MILAN — One of the most anticipated events at the 2026 Winter Olympics gets underway today, with the “Blade Angels” of the United States headlining. The women’s singles figure skating field is stacked, and the competition opens with the short program. Three American skaters — Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito aka ‘the ‘Blade Angels’ — are going against ...
Super Bowl 60 is now in the books, and the NFL will start to look ahead to its 2026 season after the Seattle Seahawks’ 29-13 win over the New England Patriots. The NFL has already seen significant turnover during the 2026 offseason. Ten teams made coaching changes while a whopping 21 will have new offensive coordinators in place for the ...
MILAN — On paper, all four qualification games in the men’s hockey tournament look like easy predictions. But as the 2026 Winter Olympics preliminary round already has shown, anything can happen once the puck drops. Canada, USA, Slovakia and Finland emerged from round-robin play to claim the top four seeds and advance into the quarterfinals to be played Wednesday, Feb. ...
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 Tuesday, Feb. 17, as well as when each medal event will take place. USA TODAY Sports ...
The playoff picture is coming into view across NCAA women’s hockey as the final week of the season approaches. It also means the top programs in the nation are in their final week without Olympians on their rosters. There are only two games left in Milan, Italy, with Team USA and Canada facing off in Thursday’s gold medal game, while ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Elana Meyers Taylor’s boys are too young to realize that mom is an Olympic champion. Kaillie Armbruster Humphries’ son just wanted to play in the snow around the medals podium where his mom had just stood. But every woman who’s ever tried to juggle motherhood and a career, who’s felt as if she’s giving everything she’s ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn is back in the United States after she suffered a complex tibia fracture at the 2026 Winter Olympics, she announced on social media on Tuesday, Feb. 17. ‘Haven’t stood on my feet in over a week…,’ Vonn wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. ‘been in a hospital bed immobile since ...
LIVIGNO, Italy — Mac Forehand’s first two jumps were so good that he could take it easy on his third and still win the evening. Two other Americans – Troy Podmilsak and Konnor Ralph – scored well enough to advance, too, and all three are promising to come out swinging with bigger and better tricks in the final at the ...
LIVIGNO, Italy — When Team USA snowboarder Jess Perlmutter gets finished chasing medals in Italy, she’ll have homework to do. A lot of homework. “I had like 42 assignments missing, like last week,” Perlmutter said with a laugh. “Which is really bad. I’m usually a good student and only have like a few missing.” Perlmutter and teammate Lily Dhawornvej will ...
After several injury-plagued seasons, Mike Trout is motivated to prove he can still be one of baseball’s best players. Trout has expressed his desire to return to playing center field, a position he feels most comfortable in. Despite recent struggles and not being ranked among the game’s elite, Trout’s presence continues to command respect in the Angels’ clubhouse. TEMPE, Ariz. ...