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'Skimo' at the Winter Games
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2026 6:30 AM CST

Get Ready for Some 'Skimo' at the Winter Games

Ski mountaineering is one of 8 new medal events to broaden competition, boost women's participation

(Newser) - Olympic viewers who think they've seen it all are about to meet "skimo." For the first time since skeleton returned in 2002, the Winter Games are adding a brand-new sport: ski mountaineering. The discipline—popularly shortened to skimo—will debut with three medal events: men's sprint,...

Canadian Singer Faces Backlash Over Team USA Ad

One writer accused Tate McRae of 'treason'

(Newser) - Canadian singer Tate McRae has landed in an unlikely cross-border squabble after starring in a new NBC spot hyping Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. In the ad , McRae asks a talking white owl how to get to Milan to meet Team USA for the opening ceremony,...

Team USA Names Its Flagbearers
Team USA Names
Its Flagbearers
Feb 3, 2026 3:17 PM CST

Team USA Names Its Flagbearers

Speedskater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca will do the honors at Olympics

(Newser) - Speedskater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca will be the US flagbearers for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, per the AP .
  • Jackson, 33, is the first Black woman to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Games. She won in Beijing in 2022.
  • Del
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Vonn Had One Knee Replaced, Just Hurt the Other One

Injury raises doubts about Olympics, but 41-year-old says she knows something about comebacks

(Newser) - Lindsey Vonn's planned Olympic comeback suffered a jarring setback on Friday in Switzerland, just seven days before the Milan Cortina Games open in Italy. The 41-year-old American ski champ crashed in a World Cup downhill at Crans-Montana after losing her balance coming out of a jump on the second...

Snow Sculpture Removed From Contest for Anti-ICE Symbols

'A Call to Arms' featured 'hidden' protest signs against ICE using American Sign Language

(Newser) - A snow sculpture has been hauled out of a Minnesota park after organizers decided its hidden messages went too far. The US team's entry in the World Snow Sculpting Championship in Stillwater— "A Call to Arms," a sphere of outstretched hands—was removed from Lowell Park on...

US Olympians, Paralympians Now Have a $100M Incentive

Financier Ross Stevens pledges $200,000 to every Team USA competitor going forward

(Newser) - American Olympians who come home without a medal are about to get the kind of payout usually reserved for champions. Beginning with the Milan Cortina Winter Games next month, Wall Street financier Ross Stevens plans to give every US Olympic and Paralympic athlete $200,000 per Games—no podium finish...

7 US Athletes Are Olympians for the 5th Time

US team names the 232 athletes on Winter Games roster

(Newser) - The US team released its 232-athlete roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics on Monday, a lineup that includes Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn and bobsledders Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor, who are among the seven Americans making their fifth trip to the games. Other five-timers are hockey player Hilary Knight,...

Skater Who Lost Parents in Crash Makes Olympics

Maxim Naumov makes the cut at US Figure Skating event

(Newser) - Maxim Naumov will head to his first Olympics less than a year after losing both of his parents —who doubled as his coaches—in a plane crash over Washington, DC. On Sunday, US Figure Skating named the 24-year-old to the three-man team for the 2026 Milan Games, alongside Ilia...

Team USA's 2026 Outfits Are Designed to 'Wear Forever'

Knit sweaters, vintage callbacks make up Ralph Lauren offerings for Winter Games in Italy

(Newser) - Ralph Lauren revealed Team USA's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics looks on Thursday, complete with Americana knit sweaters and plenty of vintage callbacks. The formal opening ceremony look pairs a patterned red, white, and blue knit sweater with tailored cream trousers and a matching wool coat. Moving sportier, the closing...

Flavor Flav's New Gig Is 'Cooler Than Cool Runnings'

He's the official hype man USA Bobsled and Skeleton

(Newser) - At 66 years old, Flavor Flav went 67 mph. That was all it took to get him hooked on sliding. Meet the newest fan of the US bobsled and skeleton program: a Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer, a founding member of Public Enemy, a reality show star, and...

US Heads to 'Bread Olympics' for First Time Since 2017

On the Rise team brings Midwest bread skills to France

(Newser) - An Ohio bakery is set to put American bread on the global stage, the Guardian reports. On the Rise Artisan Breads, a neighborhood favorite in Cleveland Heights, has been chosen to represent the United States at the Mondial du Pain—better known as the "Bread Olympics"—in...

Olympic Wrestler Pleads Guilty After Prostitution Sting

Kyle Snyder says he has been to 'John School'

(Newser) - Olympic wrestling champ Kyle Snyder has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after his arrest in a prostitution sting in Columbus, Ohio earlier this month. He was fined $250 plus court costs. At a hearing Monday, the 29-year-old said he had been to "John School" for men arrested for soliciting...

Skater Pulls Off Incredible Feat —With Broken Foot

Danny O'Shea and Ellie Kam finished 7th in championships, helping Team USA

(Newser) - Despite one of them having a broken foot, Danny O'Shea and Ellie Kam of Team USA finished in seventh place last Thursday in the pairs free skate competition at the world figure skating championships in Boston. That was enough to ensure the United States will get at least two...

After Anthem Booing, US and Canadian Teams Fight 3 Times in 9 Seconds

Jeers have been heard since Trump announced plan for tariffs

(Newser) - The often heated US-Canada rivalry became less sporting than ever on Saturday night, when on-ice brawls kept a game in Montreal from getting going. Three times in the first 9 seconds, players erupted in fights, CBS Sports reports. Fans attending the 4 Nations Face-Off had booed "The Star-Spangled Banner"...

Dr. Dre: I Want to Be an Olympian in 2028
Dr Dre:
I'm Trying
Out for
Olympics
Aug 13, 2024 2:23 PM CDT

Dr Dre: I'm Trying Out for Olympics

Rapper, 59, says he'd like to compete in archery in 2028

(Newser) - Dr. Dre says he's serious about trying to compete as an Olympian at age 63. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight , the 59-year-old rapper and entrepreneur says he'd like to try out for the Team USA archery team that will compete in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles,...

Brittney Griner Couldn't Hold Back the Tears

Team USA player has emotional moment during the national anthem

(Newser) - Brittney Griner let the tears roll during the national anthem Sunday after Team USA won another gold medal in women's basketball . As Candace Buckner writes in the Washington Post , the 33-year-old didn't have much choice. "Because her right hand was over her heart and she held a...

Team USA Now Has Two Chances for Basketball Gold

Men will play for it on Saturday and the women on Sunday

(Newser) - Team USA will have two chances to bring home gold in basketball, with both the men's and women's teams advancing to the final game:
  • Women: On Friday, the women cruised past Australia 85-64 and will play for their record eighth gold medal, reports USA Today . Team USA will
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Simone Biles Reclaims Gold in Tense All-Around Final

American gymnast wins it for the second time in her career

(Newser) - Simone Biles remains peerless. Even when she's not quite perfect. The American gymnastics star edged Brazil's Rebeca Andrade during a tense Olympic all-around final on Thursday, per the AP . Biles' total of 59.131 was just over a point ahead of Andrade at 57.932, one of the...

Big Names Carry US Over Serbia in Opener

Lebron James calls it 'the best game we've played so far'

(Newser) - LeBron James was feeling some nervousness, some butterflies, and maybe even a bit of angst as he listened to the national anthem before his first Olympic game in 12 years. It all went away quickly. James and Kevin Durant—the two most experienced Olympians on this American team—opened the...

Injured Simone Biles Pulls Rabbit Out of a Hat Anyway

Team USA finishes atop the leaderboard as stars come out to watch the star gymnast

(Newser) - Simone Biles didn't let some leg discomfort slow her down. As the AP reports, the gymnastics superstar posted an all-around total of 59.566 during Olympic qualifying on Sunday inside a packed and star-studded Bercy Arena despite complaining of a left calf injury that had her limping. US gymnastics...

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