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Hockey player Hayley Scamurra's family watched from the stands as she helped Team USA defeat Canada in overtime to capture Olympic gold in Milan. The Western New York native scored in the semifinal and pointed to her crying parents, making a lifelong dream come true just months after winning a professional championship.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates won Olympic gold and silver in Milan, and their moment is doing something remarkable: filling ice rinks across America. Learn-to-skate programs are seeing 30% membership growth as figure skating's new stars inspire a generation.
Fresh off their gold medal performance in Milan, Team USA figure skaters are touring 28 US cities in a six-week celebration. Madison Chock, Evan Bates, and fellow Olympians are bringing their Olympic programs to audiences from coast to coast.
Five-time Olympian Hilary Knight capped her final Olympic run with gold and an engagement to fellow athlete Brittany Bowe. The Team USA hockey star is celebrating a storybook ending that includes hardware, love, and family moments that mattered most.
For the first time ever, both US men's and women's hockey teams won Olympic gold at the same Games. Jack Hughes scored the winning goal just one day after watching the women's team triumph in overtime.
Team USA's sled hockey squad is one win away from achieving what no Olympic or Paralympic hockey team has ever done: winning five consecutive gold medals. The dynasty that started with a miracle upset on home ice in 2002 could make history Sunday against Canada.
Chinese Paralympic athletes shattered their overseas Winter Games record with 16 medals in just two days at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics. The team leads the world with eight golds, including four on Sunday alone.
American women dominated at the 2026 Winter Olympics, taking home 17 of Team USA's 33 total medals. Golf legend Michelle Wie West watched it all unfold in Milan and couldn't hold back the tears.
Jack Hughes scored in overtime against Canada to win Olympic gold for Team USA, playing through a bloody face and missing teeth. The 24-year-old hockey star's dramatic victory photo has become an instant American sports icon.
The Netherlands claimed third place in the Winter Olympics medal table for the first time ever, bringing home 20 medals from Milan. The small nation's skating dominance proved unstoppable, with athletes sweeping events and making history on ice.
Five former Boston University hockey players made history Sunday, bringing home America's first Olympic gold medal in men's hockey in 46 years. The victory came exactly 46 years after BU alumni helped pull off the legendary "Miracle on Ice."
The United States men's hockey team defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime at the 2026 Milan Olympics, claiming their first gold medal in 46 years. Jack Hughes scored the winning goal less than two minutes into sudden death, capping Team USA's record-breaking 12-gold-medal performance.