MILAN — The Olympics took Amber Glenn’s joy away. On Thursday night, she made herself find it. ‘I told myself,’ Glenn said, ‘no matter what, in that spiral you’re gonna look up, and you’re gonna say, ‘I’m at the Olympics.’ And I was really proud I was able to do that.’ Her team event free skate was ‘lackluster’ (Glenn’s word). ...
MILAN — Megan Keller threw her arms in the air and threw her equipment on the ice as teammates mobbed her. She had just scored a golden goal, completing a remarkable rally for USA women in the final game of the 2026 Winter Olympics women’s hockey tournament. They trailed with three minutes to go, were tied with two minutes to ...
While Alysa Liu embodied that in her seemingly effortlessly graceful routine, the silver and bronze medalists in Japan are representing two generations of skate in the Land of the Rising Sun. Silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto and bronze medalist Ami Nakai stood alongside Liu on the podium as a triumvirate. It was a sweet moment away from the podium, however, that ...
MILAN — The U.S. women’s national hockey team captured gold over Canada in a dramatic overtime victory at the 2026 Winter Olympics, but that wasn’t the most nerve-racking part of Hilary Knight’s week. ‘I was more nervous for the proposal than I was for the gold medal game’ Knight said Feb. 18 following the gold medal win. The five-time Olympian ...
MESA, AZ — Perhaps back in the day, when Alex Bregman burst into the big leagues as a brash rookie third baseman with the Houston Astros, it would be different. It was a time when Bregman was a must-hear sound bite, a must-write interview, and had absolutely no filter. Now, 10 years later, Bregman still is one of the most ...
Before the NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket is carved in stone, attempts to anticipate what the final product will look like more closely resemble molten lava. That was made abundantly clear over the last three days, which featured numerous developments that in turn led to significant changes in our latest projection. The quartet of No. 1 seeds was shaken up ...
As gold as it gets! Captain America! Keller Instinct! Woe, Canada! How will you remember Team USA’s thrilling victory over Canada that earned the gold medal in the women’s Olympic hockey tournament? Whatever your answer, USA TODAY Sports will help fans long relive the country’s golden glory with two commemorative page prints. Buy Team USA gold medal page print!Buy Hilary ...
Before the United States won Olympic gold on Thursday, a 12U playoff game in Minnesota needed three days, 12 overtime periods and a shootout to decide a winner. The Cottage Grove Wolfpack managed to get the best of the St. Paul Saints during the shootout to advance in the playoffs. “It was pretty intense,” Cottage Grove coach Brian Deering told ...
MILAN — Alysa Liu took her place on the top step of the Olympic podium and threw both hands in the air. The U.S. figure skater who won her first national title at 13 years old, walked away from the sport at 16, came back at 18, became world champion at 19 was now an Olympic gold medalist at 20, ...
Before the United States won Olympic gold on Thursday, a 12U playoff game in Minnesota needed three days, 12 overtime periods and a shootout to decide a winner. The Cottage Grove Wolfpack managed to get the best of the St. Paul Saints during the shootout to advance in the playoffs. “It was pretty intense,” Cottage Grove coach Brian Deering told ...