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After Stanford's run to the national title game, Smith had one shot to make the U.S. Olympic cross-country skiing team. And ...

LIVIGNO, Italy — Justin Reiter is a rarity in snowboarding. He is an American who made his career carving curves into the ...

Team USA athletes with Maryland connections are competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Milano Cortina, ...

Take a look back at the biggest Olympics controversies, from Jordan Chiles losing her bronze medal to Tonya Harding's ...

She has been a Summer Olympian, a Winter Olympian, a Gladiator and a 'Strictly Come Dancing' quarter-finalist – and now ...

Women's figure skating for the 2026 Winter Games has started. Here's the full schedule of events for this popular Olympic ...

Comprehensive standings, forecasts and game projections for the 2026 Winter Olympics women's hockey tournament in Milan ...

Competing in the snowboard big air final, Team USA's Ollie Martin stomped a backside 1980 on his second run in Cortina. The ...

Check out the full schedule for the women's figure skating competition during the 2026 Winter Olympics.

After suffering a devastating loss to Canada in the gold medal game four years ago, the U.S. women's hockey team is out for some revenge at the 2026 Winter Olympics. With a collection of proven ...

Team USA made an immediate impact on the first full day of competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, headlined by another ...