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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...

FILE – Visitors walk past a bookseller of used and antiquarian books called “Bouquiniste”, in Paris, Thursday, May 10, 2018. French President Emmanuel Macron has revealed his bookish side and abandoned plans Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, to move the famed second-hand bookseller boxes flanking the banks of the Seine that are beloved by tourists, in preparation for July’s Olympics opening ceremony in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

President’s intervention keeps Paris’ riverside bookstalls in place for the Olympics

By Associated Press

February 13, 2024 at 1:16 p.m.

Emmanuel Macron canceled plans to move Paris’ famed booksellers’ boxes from the banks of the...

The Paris 2024 Olympic medals are pictured on Feb. 8, 2024. A hexagonal, polished piece of iron taken from the iconic Eiffel Tower landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris Games and Paralympics that follow. (Thibault Camus/AP)

The Paris Olympics medals are monumental. They’re embedded with pieces of the Eiffel Tower.

By John Leicester

February 8, 2024 at 9:56 a.m.

An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How's that for a...

The United States women’s national team head coach Cheryl Reeve, second from right, speaks to her players after practice during the team’s training camp, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in New York. The U.S. announced their team that will play in a pre-Olympic tournament in Belgium this week. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Women’s basketball qualifiers for the Paris Olympics are set to begin around the world

By Doug Feinberg

February 7, 2024 at 7:51 a.m.

The U.S. and France have already qualified for the Paris Olympics this summer in women’s...

Gent's Hugo Cuypers, left, fights for the ball with Mechelen's Elias Cobbaut on Jan. 19, 2024, in Ghent, Belgium. (Laurie Dieffembacq/AFP via Getty Images)

Chicago Fire acquire Belgian striker Hugo Cuypers for a club-record transfer fee reported at $12 million

By baiduhai

February 6, 2024 at 5:20 p.m.

Striker Hugo Cuypers spent the last three seasons in Belgium's Jupiler Pro League, totaling 64...

Chicago Red Stars name executive Richard Feuz as general manager ahead of next month’s season opener

By Meghan Montemurro

February 5, 2024 at 2:52 p.m.

The Chicago Red Stars announced the hire of general manager Richard Feuz, the latest addition...

Canada's Sidney Crosby, left, and Jonathan Toews wear their gold medals after beating Sweden 3-0 at the Sochi Olympics on Feb. 23, 2014. (Paul Chiasson/AP)

NHL plans to send players back to Olympics in 2026 and 2030 for the 1st time since 2014

By Stephen Whyno

February 2, 2024 at 1:21 p.m.

NHL players are returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a...

The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower on Sept. 14, 2017.

Opening ceremony for Paris Olympics downsized to around 300,000 spectators — about half the size of what was originally planned

By Associated Press

January 31, 2024 at 11:53 a.m.

French Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said Wednesday that some 300,000 spectators will be able to...

Madison Chock and Evan Bates compete in championship ice dance at the U.S. figure skating championships on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio.

US to receive figure skating gold medals in the wake of Kamila Valieva’s 2022 Olympic disqualification

By Associated Press

January 31, 2024 at 12:33 p.m.

International Olympic officials have told counterparts in the United States that their figure skating team...

Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee reacts during the women''s team free skate program at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing.

What happens to the Olympic medals now that Russian skater Kamila Valieva has been sanctioned for doping?

By Associated Press

January 31, 2024 at 12:49 p.m.

A ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sports set the stage for U.S. skaters...

Kamila Valieva competes in the free skate program at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2022.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva disqualified in Olympic doping case 2 years later

By Associated Press

January 29, 2024 at 8:31 a.m.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on...