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Canadian Winter Olympians and Paralympians received a hero's welcome at the Governor General's residence in Ottawa. The athletes celebrated their victories while inspiring the next generation of winter sports stars.
Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam shattered the Olympic record in the 1000m at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan, claiming her first gold medal with a blazing time of 1:12.31. The 27-year-old athlete proved her critics wrong after years of dedication to the ice.
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.
In scorching Doha, families are learning to curl, skate, and play ice hockey as Qatar launches a year-long cultural exchange with Canada and Mexico. Winter sports are finding an unlikely home in the desert, one wobbling step at a time.
Wyoming native Breezy Johnson captured Olympic gold in downhill skiing, becoming just the second American woman ever to win the event. Through tears, she dedicated the victory to her father, who recently learned he can never ski again.
South Korean athlete Kim Yun-ji made history at the 2026 Winter Paralympics with five gold medals in Nordic skiing. The 23-year-old, who was born with spina bifida, then surprised everyone by giving her championship car to her mother.
Pro skier Luca Harrington has dominated competitions for two years straight, collecting eight World Cup podiums, four X Games medals, and an Olympic medal. The 23-year-old New Zealander opened up about his rapid rise in freestyle skiing and representing his country on the world's biggest stage.
Skiers and snowboarders representing Atomic claimed 25 Olympic medals and 51 World Cup victories across alpine, nordic, freeski, freeride, and ski mountaineering disciplines during the 2025/26 winter season. The historic campaign included breakthrough wins from first-time champions and dominant performances from established stars like Mikaela Shiffrin.
Jon Thurston returned to his hometown curling club as a Paralympic champion after an undefeated gold medal run at the 2026 Winter Games. The Peterborough athlete's perfect 11-0 record marks the pinnacle of years of dedication to wheelchair curling.
A husband and wife team turned catastrophic first attempts into a thriving ski-making business using native Australian timber. Their handmade creations now glide down snowy mountains, proving patience and local materials can outperform mass production.
Two fresh Olympic champions from Milano Cortina 2026 got to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Skier Breezy Johnson and Paralympic snowboarder Kate Delson brought their gold medals to Wall Street for the honor.
Olympic skiing legend Mikaela Shiffrin spent a day coaching 30 young female skiers at Copper Mountain, even bringing her 2026 gold medal for the girls to hold. The event raised awareness for girls' access to winter sports while giving aspiring athletes a once-in-a-lifetime mentorship experience.
Three Vermont skiers returned home as Olympic medalists, ending decades-long droughts and proving that training in harsh New England winters builds champions. Their community celebrated the historic wins together in Stowe.
The most decorated Paralympic nordic ski team in the world just became part of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, bringing champion athletes like Oksana Masters into a unified program. Fresh off winning 10 gold medals at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, the team's integration marks a major step forward for Paralympic sport.
Team USA bobsledders Elana Meyers Taylor and Jasmine Jones returned to thank the Westfield factory that built the specialized equipment that helped them win gold and bronze medals. The company even rushed new sled runners through a snowstorm days before Taylor's historic gold medal run.
If Park City competed as its own country, its 57 winter athletes would have tied for 14th place at the 2026 Winter Games. Now the entire community is throwing them a Main Street parade to celebrate their incredible achievements.
Two Australian snowboarders just wrapped up their best seasons ever with podium finishes that launched them to second place in world rankings. Adam Lambert and Valentino Guseli proved the land down under can dominate winter sports.
Olympic bronze medalist Zoe Atkin just claimed her first solo World Cup championship in freestyle skiing halfpipe, capping off a breakthrough season. The 23-year-old British athlete dominated the final event in Switzerland to seal the victory.
British freeskier Zoe Atkin capped off her best season yet with a Crystal Globe trophy win in Switzerland, just weeks after claiming Olympic bronze. Fellow Brit Kirsty Muir also took home top honors, making it a historic weekend for Great Britain's ski team.
A 21-year-old Scottish skier just made history by becoming the first British woman to win two major freeski World Cup titles in a single season. Just months after missing an Olympic medal by less than half a point, Kirsty Muir proved that setbacks can fuel comebacks.
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