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2026 Winter Olympics

Italian team rallies for men’s doubles gold in luge

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — For Italy, it was a double-gold night in doubles luge. And for the U.S., the wait for the biggest prize in the sport will continue. Emanuel Rieder and Simon Kainzwaldner of Italy rallied in the second heat to win the Olympic men’s doubles gold medal at ...

US skater Amber Glenn faces fallout after Olympic gold

MILAN — On the same day Amber Glenn won Olympic gold as part of the team event, and stepped away from social media due to backlash over her comments on politics and the LGBTQ-plus community, the American figure skater ended up with another headache. Canadian artist Seb McKinnon, who ...

IOC open to earlier future Winter Olympic dates

Story MILAN — Staging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of the effects of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee said Feb. 4. Every Winter Games medal was won in February since the 1964 Innsbruck ...

US women dominate a Canada team missing its captain in 5-0 win

MILAN — The U.S. women’s hockey team so thoroughly overwhelmed rival Canada that coach John Wroblewski issued a reminder that the 5-0 victory still left the Americans a long way from Olympic gold. “What’s the hardest part of climbing the mountain?” the fourth-year coach ...

Vonn joins list of Olympic athletes willing to push boundaries

MILAN — The determination that fuels an athlete’s ascent to the Olympics can explain why they believe they’re capable of enormous feats — even when they’re injured. Lindsey Vonn tore her left ACL but nine days later — Sunday, Feb. 8 — put on a brace and let it fly in the ...

Swedish siblings win gold in mixed doubles curling, beating US

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — At one end of the ice was the brother, pumping his fists. At the other was the sister, jumping up and down with her broom in her hand and a look of disbelief on her bespectacled face. Isabella and Rasmus Wrana, Sweden’s first-ever team of siblings at the ...