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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...

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics medals are displayed during the unveiling ceremony in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sports

By Associated Press

July 23, 2025 at 7:05 a.m.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women’s...

Senegal's Cierra Dillard, right, and Nigeria's Promise Amukamara chase a loose ball during an Olympic qualifier on Feb. 8, 2024, in Antwerp, Belgium. (Virginia Mayo/AP)

Senegal women’s basketball team members denied US visas, prime minister says

By Doug Feinberg

June 20, 2025 at 9:15 p.m.

The Senegalese women’s basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. after several...

President Donald Trump gestures past Vice President JD Vance during a FIFA task force meeting on the 2026 World Cup in the East Room of the White House on May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics in the US

By Graham Dunbar

June 5, 2025 at 4:47 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban on citizens from 12 countries added new questions about...

Gold medalist Gabby Thomas stands on the podium after the 200-meter at the Summer Olympics on Aug. 7, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrade)

FanDuel bans bettor over heckling incident with Olympic champion sprinter Gabby Thomas

By Pat Graham

June 4, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

A sports bettor who heckled Olympic champion sprinter Gabby Thomas during a Grand Slam Track...

Pope Leo XIV blesses the pack before the official start of the final stage of the Giro d’Italia cycling race inside the Vatican City, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV blesses cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia as final stage enters Vatican gardens

By Associated Press

June 1, 2025 at 10:43 a.m.

Pope Leo XIV blessed the more than 150 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia on...

USA’s Sha’Carri Richardson celebrates her silver medal in the women’s 100-meter dash on Aug. 3, 2024, at Stade de France during the Paris Olympics. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Olympic sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson joins new women’s track and field league as owner-adviser

By Associated Press

May 29, 2025 at 10:49 p.m.

Olympic gold medalist Sha’Carri Richardson has joined the new, team-based women’s track and field league...

The Aug. 23, 2009 file photo shows the Olympic stadium pictured in Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

Berlin presents bid to rehost Olympics with 100th anniversary of 1936 Games looming

By Ciarán Fahey

May 27, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Berlin has formally presented its bid to rehost the Olympic Games. The presentation took place...

Mary Lou Retton shows her muscles as she gives a motivational talk to young gymnasts and young people taking part in the Gerstung Center summer camp on July 23, 2004. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

Mary Lou Retton, US gymnastics icon who survived health scare, arrested on suspicion of DUI

By Associated Press

May 27, 2025 at 10:41 a.m.

American gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence...

Casey Wasserman, chairman of LA 2028, the organizing committee for the 2028 Summer Olympics, is interviewed at an NBCUniversal and U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee press preview event to promote the upcoming Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

After NFL approval, LA28’s chairman is optimistic MLB players will also find a path to the Olympics

By Greg Beacham

May 21, 2025 at 10:54 p.m.

The organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics remain optimistic that MLB will find a way...

AFC wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. of the Jaguars runs away from NFC return specialist KaVontae Turpin of the Cowboys, right, during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl on Feb. 2, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

NFL owners unanimously approve player participation in Olympic flag football in 2028

By Dave Campbell

May 21, 2025 at 1:27 p.m.

NFL owners have unanimously approved permission for players to participate in flag football in the...