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Elana Meyers Taylor became an Olympic champion in monobob at Milano Cortina 2026, celebrating with her two young sons who inspired her comeback. The 41-year-old Georgia athlete is now the most decorated Black Winter Olympian with six medals. #
Britain's Keely Hodgkinson just broke a 23-year-old indoor record and now has her sights set on track's most untouchable mark. The 800m outdoor world record has stood for 43 years, but the Olympic champion believes 2026 is her year.
Britain's Olympic champion is chasing athletics' longest-standing world record after recovering from a devastating injury. The 23-year-old just broke a 23-year indoor record and believes the outdoor mark is next.
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson just smashed a 23-year-old indoor record and believes she can break athletics' longest-standing world record this year. After battling back from injury, the 23-year-old British runner is closer than ever to rewriting history.
Hockey legend Sidney Crosby chose not to play in what might be his last Olympic game, putting Canada's best chance at gold ahead of personal glory. The decision showed the same leadership that made him a two-time Olympic champion.
UK Sport's open-to-all Talent ID program has turned everyday athletes into Winter Olympic champions, including two skeleton gold medalists who never tried the sport before. Anyone over 17 can apply online to discover if they have what it takes.
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson shattered a world record that stood since the day she was born, running the 800m in 1:54.87. The 23-year-old British star shaved nearly a second off the previous indoor record in a thrilling race in France.
After retiring at 16 to live a normal life, Alysa Liu returned to figure skating on her own terms and just became America's first women's Olympic champion in 20 years. Her journey proves that taking a break and prioritizing joy can lead to extraordinary success.
Olympic champion Claressa Shields just signed the biggest contract in women's boxing history. The deal proves female athletes are finally getting the paydays they deserve.
Danielle Scott soared to silver in aerials at the 2026 Winter Olympics, ending a 12-year medal drought for Australia in the sport. Her flawless performance came exactly 24 years after Australia's first woman Winter Olympic champion won gold in the same event.
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Norway leads the Winter Olympics by teaching kids to love sports first and win later. Jamaica's original Cool Runnings bobsledder challenges the new team to make their own history.
Gymnastics legend Simone Biles called it "perfection" when Japan's Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi won their country's first Olympic pairs skating gold in Milano. The seven-time Olympic champion knows the pressure of defending a world title at the Games, and she watched it unfold beautifully on the ice.
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah competed in her first race after nearly a year away from the track. The Jamaican sprinting legend finished third in the 60 meters at Kingston's Camperdown Classic, marking a hopeful comeback after battling multiple injuries.
Olympic gold medalist Cole Hocker just ran the second-fastest indoor mile in history, breaking an American record that stood for less than a month. The 23-year-old's blazing 3:45.94 finish proves his Olympic victory was just the beginning.
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson just ran the third-fastest women's indoor 800m in history, clocking 1:56.33 and smashing her own British record by nearly a full second. Now the 23-year-old has her sights set on breaking the world record that's stood for 24 years.
Dylan Fletcher led Great Britain to victory over New Zealand's sailing heroes in a thrilling comeback race in Abu Dhabi. The Olympic champion overcame his weaknesses to claim his first SailGP championship against the home favorites.
A 25-year-old from tiny Pambula Beach, Australia just became his nation's seventh Winter Olympic champion, sending his coastal hometown into celebration. Cooper Woods won gold in men's moguls at the Milano Cortina 2026 Games while family, friends, and schoolkids back home cheered every turn.
New Zealand's most decorated Olympian reveals how beach life shaped her journey from a simple schoolhouse childhood to becoming a nine-time Olympic medalist. Home, she says, has always been about family, the ocean, and creating comfort for the people she loves.
Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn will compete in the women's downhill this Sunday, just over a week after completely tearing her ACL in a World Cup crash. The 41-year-old skiing legend is defying medical expectations to chase another Olympic medal.
A 24-year-old Swiss skier who once crowdfunded his career after his father's death just became the first Olympic champion of 2026. Franjo von Allmen's journey from working construction sites to the top of the podium proves dreams don't have an expiration date.
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