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After a mid-race crash threatened their chances, South Korea's women's relay team recovered to claim their first short track speedskating gold of the Milan Cortina Olympics. The thrilling comeback victory shows why you never count out a champion.
The Dutch men's short track relay team captured Olympic gold after a decade of near misses, fulfilling their coach's dream and completing a stunning tournament sweep. Jens van 't Wout walked away with three golds and a bronze, leading the Netherlands to their most successful short track Olympics ever.
American speed skater Corinne Stoddard just ended a 16-year Olympic medal drought for US women in short track, bouncing back from devastating early falls to claim bronze in Milan. After spending a day "crying in bed" following her worst races, the 24-year-old proved she could handle Olympic pressure when it mattered most.
Steven Dubois turned injury setbacks and sleepless nights into an Olympic gold medal with a risky race strategy and a temperature-controlled mattress. The Canadian short track speedskater proved that sometimes the path to glory requires fixing what happens off the ice.
Dutch short-track speedskater Jens van 't Wout powered to his second gold medal at the Milan Winter Olympics, winning the 1,500 meters in a stunning come-from-behind victory. The 24-year-old's back-to-back golds moved the Netherlands into seventh place on the medals table.
Netherlands speedskater Jens van 't Wout claimed his second gold medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, dominating the 1,500-meter short track event just days after his 1,000-meter victory. The 24-year-old's double gold performance marks a historic achievement for Dutch short track skating.
Netherlands speedskater Jens van 't Wout just claimed his second gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, dominating the 1,500-meter short track event in Milan. The victory comes just days after his gold medal win in the 1,000-meter race, cementing his status as one of short track's brightest stars.
The Elon University women's track and field team just completed a perfect season sweep, capturing their fifth conference championship in six years. Their dominant 193-point performance earned them the rare triple crown: fall cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track titles all in one academic year.
The Netherlands celebrated double gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics as Xandra Velzeboer shattered her own world record in the women's 500m and Jens van 't Wout won a thrilling men's 1,000m race. Orange-clad Dutch fans erupted as their athletes dominated the short track speedskating arena.
The most decorated American track athlete ever is coming out of retirement to compete at the 2028 LA Olympics in her hometown. Allyson Felix will be 42 years old when she steps back on the track, inspiring a new generation to rewrite the rules on age and ambition.
Young athletes shattered three longstanding records at the Central Nebraska Track & Field Championships this weekend. Taylor McIntyre, Jordyn Slagle, and Jack Poppe proved that Nebraska's next generation of track stars is faster and stronger than ever.
Camp Verde High School freshman Jiselle Valdez just set personal records in three events at a major track meet, placing her among Arizona's top Division V athletes. The 70-member Cowboys track team is proving that youth and teamwork can lead to state-level success.
Two days after a heartbreaking relay loss, Xandra Velzeboer broke her own world record twice in one night and claimed Olympic gold in the 500-meter short track speedskating. Her Dutch teammate Jens van 't Wout added another gold just minutes later in a thrilling finish.
American speedskater Jordan Stolz shattered an Olympic record to win gold in the 1,000-meter event, wearing the same blades he used to set the world record. The 20-year-old saved his lucky equipment specifically for this Olympic moment.
At 36, American speedskater Mia Manganello won bronze in her last Olympic race after switching sports, missing podiums, and never giving up. Her medal broke the U.S. into second place in the overall medal count at the 2026 Milan Games.
A Dallas ISD student is breaking records and blazing trails as the district's first youth wheelchair track athlete to advance to regionals. The historic achievement marks a turning point for adaptive athletics in one of Texas's largest school districts.
Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong captured her first Olympic gold medal in the 1,500-meter speedskating race at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, powered by roaring Dutch fans dressed in orange. The champion edged Norway's Ragne Wiklund by just 0.06 seconds in a thrilling finish.
Women's track and field gets a major boost as Athlos expands to London this September. The star-studded event aims to elevate the sport with the same excitement Formula 1 brings to racing.
Two high school athletes are on the verge of joining an elite group with 11 career state titles each. The CHSAA State Track & Field Championships begin Thursday with 61 returning champions competing across five classes.
For the first time, researchers are using lightweight radio technology to track monarch butterflies during their epic 3,000-mile migration across North America. The breakthrough is filling crucial gaps in understanding one of nature's most mysterious journeys.
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