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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...

Canadian soccer player Stephanie Labbe draws USA during the draw for the Paris 2024 Olympic women's soccer tournaments on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Paris Olympics soccer draw: United States women face Germany and Australia, men meet France

By Associated Press

March 20, 2024 at 11:33 p.m.

The United States women’s soccer team will face Germany and Australia at the Paris Olympics...

Kellyn Acosta of Chicago Fire FC celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against CF Montréal in stoppage time of the second half at Soldier Field on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Chicago soccer report: Mallory Swanson returns to Red Stars — and Fire’s Kellyn Acosta stuns with midfield game-winner

By Julia Poe

March 19, 2024 at 2:57 p.m.

Mallory Swanson is back on the pitch for the Chicago Red Stars after missing a...

A worker checks the final surface of an athletics track, at the Mondo factory, in Alba, northern Italy, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The athletics track for the upcoming Paris Olympics is being produced by the Mondo company at its factory in northern Italy. The track is made in portions, rolled up and then will be transported to the Stade de France, where it will be installed over the next month. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Here’s why you might see a lot of records fall on the track and in the pools at the Paris Olympics

By Associated Press

March 14, 2024 at 9:19 a.m.

The innovations in Paris are meant to enable Olympians to run faster, jump higher and...

A cleanup crew looks over water damage to the curling sheets at Windy City Curling Club following a fire at a nearby business, on March 8, 2024, in Villa Park. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Villa Park curling club raises over $29,000 after fire destroys ice sheets

By Kate Armanini

March 10, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

A Villa Park curling club has raised more than $29,000 after a fire tore through...

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, left, speaks with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during a meeting at the Paris City Hall Thursday, March 7, 2024. Bass is leading a trip to Paris to prepare for 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics will be held during sunset: ‘An unprecedented experience’

By Associated Press

March 8, 2024 at 9:01 a.m.

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics along the river Seine will be held during...

Cherif Fall, Senegal’s number one surfer paddles to the wave in the Atlantic Ocean in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Instead of training in the waves off his Senegal homeland, Fall was wistfully preferring to be in Puerto Rico, where the last surfing qualifying competition for the Paris Olympics ends on Saturday. Senegal had nobody there to try and claim the last 14 spots for men and women because there was no money to send them, Fall says. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)

Senegal’s top surfer wants a fighting chance to compete at the Paris Olympics

By Sam Mednick

March 1, 2024 at 8:15 a.m.

Competitors say the Paris Olympics won’t be truly representative as not all countries can afford...

France’s President Emmanuel Macron, center left, and General Manager of Solideo Nicolas Ferrand, left, visits the Paris 2024 Olympic village during its inauguration ceremony in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

French President says he’ll swim in the River Seine as he inspects Paris’ new Olympic village

By Associated Press

February 29, 2024 at 11:09 a.m.

French President Emmanuel Macron boldly promised to swim in the River Seine being cleaned up...

FILE – Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla leads Norway’s Marit Bjoergen in women’s cross country at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. When Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, it sought to impress the world and expand its global prestige with the most expensive Olympics ever. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Russian Olympic Committee loses appeal against suspension by the IOC

By Associated Press

February 23, 2024 at 10:51 a.m.

The Russian Olympic Committee has lost an appeal against its suspension by the International Olympic...

A worker inspects the permanent foundations being constructed on the coral reef for a judging tower to be used during the Olympic Games surf competition in Teahupo’o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. The size of the judging tower has been scaled back and new infrastructure plans are being drawn up to minimize the need for new construction. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life?

By Associated Press

February 20, 2024 at 9:47 a.m.

The world-famous surf spot of Teahupo'o in Tahiti, French Polynesia, is set to host the...

Sandro Michel and Michael Vogt of Switzerland start their first run of the two-man Bobsleigh World Cup race in Sigulda, Latvia, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Oksana Dzadan)

Bobsled athlete has surgery after being thrown to ice and hit by sled in training crash

By Associated Press

February 14, 2024 at 8:39 a.m.

ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Swiss bobsled athlete Sandro Michel is recovering from emergency surgery, his...