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The gold medal is pictured after the U.S. beat Canada in the men's ice hockey final Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Milan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

2026 Winter Olympics: Meet the 33 medalists from the United States

By baiduhai

February 22, 2026 at 11:13 a.m.

Meet all the medalists from the United States at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Emily Harbaugh, from left, Martha Willis and Kristen Glogowski carry signs that reflect the glum mood at a Daley Plaza party after Chicago’s ouster as an Olympics host candidate on Oct. 2, 2009. The city got only 18 out of 94 votes. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: City loses bid to host 2016 Summer Olympics in first round of voting

By Kori Rumore

October 2, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 2, according...

Simone Biles during her floor routine on Aug. 5, 2024, at Bercy Arena during the Paris Olympics. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Simone Biles remains undecided about the 2028 Olympics, but the lure of competing in LA is very real

By Will Graves

September 29, 2026 at 9:45 a.m.

Simone Biles understands the constant speculation about whether she has one more run at Olympic...

Erin Jackson hoists an American flag after winning the gold medal in the speedskating women’s 500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Speedskater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca picked as US flagbearers for Winter Olympics

By Tim Reynolds

February 3, 2026 at 7:54 a.m.

Speedskater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca have been chosen as the U.S. flagbearers...

Deanna Stellato-Dudek, left, and Maxime Deschamps perform their free program in the senior pairs figure skating competition at the Canadian National Skating Championships on Jan. 10, 2026, in Gatineau, Quebec. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek — a Park Ridge native who represents Canada — out of Olympic team event

By Associated Press

February 2, 2026 at 2:33 p.m.

Former world pairs champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada have withdrawn from the...

Gold medal winner China’s Eileen Gu celebrates during the venue award ceremony for the women’s halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 18, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Freeskier Eileen Gu takes another wild ride to the Olympics — and invites the world to tag along

By Eddie Pells

February 2, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Eileen Gu returns to the Olympics in hopes of winning not one, not two, but...

People ski at Wilmot Mountain ski resort in Wilmot, Wisconsin, on Jan. 29, 2026. The resort, located just over the Wisconsin border, uses a combination of real and artificial snow. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

From the Olympics in Italy to skiing the Wisconsin slopes, the race is on to adapt to warming winters

By Adriana Pérez

February 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Unseasonably warm temps in Italy and a reduced snowpack will require 2 million cubic yards of...

A person holds a sign, during an Anti-ICE demonstration, ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics, criticizing ‘creeping fascism’

By Colleen Barry

January 31, 2026 at 10:48 a.m.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Milan to protest the deployment of ICE agents during...

Fifth graders from Meadowbrook School in Northbrook participate in curling during the Olympic Celebration Tour Jan. 30, 2026, in advance of the Winter Olympics, at Chicago Curling Club in Northbrook. (Steve Sadin/For the Northbrook

Star)

Olympic athletes bring gold medals — and a winning coach — curling on the ice in Northbrook

By Steve Sadin

February 1, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

Former Olympic athletes coach students in curling on the ice, show them gold medal, at...

Lindsey Vonn at the finish line after crashing during a World Cup downhill race Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Crans Montana, Switzerland. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP)

Lindsey Vonn says her ‘Olympic dream is not over’ after downhill crash a week before Winter Games

By Graham Dunbar

January 30, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

Lindsey Vonn crashed in a downhill race and was airlifted from the course, a troubling...

USA’s Jordan Chiles and Simone Biles celebrate as they see the scores and win bronze and silver medals in the individual floor exercise on Aug. 5, 2024, at Bercy Arena during the Paris Olympics. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

US gymnast Jordan Chiles may regain her 2024 Olympic medal after appeal granted to rehear case

By Graham Dunbar

January 29, 2026 at 6:53 p.m.

American gymnast Jordan Chiles may reclaim the bronze medal on floor exercise from the 2024...

Milan's mayor Giuseppe Sala attends the Olympic cauldron lighting in front of the Quirinale Presidential Palace, in Rome on. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

US sending ICE unit to Olympics for security, prompting concern and confusion in Italy

By Trisha Thomas

January 27, 2026 at 11:31 a.m.

News that a unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be part of the...

This still photo taken from video and provided by the FBI shows Ryan Wedding a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder facing charges related to drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness is taken off a plane at Ontario International Airport in Ontario, Calif. on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (FBI via AP)

Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring

By Amy Taxin

January 26, 2026 at 5:44 p.m.

A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned top FBI fugitive made his first appearance in federal...