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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...

Suni Lee performs on the balance beam during the women's artistic gymnastics all-around finals. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Sunisa Lee’s long road back to the Olympics ended in a familiar spot: the medal stand

By Will Graves

August 2, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.

Sunisa Lee gave herself the internal validation she needed by earning a bronze medal Thursday...

Kevin Paredes takes a shot as Morocco's Zakaria El Ouahdi closes in during the quarterfinal match at the Parc des Princeson Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

US men’s soccer eliminated from Olympics after 4-0 loss to Morocco in the quarterfinals

By James Robson

August 2, 2024 at 12:44 p.m.

The United States was eliminated from the Olympic men’s soccer tournament on Friday after a...

Simone Biles stands for the national anthem after winning the gold medal during the women's artistic gymnastics all-around finals in Bercy Arena on Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris. (Francisco Seco/AP)

Simone Biles says she loves her ‘black job’ after winning gold — an apparent clapback at Donald Trump

By Meg Kinnard

August 2, 2024 at 9:27 a.m.

Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles entered the fray of the U.S. presidential race with a...

Slovakia's Tamara Potocka is taken on stretcher from the pool deck after collapsing following a heat of the women's 200-meter individual medley on Aug. 2, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Olympic swimmer collapses after a 200-meter individual medley heat following an asthma attack

By Stephen Wade

August 2, 2024 at 8:47 a.m.

Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women’s...

Team France passes under an illuminated bridge over the Seine river as dancers perform for the Parade of Athletes during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 26, 2024, in Paris. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Police investigating hate speech targeting the artistic director of the Olympics’ opening ceremony

By Associated Press

August 2, 2024 at 2:47 p.m.

Paris prosecutors said Friday that police have opened a hate speech investigation following a complaint...

Veronica Fraley competes in the women's discus throw final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials on June 27, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Flavor Flav and Alexis Ohanian help Olympic discus thrower Veronica Fraley pay her rent

By Pat Graham

August 2, 2024 at 8:35 a.m.

Discus thrower and Olympian Veronica Fraley lamented on social media that she needed help paying...

Sha'Carri Richardson wins her women's 100-meter heat on Aug. 2, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Sha’Carri Richardson breezes through the opening round at her 1st-ever Olympics race

By Eddie Pells

August 2, 2024 at 7:43 a.m.

Sha’Carri Richardson blazed through a no-fuss opening round in the 100 meters Friday, winning her...

USA field hockey assistant coach Tracey Fuchs prepares to coach her team against Argentina in pool play on July 27, 2024, at Stade Yves-du-Manoir during the Paris Olympics. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Why Northwestern coach Tracey Fuchs, the ‘Michael Jordan of field hockey,’ is back at the Olympics

By Stacy St. Clair

August 2, 2024 at 10:22 a.m.

The Northwestern head coach, who starred for the U.S. as a player, is an assistant...

Visitors take pictures of the Olympic cauldron as it rises high after sunset on July 28, 2024, in Paris. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

The story behind Paris’ Olympics cauldron balloon: ‘An explosion of love like this one was impossible to foresee’

By Fernanda Pesce

August 2, 2024 at 7:17 a.m.

The night the Olympic and Paralympic cauldron first flew over Paris, its designer Mathieu Lehanneur...

Caeleb Dressel reacts after winning the 100 butterfly finals on June 22, 2024, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Olympics on TV: What to watch today

By Associated Press

August 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

A look at what's on TV on Aug. 2 at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.