2026 Winter Olympics

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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...

World&#39;s Best Women&#39;s Hockey Player Just Got Injured
World's Best Women's Hockey
Player Just Got Hurt
2026 olympics
Feb 10, 2026 7:16 AM CST

World's Best Women's Hockey Player Just Got Hurt

It's not clear if Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin will be able to play against USA on Tuesday

(Newser) - The rivalry between Canada and USA in women's hockey is one of the best in all of sport, notes the CBC , but this year's chapter just took a turn. The two teams meet in a preliminary round Olympic game Tuesday afternoon, with one giant question looming: Will Canada'...

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...

Lindsey Vonn&#39;s Father Wants No More Racing
Lindsey Vonn
Explains Crash, Injury
updated
Feb 9, 2026 7:33 PM CST

Lindsey Vonn Explains Crash, Injury

Olympic skier posts that tibia fracture 'will require multiple surgeries'

(Newser) - Lindsey Vonn had surgery on her injured leg Sunday after crashing during the women's downhill race at the Winter Games, and she said Monday that was just the first of many operations that will be needed. The injury is a complex tibia fracture, Vonn posted on social media, saying it'...

Snowboarder Kim: Immigration Flap 'Hits Pretty Close to Home'

She says she's proud to represent USA but defends fellow Olympian criticized by Trump

(Newser) - US Olympian Hunter Hess has been taking flak from President Trump —and now fellow Olympian Chloe Kim is weighing in to support Hess' right to speak out. Over the weekend, Trump labeled skier Hess a "real loser" after he said the administration's aggressive immigration tactics left him...

US Figure Skater May Have a Surprise Snag
US Figure Skater May
Have a Surprise Music Snag
2026 olympics
Feb 9, 2026 10:11 AM CST

US Figure Skater May Have a Surprise Music Snag

Amber Glenn is using a song by Seb McKinnon, who says he didn't give permission

(Newser) - Amber Glenn's first Olympic gold medal has come with some off-ice controversy. On Sunday, Glenn helped the US win the team event for figure skating. Hours later, Canadian artist Seb McKinnon, who produces music under the name CLANN, took to social media to object to the use of his...

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...

Vonn Has Surgery After Crash Ends Comeback
Vonn Undergoes Operation
After 'Heartbreaking' Crash
2026 olympics
Feb 8, 2026 5:00 PM CST

Vonn Undergoes Operation After 'Heartbreaking' Crash

World Cup champion fractured her leg in comeback attempt

(Newser) - Champion skier Lindsey Vonn underwent surgery to stabilize a fracture in her left leg in Italy on Sunday after she lost control and crashed horrifically during a downhill race at the Winter Olympics, silencing a crowd that included her father. She was airlifted to a clinic in Cortina, then moved...

Recovering Finns Fall to US, 5-0
US Women
Shut Out
Ill Finns
2026 olympics
Feb 7, 2026 1:57 PM CST

US Women Shut Out Ill Finns

Hilary Knight sets record as opponents struggle with norovirus

(Newser) - Hilary Knight scored to tie the US Olympic women's hockey career goal record, and the Americans wore down a Finland opponent that spent much of the week dealing with a stomach virus in a 5-0 win at the Milan Cortina Games on Saturday. The favored Americans, who are now...

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,...

Let the Games Begin
Winter Games Open With Flair
UPDATED
Feb 6, 2026 5:15 PM CST

Winter Games Open With Flair

World events echo briefly during ceremony in Italy

(Newser) - As declared by Italian President Sergio Mattarella, the Milan Cortina Olympics officially are open. The pomp during the opening ceremony Friday including tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino, and other iconic tastes of Italian culture. And loud cheers met Mariah Carey'...

Olympic Course Terrifies Even the Best Skiers
Olympic Course Terrifies
Even the Best Skiers
2026 Olympics
Feb 6, 2026 3:45 PM CST

Olympic Course Terrifies Even the Best Skiers

Top racers will endure 90mph speeds, ice-slick turns, and brutal jumps this weekend

(Newser) - Olympic organizers see the Stelvio as a postcard for Italian alpine tradition. The men who will hurl themselves down it this weekend are more likely to call it what former US racer Steve Porino does: "the gray ribbon of death." The men's downhill at the Milan Cortina...

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,...

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...

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...

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