Olympics category, Page 2
‘Don’t jump in them’: Olympic athletes’ medals break during celebrationsVideo
MILAN — Handle with care. That’s the message from gold medalist Breezy Johnson at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after she and other athletes found their medals broke within hours. Olympic organizers are investigating with “maximum attention” after a spate of medals have fallen off their ribbons during celebrations on...
Lindsey Vonn’s father says he wants her to retire after Olympic crash
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn’s father said Monday that the American superstar will no longer race if he has any influence over her decision and that she will not return to the Winter Olympics after breaking her left leg in the downhill over the weekend. “She’s 41 years old,...
Olympics roundup: 2 golds in 3 days for Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen; Eileen Gu wins silver
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen won the first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics over the weekend, and he added another on Day 3. It’s turning into quite the Olympic debut for von Allmen, who partnered with Tanguy Nef to win the team combined...
U.S. reaches 1st Olympic curling mixed doubles final, will face Swedish siblings for goldVideo
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Korey Dropkin whooped and hollered and directed a string of fist pumps to a small pocket of American curling fans chanting “U-S-A! U-S-A!” The U.S. is headed to the mixed doubles final at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics — and has quashed the title hopes of...
U.S. coach Mike Sullivan is tight-lipped early about his plan at the Olympics
MILAN — Mike Sullivan wanted his players to get their blood moving, break out a sweat and adjust to a new time zone with most of them fresh off flying across the Atlantic Ocean. He did not want anyone to read much else in to the first U.S. practice at...
Lindsey Vonn breaks leg in downhill crash at Winter Olympics, in stable condition at hospitalVideo
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn’s defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that left her with a broken leg and saw her taken to safety by...
Breezy Johnson wins 1st gold for U.S. at Milan Cortina Olympics after Lindsey Vonn crashes
MILAN — The crash. The gasps. The helicopter. Lindsey Vonn’s frightening fall in the women’s downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics couldn’t help but overshadow U.S. teammate Breezy Johnson’s feat — winning her country’s first gold medal at these Games. Johnson’s victory Sunday in Cortina wasn’t the Olympic comeback story...
Canada out in Olympic mixed doubles curling as Italy, the U.S. and Sweden advance to semifinals
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Canada’s mixed doubles curling team failed to reach the Olympic semifinals, a result that would have stunned fans of the sport just a decade ago, South Korea’s 9-5 victory Sunday night was the Canadians’ fifth consecutive defeat and knocked them out of contention. The result meant...
Ilia Malinin’s stunning free skate secures US figure skating team gold at Milan Cortina Olympics
MILAN — Ilia Malinin beat Japanese rival Shun Sato in a head-to-head showdown at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday night, helping the U.S. defend its team figure skating gold medal by breaking a deadlock with Japan in the final session of the competition. The 21-year-old nicknamed the “Quad God”...
NHL players arrive in Milan, returning to the Winter Olympics after a 12-year absence
MILAN — Lukas Dostal was in a rush to get to the Olympics. Earlier this week, the Czech goaltender became the first NHL player to take the ice for practice with his national team. “What would I do in Anaheim, shoot the puck to the boards and try to stop...
GoFundMe campaign is sending Christine Graves, mother of Olympic bobsledder Jasmine Jones, to Italy
Although reaching the Olympics is a personal achievement for Jasmine Jones, it also is a joyous triumph for her top supporter: her mother. Christine Graves clearly holds a lofty spot on Team Jones. “She’s been there for every early morning, every setback, every moment when quitting would’ve been easier than...
Meloni condemns anti-Olympics actions in Milan, calling demonstrators ‘enemies of Italy’
MILAN — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni condemned recent anti-Olympics protests in Milan and alleged sabotage of train infrastructure, calling those responsible “enemies of Italy and Italians” early Sunday. The protesters “demonstrate ‘against the Olympics,’ causing these images to end up on televisions around the world. After others cut the railway...
Gallery: Olympic photo highlights from Day 1 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games
MILAN — This gallery showcases top photos from Day 1 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers....
Breezy Johnson wins Olympic downhill on day marred by American teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — American ski racer Breezy Johnson won the Olympic downhill Sunday with a hard-charging run on a day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn’s crash that saw her being taken off the mountain in a helicopter. Johnson was the sixth racer and found speed with a risk-taking trip...
Before Vonn’s crash, Iranian coach called the American her ‘superhero’ — and hoped to get her pin
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Before U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn’s startling crash on Sunday while racing on a badly injured left knee, Iran’s Alpine women’s skiing coach shared words of admiration for the American. “She’s my superhero,” Mitra Kalhor told The Associated Press in the Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Village on...
Lindsey Vonn clips gate and crashes in Winter Olympic downhill, taken away by helicopter
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn’s defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that left her with a broken leg and saw her taken to safety by...
Olympics roundup: Italians collect medals on feel-good 1st day for hosts
MILAN — Francesca Lollobrigida led a tricolor day for Italy at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The speedskater won gold in the women’s 3,000 meters after Giovanni Franzoni took silver in the men’s downhill ahead of Italian teammate Dominik Paris for bronze on the same slope Saturday. Swiss skier Franjo von...
Hilary Knight ties U.S. Olympic goal record in women’s hockey team’s rout of Finland
MILAN — Hilary Knight scored to tie the U.S. Olympic women’s hockey career goal record, and the Americans wore down a Finland opponent that spent much of the week dealing with a stomach virus in a 5-0 win at the Milan Cortina Games on Saturday. With U.S. Vice President JD...
A look at the best and worst Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony outfitsVideo
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina officially kicked off on Friday with a spectacular program that celebrated Italian art, culture, language and heritage. While host country Italy took center stage for the performance portion, the Parade of Nations featured athletes from all of the participating countries waving their flags and...
Olympians march in Milan and the mountains at a multi-site opening ceremony for the Winter Games
MILAN — Featuring tributes to da Vinci and Dante, Puccini and Pausini, Armani and Fellini, pasta and vino and other iconic tastes of Italian culture, an unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron opening ceremony got the Milan Cortina Olympics officially started Friday. Allowing athletes to participate in the Parade of Nations at the...
Mark Madden: The Miracle on Ice remains an unmatched moment in sports history
“Miracle: The Boys of ’80” is a Netflix documentary about the U.S. hockey team conquering impossible odds to win gold at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. It brought surviving members of that team back to Lake Placid to watch highlights, talk and relive the moment. It’s strong and heartfelt....
Hempfield alum Jasmine Jones sprints past challenges to reach Olympic dream
She crashed once, then seven more times, whipping around sharp turns in a twisting bobsled going more than 90 mph. Key people were watching. People who held the keys to unlocking her Olympic dream. People who now had doubts. Jeannette native Jasmine Jones also was a wreck emotionally. The sprinter-turned-Olympic...
There is Olympic gold in the air up there, but many of these daredevils aren’t huge fans
LIVIGNO, Italy — Ask freestyle skier Colby Stevenson if he likes big air, the most high-flying event in a sport full of them, and his answer is short and to the point. “No,’ he said. “I have no real use for it.” Which makes him pretty much like a lot...
1980 U.S. ‘Miracle on Ice’ hockey team looks back on run as Olympics arrive
From the coffee shops and bars to the local grocery stores, the neighbors know all about Mike Eruzione, Buzz Schneider and John Harrington for their roles in one of the greatest upsets in the history of sports. They are long since retired, now more focused on their golf games than...
U.S. opens women’s Olympic hockey tournament with rout of Czechia
MILAN — Of all the elite players making up the U.S. women’s national team’s roster, coach John Wroblewski insisted the one he couldn’t do without at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games was Hayley Scamurra. It’s a decision Wroblewski made upon taking over the team four years ago. and one immediately...
