BORMIO, Italy — Nikita Filippov of Russia won the first medal for Individual And Neutral athletes (represented by the acronym ‘AIN’) Thursday, Feb. 29, at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Filippov placed second and earned silver in the men’s ski mountaineering sprint competition, the first new Olympic sport since 1998. Russia and Belarus were banned by the International Olympic Committee for ...
The 2026 NBA All-Star break offered the chance for the entire league to catch its breath, reset and look ahead to the playoffs, which – seemingly suddenly – start in two months. The break is also giving us the chance to revisit the USA TODAY Sports Top 25 NBA player rankings for the 2025-26 season, which we published in early ...
MILAN —Sibling rivalries typically exist amongst families, but Haley Winn’s brothers collectively agree she’s the most athletic person in their family. She is representing the United States in the 2026 Winter Olympics, after all. ‘I think it’s pretty obvious,’ Tommy Winn, one of her three older brothers, told USA TODAY Sports on Monday ahead of the U.S. women’s national hockey ...
The 2026 WNBA draft is scheduled for April 13 and the biggest the question is pretty obvious: Who will the Dallas Wings pick at No. 1? There’s plenty of talent to evaluate and keep tabs on, including whose WNBA draft stock is rising. From Spain center Awa Fam to LSU’s Flau’jae Johnson, let’s take a look at where prospects could ...
Ski mountaineering, or ‘skimo,’ made its official Olympic debut with men’s and women’s sprint races. Americans Anna Gibson and Cameron Smith were among the first athletes to compete in the new Olympic sport. The sport involves athletes ascending a mountain on skis before skiing down. BORMIO, Italy — If you woke up in the United States sometime Thursday morning and ...
Athletes from more than 90 countries will compete for Winter Olympic medals in 116 events over 16 days, and USA TODAY is keeping a tally of every nation finishing on the podium. Here’s a look at the latest medal standings on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 19, as well as when each medal event will take place. USA TODAY Sports ...
MILAN — Alysa Liu is Team USA’s best hope to break the women’s figure skating Winter Olympics medal drought. Can she do it? Ahead of Liu are the Japan duo of Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto, and right behind her is another Japanese skater in Mone Chiba. Plus, Russia native Adeliia Petrosian is lurking. So, what are the chances Liu ...
MILAN — Sweden and Switzerland both suffered semifinal losses during the women’s ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics, but medals are still up for grabs. The teams will face off in the bronze medal match on Thursday, Feb. 19 at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, offering both Sweden and Switzerland a chance to end their Olympic campaigns on ...
MILAN – Vera Wang is best known as an iconic fashion designer. But she’s at the 2026 Winter Olympics because of her love of something else. Almost 60 years ago, Wang was at the height of her figure skating career, competing at the 1968 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in junior pairs with partner James Stuart, according to U.S. Figure Skating. ...
PHOENIX — Bruce Meyer, the tenacious veteran litigator who has been the Major League Baseball Player Association’s lead negotiator, was voted unanimously Wednesday by the players to be their interim executive director, replacing Tony Clark. Meyer, who was promoted to be the union’s deputy executive director in 2022, has been MLB’s public enemy since he joined the union in 2018. ...