Canada was long the top dog of Olympic women’s hockey. But with a win Thursday, the Americans could do more than earn a third gold medal — they could prove the sport’s balance of power has shifted.
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They have their haters back home. But at the Olympics, the Tkachuk brothers are stars
The NHL stars Matthew and Brady Tkachuk are elite at getting under their opponents’ skin. But at the Olympics, where they are crucial to Team USA’s hockey hopes, fans are pressing pause on the
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The U.S. falters again in figure skating, but the women still have time to make it up
Alysa Liu finished the night in third place, Isabeau Levito finished in eighth and Amber Glenn is in 13th place after a popped jump. That puts extra pressure on all of them for Thursday’s medal event.
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U.S. women’s figure skaters could’ve been rivals. Instead, they’re the ‘Blade Angels’
Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito are the U.S.’ best shot at winning women’s figure skating gold since 2002 — and of closing out these Games on a high note.
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Brazil’s Pinheiro Braathen wins gold, and South America’s first Winter Olympics medal
Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother’s home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom on Saturday, he earned South America’s first medal at a Winter Games.
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American speedskater Jordan Stolz wins second Olympic gold with 500-meter race victory
With the win, Stolz joins Eric Heiden as the only skaters to take gold in both the 500 and 1,000 at the same Olympics.
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54-year-old U.S. curler sets new American Winter Olympics age record
Rich Ruohonen has tried to get to the Olympics for almost 40 years. He finally got his chance, taking to the ice at the Milan Cortina Games representing the U.S. on Team Casper for curling.
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Snowboarder Chloe Kim is chasing an Olympic gold three-peat with a torn labrum
At 25, Chloe Kim could become the first halfpipe snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic golds.
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Lindsey Vonn says she suffered ‘complex tibia fracture’ in her Olympic downhill crash
The 41-year-old star said her torn ACL was not a factor in her crash. “While yesterday did not end the way I had hoped, and despite the intense physical pain it caused, I have no regrets,” she wrote.
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Ilia Malinin’s Olympic backflip made history. But he’s not the first to do it
U.S. figure skating phenom Ilia Malinin did a backflip in his Olympic debut, and another the next day. The controversial move was banned from competition for decades until 2024.
