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Asher Denman crossed the finish line just 0.002 seconds ahead of his competitor in one of the closest races in AAU Junior Olympic Games history. The thrilling photo finish shows these young athletes already performing at incredible levels.
Concord-Carlisle senior Ammar Bagasra returns to the Junior Olympics this week after winning silver last year in air pistol. The 18-year-old wrestler and marksman has his sights set on the 2028 Olympic trials.
A Massachusetts high school senior brought home gold and bronze medals from the Junior Olympics in Colorado Springs. Ammar Bagasra dominated the under-18 pistol shooting events and now heads to Nationals this summer.
The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics just made history with the most spread-out Games ever, featuring opening ceremonies in four different locations and two Olympic cauldrons burning 400 kilometers apart. Athletes chose to march where their sports actually happen instead of trekking hours to a football stadium.
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics just wrapped up with record-breaking viewership, the most gender-balanced Games in history, and athletes from 92 nations competing across Italy's stunning venues. Two countries won their first-ever Winter Olympic medals, including Brazil's historic gold.
Germany's luge team completed a perfect Olympic relay record, winning their fourth consecutive gold medal since the event began. Two teammates now hold an incredible seven Olympic gold medals each.
France celebrated a breakthrough moment as Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in ski mountaineering's mixed relay event. The Winter Olympics added the high-altitude endurance sport to its program for the first time in 2026, giving athletes a fresh stage to showcase years of dedication.
A young athlete just soared into the record books with a jump that rewrote history. Asher Denman shattered the world record for 9-year-old boys at the AAU Junior Olympics in Des Moines.
Indian squash prodigy Anahat Singh just delayed Harvard to chase history at the 2028 Olympics. The 18-year-old world junior champion is betting everything on becoming India's first Olympic squash medalist.
Four young runners just broke a record that seemed untouchable for three decades. Team D1 Elite Track Club made history at the AAU Junior Olympics, proving that the next generation of athletes is faster than ever.
A casual favor for Olympic legend Rob Waddell in 2008 pulled retired rower Mike Rodger back into coaching—and launched one of New Zealand's most successful careers on the water. Eighteen years later, he's guided Kiwi crews to four Olympic medals and helped transform promising juniors into world champions.
Zuzana Maderova arrived at the Winter Olympics without a single major career victory and left with an Olympic gold medal. The 22-year-old Czech snowboarder kept her country's winning streak alive in the parallel giant slalom with an unexpected triumph in Livigno.
At 18, Ioan Hepburn just wrapped up his junior cycling career with two world championship golds and a spot on Great Britain's Olympic training squad. Four years ago, he was spotted at an agricultural show.
Australia made history at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics as the nation's first-ever ski mountaineering athletes competed in the sport's Olympic debut. Phillip Bellingham and Lara Hamilton represented their country in "skimo," a grueling combination of climbing, skiing, and high-speed descents.
Team USA men's hockey shook off early struggles to defeat Denmark 6-3 in Milan, with six different Americans finding the net. The scrappy win keeps the U.S. on track for the knockout rounds as they chase Olympic gold.
Junior goaltender Monja Wagner returned to Union College with an Olympic bronze medal from Italy, balancing academic responsibilities with athletic glory. The hockey star went from having zero medal expectations to celebrating a historic win against Sweden.
Seven-time Olympic medalist Shannon Miller is coming back to Edmond, Oklahoma, where local support launched her gymnastics career decades before the world knew her name. The city is celebrating her legacy with new park signage and a tour of UCO's Olympic training site ahead of the 2028 Games.
A Quebec family doctor is trading his stethoscope for a shot at Olympic glory as flag football prepares for its 2028 debut. Athletes across Canada are competing for spots on the team heading to Germany this August, where the top two finishers earn Olympic berths.
At just 21 years old, American speedskater Jordan Stolz matched a legendary Olympic feat that hasn't been accomplished in 46 years. Brazil also celebrated its first-ever Winter Olympics gold medal, proving dreams have no borders.
The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics wrapped up Sunday with a spectacular closing ceremony in Verona's ancient Arena, passing the torch to France for 2030. After 17 days of competition across the most spread-out Winter Games ever, athletes celebrated Italian culture before the French Alps begin their Olympic journey.
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