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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...

Soccer star Briana Scurry, right, speaks with sisters Michelle and Kathleen Jatkiewicz, of Chesterton, after Scurry’s Purdue Northwest Sinai Forum lecture on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, on her career and the traumatic brain injury that ended it. Scurry signed a copy of her memoir, “My Greatest Save,” for the sisters. (Doug Ross/for Post-Tribune)

Olympic soccer star Briana Scurry tells of traumatic brain injury’s impact during Sinai Forum

By Doug Ross

December 15, 2024 at 3:54 p.m.

Briana Scurry, a women’s soccer star, almost lost her two gold medals after a traumatic...

Figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek reacts after becoming a Canadian citizen, as partner Maxime Deschamps looks on in Montreal on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (Christinne Muschi /The Canadian Press via AP)

Pairs skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek — a Park Ridge native — becomes Canadian citizen, clearing way for Milan Olympics

By Dave Skretta

December 11, 2024 at 12:06 p.m.

World pairs champion Deanna Stellato-Dudek became a Canadian citizen Wednesday, clearing the way for the...

United States’ Ilona Maher gets past the tackle of Brazil’s Gabriela Lima during the women’s Pool C Rugby Sevens match at the Summer Olympics in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, on July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

US rugby star Ilona Maher making a big impact in England after signing a short-term contract

By Associated Press

December 4, 2024 at 1:50 p.m.

Hardly in need of an introduction, U.S. women’s rugby player Ilona Maher will get one...

Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States, crashes during the second run of a women’s World Cup giant slalom skiing race, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Killington, Vt. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Mikaela Shiffrin suffers deep abdominal puncture wound in ski crash while chasing 100th World Cup win

By Associated Press

December 1, 2024 at 2:10 p.m.

Mikaela Shiffrin, a five-time overall World Cup champion, was sidelined for Sunday's Killington Cup slalom...

ALTERNATIVE CROP FILE – Customers eat noodles at the Wing Wah Noodle Shop in Hong Kong, on July 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Noodles and wine are the secret ingredients for a strange new twist in Chinese doping saga

By Eddie Pells

November 22, 2024 at 11:53 a.m.

Blame it on the noodles. That's what one Chinese official suggested when anti-doping leaders were...

FILE – Bela Karolyi, right, congratulates Dominique Moceanu, left, after the United States captured the gold medal in the women’s team gymnastics competition at the Centennial Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, July 23, 1996. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

Bela Karolyi, coach of Olympic champion gymnasts who was criticized after Nassar scandal, dies at 82

By Will Graves

November 18, 2024 at 5:20 a.m.

Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and...

Merlin Howick, Anne Pettinger and Tate Barry compete in a club league at Windy City Curling in Villa Park on Nov. 14, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

‘I needed to rebuild for the community’: League competition starts up at Villa Park curling facility after March fire

By Peter Breen

November 16, 2024 at 7:23 a.m.

Play in eight club leagues will begin by the end of this month. Curling classes...

Lindsey Vonn reacts in the finish area after completing the downhill at the Vancouver Olympics on Feb. 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn, 40, is ending her retirement to make a skiing comeback

By Associated Press

November 14, 2024 at 8:35 a.m.

Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced...

Coach Karch Kiraly reacts during the gold-medal match between the United States and Italy at the Summer Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Volleyball great Karch Kiraly is moving from coaching the US women to coach US men at 2028 Olympics

By Jimmy Golen

October 24, 2024 at 2:39 p.m.

Volleyball great Karch Kiraly, who won the first of his three Olympic gold medals as...

The U.S. hockey team celebrates with goalie Jim Craig after a 4-3 victory against the Soviet Union on Feb. 22, 1980, at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo)

Bill introduced in US House of Representatives to award ‘Miracle On Ice’ hockey team with Congressional Gold Medals

By Stephen Whyno

October 8, 2024 at 8:49 a.m.

A bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to award Congressional...