
2026 Olympics
Feb 10, 2026 8:46 AM CST

IOC Bans Ukrainian Athlete's Tribute Helmet

Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to pay tribute to fellow Ukrainians felled by Russia war

(Newser) - Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych won't be allowed to slide in 2026 wearing a helmet that shows the faces of compatriot athletes killed in the war with Russia, the International Olympic Committee has told Ukraine's Olympic delegation. In a letter shared with CBS News , the IOC said it...

Hunter Hess Defends Free Speech After Trump Criticism

Skier affirms love for US while defending right to criticize it

(Newser) - Hunter Hess says he's ready to ski for his country—and to keep saying that country can do better, CBS News reports. The US freestyle skier and first-time Olympian clarified his views Monday after President Trump blasted him as a "real loser" for earlier remarks that he had...

Trump Calls US Skier a 'Real Loser'

Skier had voiced mixed feelings about representing US amid divisions

(Newser) - An American skier's ambivalence about wearing the flag on the world stage has drawn a rebuke from President Trump, USA Today reports. Hunter Hess, a US freestyle halfpipe skier at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy, said ahead of the opening ceremony that competing for the United States brings...

'Quad God' Plays Big Role in Team USA's Figure Skating Finish
'Quad God' Plays
Big Role for Team USA
Figure Skating
2026 olympics
Feb 9, 2026 1:00 AM CST

'Quad God' Plays Big Role for Team USA Figure Skating

US wins team gold at Milan Cortina Olympics

(Newser) - It seemed only fitting that Ilia Malinin was the first one to get his Olympic gold medal after the US successfully defended its team title by holding off the Japanese on Sunday night in the three-day competition at the Milan Cortina Games. After all, everything came down to him in...

Pope Urges Global Truce During Winter Games
Pope Urges Truce During
Games, Adds Warnings
2026 Olympics
Feb 6, 2026 4:45 PM CST

Pope Urges Truce During Games, Adds Warnings

Glory of sports shouldn't be used for nationalism, Leo writes

(Newser) - Pope Leo XIV used the occasion of the Winter Olympics' opening in northern Italy on Friday to urge a halt to warfare and to caution governments against turning sports into a political tool. In a formal papal letter, he called for military conflicts to be suspended as they used to...

WADA May Probe Odd Claims of Penis Injections in Ski Jumping

Claims involve genital injections to manipulate suit measurements for lift

(Newser) - A doping agency that usually worries about blood samples is now fielding questions about something far stranger: alleged penis injections in Olympic ski jumping, the Guardian reports. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says it will examine claims, first reported by German tabloid Bild, that some male jumpers are artificially enlarging...

Olympic Hockey Game Postponed After Outbreak

US beats Czech Republic after norovirus delays Finland-Canada women's game

(Newser) - A stomach bug has sidelined an Olympic hockey matchup. A norovirus outbreak on Finland's women's team has forced the postponement of Thursday's game against defending Olympic champions Canada, officials said, after 13 Finnish players were either sickened or placed in isolation. Olympic organizers called moving the game...

Vonn Had One Knee Replaced, Just Hurt the Other One

Injury raises doubts about Olympics, but 41-year-old says she knows something about comebacks

(Newser) - Lindsey Vonn's planned Olympic comeback suffered a jarring setback on Friday in Switzerland, just seven days before the Milan Cortina Games open in Italy. The 41-year-old American ski champ crashed in a World Cup downhill at Crans-Montana after losing her balance coming out of a jump on the second...

US Olympians, Paralympians Now Have a $100M Incentive

Financier Ross Stevens pledges $200,000 to every Team USA competitor going forward

(Newser) - American Olympians who come home without a medal are about to get the kind of payout usually reserved for champions. Beginning with the Milan Cortina Winter Games next month, Wall Street financier Ross Stevens plans to give every US Olympic and Paralympic athlete $200,000 per Games—no podium finish...

Now's the Chance to Get a Seat at the LA Olympics

Random draw will assign times for purchasing tickets, as low as $28

(Newser) - Olympic fans on a budget will have a chance to take in the action in Los Angeles in 2028 for as little as $28. Officials announced details of the ticket process on Tuesday, noting registration for a ticket lottery will open at 7am local time Wednesday (10am EST) and remain...

Guard Dies During Freezing Shift Near Winter Olympics Site

Worker, 55, found dead during -12C overnight security shift

(Newser) - A worker assigned to guard a construction site near a 2026 Winter Olympics venue in Cortina d'Ampezzo has died during an overnight shift in subzero conditions, prompting calls for a full investigation, the Guardian reports. Italian authorities said the 55-year-old man was on duty Thursday night when temperatures fell...

Sports Doping by Mail? It Could Be That Simple

AP finds WADA-banned peptides readily available on online marketplaces

(Newser) - The next Olympic doping scandal could be delivered right to your doorstep. A trove of so-called research chemicals known as peptides, many of them banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency and some not approved for human use in the US, are available with the simple click of a button through...

Team USA's 2026 Outfits Are Designed to 'Wear Forever'

Knit sweaters, vintage callbacks make up Ralph Lauren offerings for Winter Games in Italy

(Newser) - Ralph Lauren revealed Team USA's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics looks on Thursday, complete with Americana knit sweaters and plenty of vintage callbacks. The formal opening ceremony look pairs a patterned red, white, and blue knit sweater with tailored cream trousers and a matching wool coat. Moving sportier, the closing...

At the LA Olympics, Some Events to Be Held 1.3K Miles From LA

Canoe slalom and softball fans will need to head to Oklahoma during LA Olympics

(Newser) - The 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles are sporting a twist: not all events are happening in California—or even in the same time zone. While some competitions will sprawl across Southern California, from soccer in Pasadena to volleyball in Anaheim, two sports are making a 1,300-mile leap...

Skater Pulls Off Incredible Feat —With Broken Foot

Danny O'Shea and Ellie Kam finished 7th in championships, helping Team USA

(Newser) - Despite one of them having a broken foot, Danny O'Shea and Ellie Kam of Team USA finished in seventh place last Thursday in the pairs free skate competition at the world figure skating championships in Boston. That was enough to ensure the United States will get at least two...

Another Athlete Disqualified From 'Dirtiest' Olympic Race
Another Athlete Disqualified
From 'Dirtiest' Olympic Race
in case you missed it
Nov 23, 2024 12:00 PM CST

Another Athlete Disqualified From 'Dirtiest' Olympic Race

5 of the 12 finishers in the London women's 1500m race have been booted for doping

(Newser) - It's considered "one of the dirtiest [running races] in history," and it just got a little more so: The Guardian reports that a fifth finisher, out of a dozen total, in the 2012 London Olympics' 1500m final has been wiped from the record books. An analysis of...

After Backlash, Aussie Breaker Retires

Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, was ridiculed for her routine at the Summer Olympics in Paris

(Newser) - Three months after she stepped onto the world stage, Rachael Gunn is stepping off of it. The 37-year-old breaker known as B-Girl Raygun, who made a splash at the Summer Olympics in Paris with what the BBC calls a most "unorthodox" breaking routine , has announced she's retiring from...

Table Tennis Selfie May Haunt North Korean Players
Table Tennis Selfie May Haunt
North Korean Players
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Aug 31, 2024 1:20 PM CDT

Table Tennis Selfie May Haunt North Korean Players

Silver medalists reportedly in hot water over photo with South Korean rivals at Olympics

(Newser) - At the time, it was hailed by NPR as an example of "selfie diplomacy" and later chosen by People as one of the best sportsmanship moments from the Olympics. But a selfie featuring two North Korean table tennis players may have landed both in hot water back home, reports...

Musk, Rowling, Trump Tweeted About Her. Now She's Suing

Olympic boxer and gold medalist Imane Khelif files criminal complaint over cyberbullying on her gender

(Newser) - The Algerian boxer who faced global scrutiny over her gender on the path to an Olympic gold medal is suing her bullies. Imane Khelif has filed a criminal complaint in France alleging "aggravated cyber harassment" from Elon Musk, JK Rowling, and others on Musk's social platform X. Though...

Jordan Chiles' Olympic Medal Controversy Takes Another Turn

USA Gymnastics says CAS has decided not to reconsider its decision

(Newser) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport has declined to restore the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics' women's gymnastics floor exercise event to Jordan Chiles following an appeal by USA Gymnastics. CAS rules "do not allow for an arbitral award to be reconsidered even when conclusive new evidence...

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