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Olympic Star's Week: Game, SNL , Game, Tonight Show , Game
Quinn Hughes Takes SNL Shot
Feb 27, 2026 3:05 PM CST

Quinn Hughes Takes SNL Shot

Olympics star will play for Minnesota Wild between TV appearances

(Newser) - Quinn Hughes' schedule for the next few days resembles that of a major actor with a new film coming out, overlaid on the NHL calendar of the Minnesota Wild. The star defenseman, fresh off winning Olympic gold with Team USA in Milan, is due on the sets of Saturday Night ...

Vonn's Big Crash Turns Focus on Crucial Piece of Ski Gear

Discussion has reignited on safety of bindings, whether ski boots should more easily released

(Newser) - The images of Lindsey Vonn in the snow, screaming in pain and then airlifted off the course after her Olympics crash were a stark reminder of the dangers of downhill skiing. So is this: Her skis didn't come off. Vonn's boots remained locked in her skis even after...

Hunter Hess Doubles Down on Defending His Love for US
Olympian Slammed by Trump:
'I Love the United States'
2026 Olympics
Feb 20, 2026 7:26 AM CST

Olympian Slammed by Trump: 'I Love the United States'

American freeskier also snarked on president's criticism of him, making the 'L' sign for 'loser'

(Newser) - American freeskier Hunter Hess got to the end of his successful run in the Olympic halfpipe qualifier, then leaned into the camera. He bent his left thumb and forefinger into the shape of an "L," lifted it to his forehead, and pointed at it with the other hand....

Snoop Dogg Covers Dinner Tab With Olympic Tickets
Restaurant Owners Get
a Surprise From Snoop Dogg
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2026 5:23 PM CST

Restaurant Owners Get a Surprise From Snoop Dogg

After his credit card was declined, they gave him a free meal and got Olympic tickets in return

(Newser) - Snoop Dogg's tab didn't clear in an Italian ski town, so he picked up the check with something most diners can't offer: Olympic tickets. The rapper and NBC correspondent for the 2026 Winter Games stopped at Cronox, a family-run gastropub in Livigno, where he ordered a cheeseburger,...

For a Brand New Olympic Sport, 'a Magical Day'

Switzerland's Marianne Fatton takes the gold in ski mountaineering, or 'skimo,' in Milan Games

(Newser) - The sport of ski mountaineering made its long-awaited Olympics debut on Thursday and crowned its first champion at the Milan Cortina Games. With snow falling, Marianne Fatton of Switzerland navigated the uphill-then-downhill sprint course lined with a diamond-shaped pattern and stairs in a lung-searing time of 2 minutes, 59.77...

Eileen Gu Balks at Question on 'Lost' Olympic Golds
Eileen Gu Balks
at Question on
'Lost' Olympic
Golds
2026 Olympics
Feb 18, 2026 11:20 AM CST

Eileen Gu Balks at Question on 'Lost' Olympic Golds

Gu calls query 'ridiculous' on whether 2 silvers won at 2026 Games are really '2 golds lost'

(Newser) - Eileen Gu isn't sweating the what-ifs. After becoming the most decorated women's freestyle skier in Olympic history with five medals, the 22-year-old US citizen competing for China was asked at a Milan Cortina press conference if she viewed her pair of 2026 silver medals as "two silvers...

Russia Inches Its Way Back Onto the World Sports Stage

Committee allows Russians to represent their nation at Paralympics next month, for first time since 2014

(Newser) - Russia is about to step back onto one of sports' biggest stages, and not everyone is cheering. More than 10 years after a massive state-backed doping scandal pushed it to the sidelines, and amid its ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia will send six skiers to next month's Paralympic Games...

Norway's Klaebo Continues 'Golden Run' at Games
Norwegian Rules
Cross-Country
Slopes, Along
With a Dog
2026 Olympics
Feb 18, 2026 8:17 AM CST

Norwegian Rules Cross-Country Slopes, Along With a Dog

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo earns 5th gold medal of Games, while a pup infiltrates the women's heat

(Newser) - Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo's golden run at Milan Cortina continued Wednesday as the Norwegian cross-country ski star secured his fifth gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics—and a record 10th overall—in the men's team sprint. Klaebo beat back a challenge from the United States to improve on his...

France Bans Player From Olympics After Hockey Fight
French Hockey Player Barred
From Olympics After Fight
2026 olympics
Feb 17, 2026 12:30 AM CST

French Hockey Player Barred From Olympics After Fight

French defenseman banned for provocative gestures after Wilson altercation

(Newser) - Pierre Crinon's is done playing Olympic hockey for the rest of these winter games—and not because of anything on the scoreboard. France's defenseman has been sidelined for the rest of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games after tangling with Canada's Tom Wilson during a lopsided 10-2 loss, a...

Ski Jumper Disqualified Over 'Stupid' Mistake
Ski Jumper Disqualified
Over 'Stupid' Mistake
2026 Olympics
Feb 16, 2026 7:17 AM CST

Ski Jumper Disqualified Over 'Stupid' Mistake

Austria's Daniel Tschofenig wore boots that were slightly too long

(Newser) - Daniel Tschofenig's Olympic run ended not with a crash, but with a tape measure. The 23-year-old Austrian ski jumper was kicked out of the men's large hill individual event after officials found his boots were four millimeters bigger than regulations allow, wiping out his 137.7 first-round score,...

'Quad God' on Stunning Falls: 'Felt Like I Had No Control
Malinin: I Was Hit With 'Negative
Thoughts' Before Skate
2026 Olympics
Feb 14, 2026 6:50 AM CST

Malinin: I Was Hit With 'Negative Thoughts' Before Skate

US figure-skating favorite for gold speaks on his disastrous performance in Milan

(Newser) - Ilia Malinin arrived in Milan as the man to beat. He left with a team gold medal, but also with an eighth-place finish in the event that was supposed to define his career. The 21-year-old American, dubbed the "Quad God" for his unmatched jumping ability, needed only a solid...

Breezy Johnson Gets Engaged at Finish Line
Breezy Johnson Gets
Engaged at Finish Line
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2026 11:14 AM CST

Breezy Johnson Gets Engaged at Finish Line

Connor Watkins proposed after she crashed out of Super-G race crash

(Newser) - Breezy Johnson crashed out of her final race at the Winter Olympics on Thursday but she still ended up with gold. The 30-year-old American skier said yes to boyfriend Connor Watkins, who proposed in the snow at the finish area. Johnson, who won gold in the women's downhill in...

Quad God's Insane Flex: Backflip Worth Zero Points
Quad God's
Insane Flex:
Backflip Worth
Zero Points
2026 Olympics
Feb 11, 2026 4:31 PM CST

Quad God's Insane Flex: Backflip Worth Zero Points

Skater Ilia Malinin's risky, newly legal move thrills Olympic crowd

(Newser) - " Quad God " Ilia Malinin doesn't need the most jaw-dropping move in his program to win—he does it anyway. The Wall Street Journal reports that the 21-year-old American, already rewriting figure skating with his record-shattering quadruple jumps and the sport's first quad axel in competition, has...

Sports Journos Revolt Over Error-Ridden Commentary
Sports Journos
to Strike Over
Boss' Olympic
Blunders
2026 Olympics
Feb 11, 2026 3:21 PM CST

Sports Journos to Strike Over Boss' Olympic Blunders

Reporters for Italian broadcaster plan post-Games strike over Paolo Petrecca's error-filled coverage

(Newser) - Italian sports reporters say they're done staying quiet about the boss who couldn't get the basics right on one of the country's biggest stages. Journalists at state broadcaster Rai Sport are planning protests after sports director Paolo Petrecca's error-studded commentary during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics'...

Chloe Kim Is One Step Closer to Olympic History
Chloe Kim Is One Step
Closer to Olympic History
2026 olympics
Feb 11, 2026 9:21 AM CST

Chloe Kim Is One Step Closer to Olympic History

US snowboard star leads the pack, even with a taped shoulder

(Newser) - Chloe Kim is back atop an Olympic halfpipe—this time with a taped-up shoulder and a shot at history. The 25-year-old, who won gold in 2018 and 2022 , is trying to become the first snowboarder ever to threepeat in the event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games, even though a torn...

US Dominates Canada 5-0 in Hockey Showdown
US Dominates Canada
5-0 in Hockey Showdown
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2026 8:08 PM CST

US Dominates Canada 5-0 in Hockey Showdown

Preliminary round game could be a preview of the women's hockey final

(Newser) - Team USA didn't just beat Canada in Milan—it changed the tone of the entire women's hockey tournament. In a group-stage matchup that felt like a dress rehearsal for the gold-medal game, the US steamrolled its longtime rival 5–0, scoring less than four minutes in and building...

IOC Bans Ukrainian Athlete'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...

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...

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...

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