“U-S-A! U-S-A!” chants from the very red, white and blue crowd filled the arena at the opening puck drop and throughout the game. MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — The Team USA men’s hockey team, filled with NHL players, defeated Team Germany in a preliminary round at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Sunday. The … Read more
After winning gold in the figure skating team event, could Team USA do the same in the figure skating pairs event? MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — Team USA has one of the strongest U.S. Figure Skating teams in history competing in the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. After winning gold in the figure skating … Read more
Women’s ski jumping on the normal hill was first included in the 2014 Sochi Games. PREDAZZOLE, Province of Brescia — Anna Odine Stroem made the Olympic debut of women’s large hill ski jumping a night to remember for Norway. Stroem sailed to her second gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games as Norway took the top … Read more
The gap between Shiffrin and the podium was just 0.3 seconds, which she said is a sign she’s regaining speed in an event that left her shaken following a 2024 crash. CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Province of Belluno — Mikaela Shiffrin stood at the start gate atop the giant slalom course at sun-splashed Tofane and made a … Read more
Erin Jackson and Sarah Warren represented Team USA in the women’s 500m speedskating event. Here’s how they did. MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — Erin Jackson fell short in the women’s 500-meter speed skating event, failing to defend her gold medal at the 2026 Winter Games. Jackson, who became the first Black woman to win … Read more
The event is the first-ever Olympic skeleton mixed event. CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Province of Belluno — The first-ever skeleton mixed team event had a surprising performance from the Americans. Americans Mystique Ro and Austin Florian did not medal, but they set a new track record on Sunday at the Cortina Sliding Centre during their run. The … Read more
Paul was cheering Leerdam on from the stands as she competed in the women’s 500-meter speedskating event. MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul cheered his fiancée on as she clinched a second medal at the Winter Olympics. Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands was among two Dutch women on the podium in Sunday’s speedskating … Read more