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Speed skating champion Erin Jackson made history as the first Black woman to win individual Winter Olympic gold. Now she's juggling naps, kickball, and pursuing her third college degree while training for another shot at glory.
Fresh from the 2026 Winter Olympics, medal-winning figure skaters brought their championship routines to Portland's Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Stars like Alysa Liu and Ilia Malinin performed for thousands of fans on Sunday.
Three Team USA bobsledders proved motherhood and elite sport can thrive together at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Elana Meyers Taylor, Kaillie Humphries, and Jasmine Jones won medals while raising young children, making Olympic history.
Figure skater Alysa Liu, who made history at the 2026 Winter Olympics with two gold medals, just became one of Louis Vuitton's youngest brand ambassadors. The 20-year-old athlete is breaking barriers for winter sports stars in the luxury fashion world.
After winning team gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, figure skater Amber Glenn says she's not ready to retire. The 26-year-old Texan overcame mental health struggles to become the oldest female skater to represent Team USA in nearly a century.
A Missouri hairstylist from Kalona, Iowa just won a national beauty award and a gold medal for creating the viral "Angel Halos" look that took the Winter Olympics by storm. Kelsey Miller's tree-ring inspired design for figure skater Alysa Liu sparked a social media frenzy and landed her interviews with TMZ, USA Today, and Sports Illustrated.
The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics delivered breakthrough moments that rewrote record books and created new champions. From a Norwegian skier's historic sweep to athletes returning from injury and retirement, these victories showed what determination looks like on the world's biggest stage.
After seven years together, Japanese figure skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their retirement from competition following their historic 2026 Winter Olympics gold medal. The pair known as "Rikuryu" captured Japan's first ever medal in pairs figure skating.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Jordan Stolz returned to his Wisconsin hometown to crowds of cheering fans, parade celebrations, and kids dreaming of skating glory. The 21-year-old speedskating sensation is sharing his Olympic medals with young athletes while planning for two more Games.
Three Alaskan athletes who won medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics are competing for Alaska's top adult athlete award. The historic podium sweep includes gold, silver, and bronze medalists across Olympic and Paralympic events.
The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics delivered unforgettable moments, from Brazil's first-ever Winter Games medal to a Norwegian skier winning six golds. Athletes from around the globe turned Italy's snowy slopes into a stage for historic achievements.
Team USA hockey hero Jack Hughes showed off his repaired teeth at Yankee Stadium, months after losing them scoring the gold medal-winning goal. The New Jersey Devils star threw out the first pitch alongside fellow gold medalist Aerin Frankel in a joyful celebration of America's historic Olympic win.
After Alysa Liu won America's first women's figure skating gold since 2002, Google searches for "figure skating lessons" hit an all-time high. The spike doubled any previous Olympic year bump, with Liu's Instagram followers jumping from 300,000 to over 8 million.
Fresh from winning two silver medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Vermont native Ben Ogden is headlining a community fundraiser to support the next generation of mountain athletes. He'll ski alongside locals and meet fans at Bromley Mountain on April 12th.
South Korean snowboarder Choi Ga-on crashed hard in her Olympic halfpipe finals, breaking three bones in her hand. She got up, competed anyway, and won gold at just 17 years old.
Abbey Murphy went from a supporting role to a star player, helping Team USA defeat Canada 2-1 in overtime to win gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The Evergreen Park native scored 2 goals and tallied 5 assists across seven games, four years after earning silver in Beijing.
Taylor Miller-Wing went from college quarterback to Army Reserve to protecting Olympic medalists in Italy as a diplomatic security agent. Just two years into his dream job, the 2022 Cal State San Marcos graduate scored the assignment of a lifetime at the Winter Games.
In 1992, figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi made history as the first Asian American to win Winter Olympic gold. Thirty-four years later, she reflects on making history without even knowing it and what today's athletes mean to her.
Wisconsin speedskater Jordan Stolz, fresh off winning three medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, will join Packers quarterback Jordan Love on the mound for opening day. The two Jordans are giving fans an unforgettable start to baseball season.
Yu Seung-eun became South Korea's first snowboard big air medalist at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics using budget equipment and pure determination. Her journey from injury to the podium in just two months shows what's possible when skill meets heart.
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