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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...

New Lenox woman finds national, international success in archery, eyes Olympic competition

By Alexandra Kukulka

December 9, 2022 at 2:38 p.m.

Three years ago, after taking her daughter to an archery lesson, Chrissie Lyons, of New...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, second from right, his wife Elke Buedenbender, right, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog, second left wit his wife Michal Herzog, left, attend a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the victims of the attack by Palestinian militants on the 1972 Munich Olympics in Fuerstenfeldbruck near Munich, Germany, Monday, Sept. 5, 2002.

German president apologizes for failures during 1972 Munich Olympics terror attack

By Associated Press

September 5, 2022 at 10:31 a.m.

Germany's president apologized Monday for multiple failures by his country before, during and after the...

Bronze medalist Tori Franklin of the United States celebrates after the women's triple jump final at the World Athletics Championships on Monday, July 18, 2022, in Eugene, Ore.

Tori Franklin medals in the triple jump at worlds — a history-making comeback for the Westmont native after Olympic disappointment

By Stacy St. Clair

July 19, 2022 at 3:50 p.m.

Westmont native Tori Franklin became the first U.S. woman to medal in the triple jump...

United States' Alex Morgan, top, is congratulated after scoring from the penalty spot against Canada during the CONCACAF W Championship final in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday, July 18, 2022.

US women beat Canada in the CONCACAF W Championship final, securing a 2024 Olympic berth

By Associated Press

July 19, 2022 at 8:53 a.m.

Alex Morgan converted on a penalty in the 78th minute and the U.S. national team...

Jim Thorpe, famed American athlete and former U.S. Olympic great, center, sets the pace for some girls during a junior Olympics event on Chicago's south side June 6, 1948.

Jim Thorpe is reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon gold medals

By Associated Press

July 15, 2022 at 3:24 p.m.

Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and...

Britain's Mo Farah celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 10,000-meter final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 13, 2016.

Mo Farah, a 4-time Olympic champion, says he was trafficked into the UK as a child in a new BBC documentary

By Associated Press

July 12, 2022 at 8:54 a.m.

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah says he was illegally brought to the U.K. as a...

President Joe Biden awards the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to gymnast Simone Biles during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, July 7, 2022.

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, John McCain, Gabby Giffords and others

By Associated Press

July 7, 2022 at 4:53 p.m.

President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of...

Simone Biles, of the United States, poses wearing her bronze medal from balance beam competition during artistic gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to 17 people, including Simone Biles, John McCain, Gabby Giffords and Megan Rapinoe

By Associated Press

July 1, 2022 at 1:32 p.m.

President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom,...

Lia Thomas prepares for the 500-meter freestyle at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 17, 2022.

World swimming bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s events under ‘gender inclusion policy’

By Associated Press

June 19, 2022 at 7:01 p.m.

World swimming's governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women's events, starting...

Larry Nassar sits during his sentencing hearing Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Lansing, Mich.

Larry Nassar’s final appeal is rejected by the Michigan Supreme Court

By Associated Press

June 17, 2022 at 3:47 p.m.

The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who...