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Basketball legend Kevin Durant, already the only player with four Olympic golds, wants to make history at age 39 by winning a fifth at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The all-time Olympic scorer isn't letting age stop him from competing on home soil.
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.
Seattle's Hilary Knight just made Olympic history as the highest-scoring U.S. women's hockey player ever, earning her a spot on Time's 100 Most Influential People list. The Seattle Torrent star's achievement marks a new peak for American women's hockey.
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.
The 2026 Winter Olympics closed with Italy breaking its own medal record and setting a bold new model for future Games. The IOC president declared these spread-out Games established "a very high standard for the future."
Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo made Winter Olympics history by winning six gold medals in a single Games, the most ever by any athlete. His flawless performance included victories in every race he entered, cementing his legacy as the greatest cross-country skier of all time.
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo just became the first athlete ever to win six gold medals at a single Winter Olympics, sweeping every men's cross-country skiing event at Milano Cortina 2026. The Norwegian superstar now holds 11 Olympic golds across his career, second only to swimming legend Michael Phelps.
Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo just made Winter Olympics history by winning six gold medals at a single Games, breaking a record that stood for nearly 50 years. The cross-country skiing champion now holds 11 career Olympic golds across three Games.
Johannes Høsflot Klaebo just made Winter Olympic history by becoming the first athlete ever to win six gold medals at a single Games. Norway dominated the podium completely, sweeping all three medals in the grueling 50km cross-country ski race.
At 36, Hilary Knight scored her record-breaking 15th Olympic goal with just over two minutes left in regulation, tying the gold medal game before Team USA beat Canada in overtime. The captain now holds the most goals, points, and medals in U.S. women's Olympic hockey history.
Team USA captain Hilary Knight broke the U.S. Olympic hockey records for goals and points with a clutch tying score in the final minutes, leading her team to overtime gold against Canada. The 36-year-old ended her fifth and final Olympics as a champion, proposing to her fiancée just days before.
At 36, Hilary Knight became the all-time leading Olympic goal scorer in U.S. women's hockey history with a dramatic tie-breaking shot in the gold medal game. Days earlier, she'd gotten engaged to her girlfriend, a fellow Olympian.