The gold medal-winning figure skater came to the Milano Cortina winter games with a distinctive “raccoon” hairstyle — alternating rings of dark and light hair. Now, fans are following her lead.
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Trump honors gold medal-winning men’s hockey team at State of the Union amid controversy
The celebration of the men’s team comes after FBI Director Kash Patel’s trip to the Games in Milan, and the president’s comments about the U.S. women’s team, have drawn scrutiny.
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Reporters’ notebook: The Olympics closing ceremony is way more fun than you’d think
Olympics opening ceremonies tend to get more love than their closing counterparts. But a pair of NPR reporters who watched both in Italy left with a newfound appreciation for the latter.
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Winter Olympic shocker: American Chloe Kim falls short of halfpipe gold three-peat
Korea’s Gaon Choi, 17, rebounded from a hard fall to win gold — and end her role model’s historic bid for three in a row in the Winter Olympic halfpipe.
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Olympic figure skating starts with the team event. Here’s what to know about it
The three-day event is a chance for the top 10 skating countries to bring home a medal — and for viewers to get acquainted with the sport’s different disciplines and biggest names.
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The Winter Olympics get 8 new events, including the first new sport in decades
Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.
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Meet Milo and Tina, the ‘first openly Gen Z’ Olympic mascots
The 2026 Olympics and Paralympics mascots are Milo and Tina, a pair of teenage, scarf-clad stoat siblings with big dreams. If you’re wondering what a stoat is, you’re in the right place.
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The 2026 Olympics are the most widespread in history. See what’s happening where
Competitions will be hosted at 25 venues spanning an area of more than 8,000 square miles. Here’s what’s happening at each of the four main clusters.
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A photographer discovers miles of dinosaur tracks near Italy’s Winter Olympic venues
A nature photographer stumbled upon thousands of 210-million-year-old dinosaur tracks in Italy’s central Alps, near where some Olympic skiing and snowboarding events will be held in February.
