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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...

Bulls guard Alex Caruso defends against Hornets forward Gordon Hayward on Dec. 6, 2023, at the United Center.

Chicago Bulls’ Alex Caruso reaches ‘another tier’ with selection to Team USA player pool for Paris Olympics

By Julia Poe

January 27, 2024 at 7:38 a.m.

USA Basketball is focused on assembling another Dream Team for the Paris Olympics this summer...

The Eiffel Towers casts its shadow on the Iena bridge, crossing the Seine river and leading to the Trocadero monument on July 11, 2023, in Paris.

Security crisis could force Olympics to rethink Paris’ huge opening ceremony on the River Seine

By Associated Press

December 22, 2023 at 7:25 a.m.

The giant opening ceremony extravaganza that Paris is planning to hold on the River Seine...

Amauris Ortiz watches his son, Leo, practice boxing Thursday at Hammond Boxing Club.

Orland Park boxer, 12, hopes to achieve national title in 2024 — and join the US Olympic team in 5 years

By Alexandra Kukulka

December 16, 2023 at 5:30 a.m.

Leo Ortiz, 12, of Orland Park started boxing when he was 6 years old as...

Former French tennis player and singer Yannick Noah looks on during the inauguration of a fresco retracing his life, on the 40th anniversary of his victory at Roland Garros in 1983, on May 28, 2023.

Yannick Noah will captain France’s men’s wheelchair tennis team at Paralympic Games in Paris

By Associated Press

December 15, 2023 at 7:27 a.m.

Yannick Noah will lead the France men's wheelchair tennis team at the Paris Paralympic Games...

A surfer rides a wave during the Tahiti Pro surfing competition, a test event for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 11, 2023.

Paris Olympics scales back design of surf tower in Tahiti after criticism about damage to sea life

By Associated Press

November 17, 2023 at 2:13 p.m.

Organizers of next year's Paris Olympics are scaling back the metal tower they plan to...

This photo provided by the Tour de France organizer ASO (Amaury Sport Organisation) shows the roadmap of the men's 2024 Tour de France cycling race. The race will start in Florence, Italy, on June 29, 2024, to end in Nice, southern France on July 21, 2024.

Tour de France won’t finish in Paris for first time in more than a century because of the Olympics

By Associated Press

October 26, 2023 at 7:17 a.m.

The final stage of next year's Tour de France will be held outside Paris for...

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields signs an autograph for Saniya Shotwell during a visit to training camp, July 29, 2023, in Lake Forest. Shotwell and two other athletes are flag football players who received athletic scholarships to play in college.

Flag football is now an Olympic sport — and the Chicago Bears hope local outreach continues to grow the game

By Darcel Rockett

October 18, 2023 at 5:52 p.m.

On the eve of the second girls flag football state championship in Illinois, it was...

Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera raises his to celebrates his fifty runs during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Lucknow, India, on Oct. 16, 2023.

Flag football and cricket among 5 sports given Olympic status for 2028 Los Angeles Games

By Associated Press

October 16, 2023 at 6:40 a.m.

Cricket is an Olympic sport again. Flag football gets in for the first time. Five...

Sophie Hernandez competing at a test event in Ankara, Turkey on June 28, 2022.

Modern pentathlon will find out soon if swapping horses for obstacles is enough for an invite to 2028 Olympics

By Associated Press

October 13, 2023 at 7:17 a.m.

The athletes in modern pentathlon know for certain horses won't be part of their event...

Oklahoma Hall of Fame inductee Shannon Miller, right, stands with her presenter, Mary Lou Retton, in Oklahoma City on Nov. 16, 2017. Retton. 55, is in intensive care in a Texas hospital fighting a rare form of pneumonia, according to her daughter McKenna Kelley.

1984 Olympic champion gymnast Mary Lou Retton remains in intensive care as donations pour in

By Associated Press

October 12, 2023 at 7:30 a.m.

Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton remained in intensive care on Wednesday while dealing with...