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January 27, 2026
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The U.S. team released its 232-athlete roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics on Monday and it includes Lindsey Vonn and bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Ta...
Expert’s manufactured snow will play big Olympic role
Olympics, Sports
By By JENNIFER MCDERMOTT & PAT GRAHAM Associated Press 
January 24, 2026
Davide Cerato will play a major role in skiing and snowboarding events at the upcoming Olympics, but he won’t be competing. The Italian snowmaking expert is responsible for perfecting several of the c...
QB Flores hypes flag football ahead of Olympic debut
Olympics, Sports
By By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer 
January 21, 2026
Quarterback Diana Flores has won world titles and MVPs on the flag football field. She’s starred in Super Bowl commercials to promote her sport, too. This, though, confirmed just how far-reaching wome...
It’s ‘gold or bust’ for U.S. men’s hockey team
Olympics, Sports
By By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer 
January 16, 2026
Burned in Zach Werenski’s memory is the first U.S. practice at the 4 Nations Face-Off last February. “You look around and see the skill,” Werenski said. “I was like, ‘This is fast.’ It’s wave after wa...
Greenland biathlete pursues Olympic dreams
Olympics, Sports
By By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press 
January 16, 2026
Ukaleq Slettemark is used to the stress of competing on the world stage as she tries to qualify for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. But the 25-year-old biathlete from Greenland is facing an extra l...
Swiss government ready to host 2038 Winter Olympics
Olympics, Sports
January 16, 2026
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s federal government said Wednesday it is ready to commit $250 million toward the Alpine nation organizing the 2038 Olympics and Paralympics. The Swiss project is the only ca...
How will climate change reshape Olympics?
Olympics, Sports
By By JENNIFER MCDERMOTT & PAT GRAHAM Associated Press 
January 14, 2026
Belgian biathlete Maya Cloetens can’t help but think about the future of winter sports as she trains for next month’s Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy. Evidence of climate change is all aroun...
NHL and NHLPA pleased after test events in Milan
NHL, Olympics, Sports
January 14, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and NHL Players’ Association said in a joint statement Monday they are pleased that test events at the new hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Olympics were “a good trial run an...
Olympics, Sports
January 14, 2026
RHO, Italy (AP) — No ice is colder and harder than speedskating ice. The precision it takes has meant that Olympic speedskaters have never competed for gold on a temporary indoor rink – until the 2026...
Olympics, Sports
By By TIM REYNOLDS AP 
January 13, 2026
A pair of Russian luge athletes were confirmed Monday as qualifiers for next month’s Milan Cortina Olympics, meaning they will compete against Ukrainian sliders on the sport’s biggest stage. The Inter...
Olympians hoping to savor the moment this February
Olympics, Sports
By By STEPHEN WADE AP 
January 12, 2026
If winning gold medals were the only standard, almost all Olympic athletes would be considered failures. A clinical psychologist with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Emily Clark’s ...
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By By SETH RORABAUGH TribLive 
January 3, 2026
Rickard Rakell was enthralled in 2006 Sweden’s entry into the Olympics that year was stocked with luminaries such as Nicklas Lidstrom, Mats Sundin and his personal favorite, Peter Forsberg. And a 12-y...
Uninhabited Scottish isle holds key to curling stones
Olympics, Sports
December 19, 2025
AILSA CRAIG, Scotland (AP) — If you’re looking to strike gold — silver or bronze, too — look to Ailsa Craig. This uninhabited isle 10 miles (16 kilometers) off the coast of southwest Scotland is the s...
Clark, Bueckers bring youth movement to USA camp
Olympics, Other Sports, Sports
December 12, 2025
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — There’s a youth movement at USA Basketball camp this weekend with young WNBA players Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese making their debuts with the national team. They’...
Seismic change: Track to open LA Olympics in 2028
Olympics, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
November 13, 2025
It will be a busy opening day of action at the Los Angeles Olympics for the fastest women in the world. As part of a seismic schedule change for the 2028 Games, track and field, and not swimming, will...
LA Olympics to sell naming rights for venues for 2028
Olympics, Sports
By By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 
August 15, 2025
Organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics will sell naming rights for a handful of its venues in deals expected to bring multiple millions of dollars to the 2028 Games while breaking down the Internation...
‘Pommel Horse Guy’ returns a year after fame
Olympics, Sports
August 8, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The glasses haven’t gone anywhere. And they aren’t going anywhere. The same goes for Stephen Nedoroscik’s hair, which remains a bit of a floppy, curly brown mess. Nor, insists the g...
MLB, MLBPA discussing players participating in 2028 Olympics
MLB, Olympics, Sports
July 16, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans are moving ahead exploring the possibility of using major leaguers in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a tou...
Lawson has a legit shot to lead USA
Olympics, Sports
June 28, 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Kara Lawson has always been a basketball trailblazer and now the Duke women’s coach has a legit chance to lead USA to another gold medal. She has already done it once. L...
Bill introduced for ‘Miracle on Ice’ team to receive medals
Olympics, Sports
October 9, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team that defeated the heavily fa...