Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

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Swedes Beat US Pair for Mixed Doubles Curling Gold
US Takes First-Ever Medal
in Mixed Doubles Curling
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2026 1:52 PM CST

US Takes First-Ever Medal in Mixed Doubles Curling

But the gold went to Swedish siblings

(Newser) - Sweden's brother-and-sister team of Isabella and Rasmus Wranaa won gold in mixed doubles curling at the Milan Cortina Olympics, beating the United States in the final on Tuesday night. The Wranaas won 6-5 over Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin, who became the first Americans to medal in Olympic mixed...

IOC Bans Ukrainian Athlete&#39;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...

US Figure Skater Will Get to Keep Her Music
US Figure Skater Gets the OK
to Keep Skating to Song
2026 Olympics
Feb 10, 2026 8:01 AM CST

US Figure Skater Gets the OK to Keep Skating to Song

Amber Glenn makes a deal—and a friend

(Newser) - US figure skater Amber Glenn says she has smoothed out copyright concerns with the artist behind one of the pieces of her free skate music, and that the Olympic team gold medalist may have struck up a new friendship with him because of it. Canadian artist Seb McKinnon, who produces...

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...

&#39;Quad God&#39; Plays Big Role in Team USA&#39;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...

Take a Sneak Peek at Some of the Olympics&#39; New Events
Get Ready for Some
'Skimo' at the Winter Games
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2026 6:30 AM CST

Get Ready for Some 'Skimo' at the Winter Games

Ski mountaineering is one of 8 new medal events to broaden competition, boost women's participation

(Newser) - Olympic viewers who think they've seen it all are about to meet "skimo." For the first time since skeleton returned in 2002, the Winter Games are adding a brand-new sport: ski mountaineering. The discipline—popularly shortened to skimo—will debut with three medal events: men's sprint,...

Canadian Singer Faces Backlash Over Team USA Ad

One writer accused Tate McRae of 'treason'

(Newser) - Canadian singer Tate McRae has landed in an unlikely cross-border squabble after starring in a new NBC spot hyping Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. In the ad , McRae asks a talking white owl how to get to Milan to meet Team USA for the opening ceremony,...

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...

7 US Athletes to Watch at the Olympics

Among them: speed skater Jordan Stolz, who's aiming for 5 golds

(Newser) - The Olympics are underway and among the talented pool of US athletes competing across 32 sports are a figure skating "god" with insane odds of winning gold, a young speedskater with a shot at five medals, and a legendary skier pushing on despite a banged-up knee. Seven US athletes...

Mary Carillo Steps In to Host Olympic Opening Ceremony

Veteran Olympic commentator replaces Savannah Guthrie amid search for missing mother

(Newser) - Mary Carillo is stepping into one of NBC's highest-profile Olympic roles under unusually somber circumstances. NBC announced that the veteran sportscaster and former pro tennis player will replace Savannah Guthrie as co-host of the opening ceremony for the Milan Olympics, airing Friday, USA Today reports. Guthrie withdrew from Olympic...

First Winter Olympics Event Was Halted Within Moments

Curling matches resumed after a brief power outage in Cortina

(Newser) - The Winter Olympics got underway Wednesday with the first curling matches in Cortina, Italy, but came to a halt only moments later because of a power outage. Officials briefly paused the matches at the historic curling stadium when the lights dimmed and flickered. Curlers kept sliding on the ice to...

21K Athletes Ask IOC to 'Ski Fossil Free'

Norwegian skier, filmmaker Nikolai Schirmer hands IOC petition on banning fossil fuel ads at Games

(Newser) - Norwegian skier Nikolai Schirmer on Wednesday handed the International Olympic Committee a petition signed by more than 21,000 professional athletes and others who want to stop fossil fuel companies from sponsoring winter sports. Schirmer delivered the "Ski Fossil Free" petition to the IOC's head of sustainability, Julie...

Demonstrators in Milan Want ICE Sent Home

Homeland Security unit is assigned to help with security for Games

(Newser) - Several hundred people rallied in Milan on Saturday to pressure Italy's government to send US immigration agents home before the Winter Olympics open there next week. Demonstrators in Piazza XXV Aprile denouncing the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel assigned to help with security for the Games. Demonstrators...

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...

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