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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...

Gymnast Simone Biles seen in the documentary "Simone Biles Rising." (Netflix)

‘Simone Biles Rising’ review: An elite gymnast untangles the twisties

By Nina Metz

July 17, 2024 at 8:54 a.m.

Ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where gymnast Simone Biles is set to...

Commissioner Rob Manfred makes comments during the MLB draft in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

MLB players in 2028 Olympics? Robot umpires by 2026? Commissioner Rob Manfred says both are possible.

By Paul Sullivan

July 16, 2024 at 6:07 p.m.

Major League Baseball might follow the NHL and make its players available for the 2028...

Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Will the Seine River be clean enough by the Olympics? Not even the experts know yet.

By Tom Nouvian

July 16, 2024 at 12:42 p.m.

With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games:...

Anthony Davis drives to the basket past Australia's Josh Green and Josh Giddey during the second half of an exhibition game on July 15, 2024, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Christopher Pike/Getty Images)

US men’s basketball wastes most of a big lead but holds on to beat Australia 98-92 in tuneup for Olympics

By Tim Reynolds

July 15, 2024 at 3:13 p.m.

The U.S. men's basketball team beat Australia 98-92 on Monday to improve to 2-0 in...

Bayamón Vaqueros' Bryan Gonzalez shoots against Guaynabo Mets' Jerome Meyinsse, during their game at the Ruben Rodríguez Coliseum in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, on July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

How reggaeton stars like like Bad Bunny, Ozuna and Anuel AA are driving a basketball boom in Puerto Rico

By Coral Murphy Marcos

July 15, 2024 at 8:46 a.m.

Puerto Rico’s professional basketball league is experiencing a renaissance thanks to reggaeton stars like Bad...

Victor Montalvo, also known as B-Boy Victor, competes in the B-boy Red Bull BC One World Final at Hammerstein Ballroom on Nov. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Breakers will make their Olympic debut in Paris: ‘You just need a dance floor and your body and self-expression’

By Noreen Nasir

July 15, 2024 at 8:52 a.m.

Team USA breakers are set to take the stage for breaking's Olympic debut next month,...

France's Minister of Sports and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Amelie Oudea-Castera, left and Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Triathlon gold medalist Alexis Hanquinquant gesture as they swim, in the River Seine, in Paris, Saturday, July 13, 2024. Oudéa-Castéra took a symbolic dip in the Seine on Saturday, less than two weeks before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Ministry Of Sport, Olympic And Paraolympic Games via AP)

French sports minister takes a symbolic dip in the Seine ahead of the Paris Olympics

By Tom Nouvian

July 13, 2024 at 8:12 a.m.

French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra took a symbolic dip in the Seine on Saturday in...

Fernando Dayan Jorge paddles his canoe during a training session ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Cape Coral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

They fled from their home countries. Now, they’ll compete in Paris for the Refugee Olympic Team.

By Megan Janetsky

July 16, 2024 at 11:33 a.m.

They compete under the same flag but speak different languages and come from different parts...

The Olympic rings are seen on the Eiffel Tower, June 7, 2024, in Paris. The Paris Olympics organizers mounted the rings on the Eiffel Tower on Friday as the French capital marks 50 days until the start of the Summer Games. The 95-foot-long and 43-foot-high structure of five rings, made entirely of recycled French steel, will be displayed on the south side of the 135-year-old historic landmark in central Paris, overlooking the Seine River. (Aurelien Morissard/AP)

These are the most iconic venues in Paris for the 2024 Olympics

By Jerome Pugmire

July 11, 2024 at 10:58 a.m.

From the Palace of Versailles to the Eiffel Tower, organizers have made sure Paris' most...

Katie Ledecky stretches before the women's 1500 freestyle finals on June 19, 2024, at the U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Team USA is sending more women (314) than men (278) for a 4th consecutive Summer Olympics

By Pat Graham

July 10, 2024 at 1:14 p.m.

There are three five-time Olympians, including basketball standout Diana Taurasi and equestrians Steffen Peters and...