German cross-country skiers turned their backs on gold Russian medallists on the Winter Paralympics podium in protest against the country’s inclusion in the Games. For the first time since 2014, Russian athletes are competing under their country’s flag at the Paralympics, after the International Paralympic Committee lifted the country’s suspension in September. Russia and its…
Milan– days ahead of the Winter Paralympics When disabled athletes take center stage at the Milan Cortina Games, a choir from Northern Italy A pop music concert performed inside the Sant’Antonio, Milan, church calling for harmony and inclusion – especially for people with disabilities. About 70 teenagers and adults in the Terzo Tempo choir travelled…
(Getty Images) men’s ice hockey The ultimate in the USA and Canada. In 2026 the Winter Olympics takes place today. The last three have won gold medals: Finnish Olympic athletes from Russia (OAR) and Canada in 2014. Four years before that, in 2010, Canada won gold once again, defeating the United States in the final in Vancouver. advertisement The…
Now, the men have achieved a remarkable double victory. Following a challenging beginning, Matt Boldy’s individual skill enabled the USA to make a spectacular comeback. Boldy picked up the puck inside his own half, dribbled it over two defenders, and outran them to collect it before pushing it around stranded Jordan Binnington. Similar to the…
Norway’s king of cross-country skiing, Johannes Hosflot Klebbo, broke the record for most gold medals won at a Winter Olympics with his sixth Games. Klebbo led a Norwegian sweep of the podium at the 50 km mass start classic, with teammates Martin Lövström Nynget and Emil Iversen taking silver and bronze, respectively. The 29-year-old completed…
Alyssa Liu won one gold medal in women’s individual figure skating on Thursday; she became the first American woman to take the Olympic podium in this event since 2006. Kaori Sakamoto of Japan won the silver medal and Ami Nakai of Japan won the bronze medal. The last American woman to win a medal in…
After claiming an emotional Olympic gold, Mikaela Shiffrin’s thoughts turned to one man who wasn’t there — her father, Jeff. The American crossed the line as Olympic slalom champion, as she did 12 years earlier in Sochi at the age of 18. Only this time, as he hugged his mother and coaches, he missed his…
