Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

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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,...

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'...

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...

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...

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 'Worse Than a Broken Leg'
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'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 'Stupid' 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,...

'Quad God' on Stunning Falls: '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...

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...

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