Norway’s dominance rooted in tradition
Olympics, Sports
February 21, 2026
TESERO, Italy (AP) — Outside the Olympic cross-country stadium in this Dolomite mountain town, Norwegian flags have been draped over the railings like bunting on a national holiday. Fans from the Scan...
PWHL’s influence apparent at Olympics
Olympics, Sports
February 21, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Alina Muller instantly understood the significance her bronze medal-clinching overtime goal in a 2-1 win over Sweden meant not only to girls back home in Switzerland, but in the bigger pi...
United by Beijing fiasco, Maier and Smith celebrate
Olympics, Sports
February 21, 2026
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Four years ago, after a convoluted medal dispute with race officials, freeskiers Daniela Maier and Fanny Smith both ended up the proud recipients of Olympic bronze medals. Fast f...
Keller’s OT goal helps U.S. stun Canada for gold medal
Olympics, Sports
February 20, 2026
MILAN (AP) — A last Olympic goal for Hilary Knight, a gold medal- winning overtime one for Megan Keller, and the Americans cemented their reputation as one of the most dominant women’s hockey teams to...
Alysa Liu dazzles to win skating gold
Olympics, Sports
February 20, 2026
Liu is the first gold medal winner in figure skating for the U.S. since Sasha Cohen. MILAN (AP) — Alysa Liu had just delivered a near-flawless Olympic free skate on Thursday night, one that left a pac...
Edwards’ family cheers her on thanks to Kelces
Olympics, Sports
February 20, 2026
MILAN (AP) — As soon as U.S. hockey defender Laila Edwards skates onto the Olympic ice ahead of Thursday’s gold medal game against Canada, she will scan the stands for the real MVP: Her 91-year-old gr...
Skeleton racer disqualified returns to Ukraine
Olympics, Sports
February 19, 2026
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After being disqualified from the Milan Cortina Olympics, Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych returned to Kyiv to find his capital suffering disruptions of power, heati...
Shiffrin dominates slalom to win third gold
Olympics, Sports
February 19, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin closed her eyes, gave a deep breath and took a big step back onto the top of an Olympic podium. The American skiing standout was a gold medalist at the...
Canter’s bronze medal is the prize after near-death journey
Olympics, Sports
February 19, 2026
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Nobody could blame the doctors for telling 13-yearold Jake Canter he should never step on a snowboard again. Nobody could blame 22-year-old Jake Canter for ignoring them. Nine ye...
Hughes scores OT winner for U.S.
Olympics, Sports
February 19, 2026
MILAN (AP) — When the U.S. gave up a tying goal to Sweden with 91 seconds left in the quarterfinals at the Olympics, even the most seasoned players were on edge. “That’s as nervous as I’ve been ever i...
USA’s Liu surges into medal range as ‘Angels’ stumble
Olympics, Sports
February 18, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Alysa Liu is left to carry the hopes of the “Blade Angels” into the women’s free skate at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The reigning world champion was the only one of American’s vaunted fi...
Canada-Czechia, U.S.-Sweden in men’s quarters
Olympics, Sports
February 18, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Like a shock to the system, hockey at the Olympics goes from nobody getting eliminated in group play to a single-elimination knockout round until one team is left standing. It’s Game 7 ev...
Slalom is Shiffrin’s last shot at medal in Italy
Olympics, Sports
February 18, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin likes to invoke the adage from tennis great Billie Jean King that “pressure is a privilege.” Even if, at times, it doesn’t quite feel like it. And it m...
Explaining the new sport of ski mountaineering
Olympics, Sports
February 18, 2026
BORMIO, Italy (AP) — The newest sport on the Olympic program goes by the name “skimo,” which is short for ski mountaineering. It’s basic principles are just as condensed: race up the slope and back do...
Italy beats U.S. men for pursuit speedskating gold
Olympics, Sports
February 18, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Italy’s Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini and Michele Malfatti beat U.S. world record-holders Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran by 4 1/2 seconds to win the men’s team pursuit g...
Trying to tame Olympic curling controversy
Olympics, Sports
February 17, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO (AP) — The curling drama at the Winter Olympics sent the sport’s governing body scrambling to address a growing controversy and curb conflicting accounts of rule breaking. The backpe...
Manfred optimistic major leaguers will play in 2028 Olympics
MLB, Olympics, Sports
February 14, 2026
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is optimistic that major leaguers will play in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Manfred, speaking following an owners meeting Thursday, said the...
54-year-old Minn. lawyer becomes oldest U.S. Olympian
Olympics, Sports
February 14, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The stakes were low — and the time ripe — for a 54-year old personal injury lawyer and six-time winner of “Minnesota Attorney of the Year” to make Olympic history. It w...
Finland beats Sweden in battle between bitter rivals
Olympics, Sports
February 14, 2026
MILAN (AP) — Finland showed it has plenty of fight in reviving its Olympic campaign. Joel Armia scored a shorthanded goal and the Finns outmuscled archrival Sweden in a 4-1 group-stage victory Friday ...
Nelson scores twice as Team USA opens with 5-1 win
Olympics, Sports
February 13, 2026
See your favorite games through the lens of our MVI photographers in our e-pages. MILAN (AP) — The U.S. goal song — “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd — blared seven times over arena speakers Thursday nigh...