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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...

Diego Balleza, a 10-meter Olympic diver, trains in Monterrey, Mexico, on June 13, 2023.

Prominent diver opens OnlyFans account to pay for his Olympics training

By Associated Press

June 15, 2023 at 8:18 a.m.

As a prominent 10-meter diver, Diego Balleza is used to wearing small swimsuits that show...

Patrick Gasienica soars through the air during the men's normal hill individual ski jumping trial round at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 6, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.

Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica, 24, dies in northwest suburban motorcycle crash

By Robert McCoppin

June 15, 2023 at 8:09 a.m.

An Olympic ski jumper from McHenry has died in a motorcycle crash, officials confirmed Wednesday....

Tori Bowie gestures after receiving the gold medal she won in the women's 100m final during the World Athletics Championships in London on Aug. 7, 2017.

Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie died from complications of childbirth, autopsy report concludes

By Associated Press

June 13, 2023 at 11:16 a.m.

U.S. Olympic champion sprinter Tori Bowie died from complications of childbirth, according to an autopsy...

Jim Hines waves to the crowd from the victor's podium during ceremonies at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City on Oct. 15, 1968.

Jim Hines, the 100-meter gold medalist at the 1968 Olympics and later an NFL receiver, dies at 76

By Associated Press

June 5, 2023 at 8:53 p.m.

Jim Hines, the 1968 Olympic 100-meter champion who went on to be an NFL wide...

The Olympic rings are set up at Trocadero plaza that overlooks the Eiffel Tower, a day after the official announcement that the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be in the French capital, in Paris, Sept. 14, 2017.

NBC will air most of marquee Olympic events from Paris live during daytime

By Associated Press

May 11, 2023 at 10:11 a.m.

Swimming, gymnastics and track & field fans can rejoice. For the first time in a...

Michael Jordan flies through the air to dunk against the Jazz in a playoff game in Utah on June 5, 1998.

Michael Jordan’s famed ‘Dream Team’ jacket from the 1992 Olympics is heading to auction

By Associated Press

May 11, 2023 at 8:24 a.m.

The jacket that Michael Jordan famously and grudgingly wore while receiving an Olympic gold medal...

Ralph Boston smiles on the podium at the Summer Olympics in Rome on Sept. 2, 1960. Boston, who broke Jesse Owens' world record and later had his mark eclipsed by Bob Beamon, died Sunday at 83.

Ralph Boston, the 1960 Olympic long jump champion and 1st person to eclipse 27 feet, dies at 83

By Associated Press

May 3, 2023 at 2:27 p.m.

Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who broke Jesse Owens' world record, then had...

United States' Tori Bowie gestures after receiving the gold medal she won in the women's 100m final during the World Athletics Championships in London on Aug. 7, 2017.

Tori Bowie, a US sprinter and Olympic medalist, dies at 32

By Associated Press

May 3, 2023 at 1:38 p.m.

Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro...

An honorary street sign calls 22nd Street in Chicago Heights Jerry Colangelo Way. Colangelo, a Basketball Hall of Fame member, grew up a few doors down in a house his grandfather made from two railroad boxcars and some extra lumber, he said.

Landmarks: 3 Star Tavern in Chicago Heights, where Jerry Colangelo cut his bocce ball chops, to close after 87 years

By Paul Eisenberg

April 22, 2023 at 7:47 a.m.

There used to be a sign posted right outside an old, two-story house on the...

Swans stand in the River Seine in Paris on April 5, 2023.

A costly Olympic reboot for Paris’ toxic River Seine begins

By Associated Press

April 11, 2023 at 7:44 a.m.

Even before he has dipped his toes into the murky waters of Paris ' famous...