CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Three out of six American skiers, including Lindsey Vonn, were able to race in Saturday’s downhill training run at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre before the event was canceled due to weather. The first training run, scheduled for Feb. 5, was also canceled after heavy snowfall in Cortina the day before. Friday’s second training run proceeded in ...
Washington Wizards center Anthony Davis is not expected to play the rest of the season, NBA TV reports. According to the report, Davis will use the time off to get fully healthy for the 2026-27 season. Davis has not played since he was injured late in the fourth quarter on Jan. 8 in a loss against the Utah Jazz when he ...
Erin Jackson became the first Black American to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics in 2022. She is also the first Olympic flag bearer to have competed in roller derby, a sport she started in 2009. Jackson is set to defend her Olympic title in the 500-meter speed skating event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. MILAN ...
When the WNBA and players’ union met on Monday in New York, the league promised a new collective bargaining agreement proposal. It delivered that offer on Friday, Feb. 6, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told USA TODAY Sports. The details of the new proposal were not available. WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike told the Associated Press Friday that the gap between ...
MILAN — The Mona Lisa. People dressed as coffee makers. Mariah Carey. Fun cheers. Heavy boos. It’s a fact the Olympic opening ceremony is a made-for-TV extravaganza, meant to wow a global audience from start to finish. But it’s just as spectacular in person, and even better, allows you to catch things you likely didn’t see on the broadcast. Luckily, ...
Now the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has dismissed it all as a ‘wild rumor.’ The discussion first surfaced in the Bild, a German newspaper, that reported ski jumpers allegedly get penile-enlarging injections of hyaluronic acid to increase the size of their suit and, as a result, the distance of their jumps. The matter escalated when the World Anti-Doping Agency said it ...
MILAN — Princess and Peep. Pyeong and Chang. Sochi. This isn’t a nursery rhyme, or a trip down Olympic memory lane. They’re the names of some of the top sheep behind the wool that’s on full display at the 2026 Winter Olympics for Ralph Lauren’s Team USA collection. Of which, you can trace directly back to the American West. ‘It’s ...
BORMIO, Italy – Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen reduced the home country cheers, but he didn’t silence them completely. Two Italian skiers won medals behind von Allmen’s gold in the men’s downhill Saturday at Stelvio Ski Centre, the first medal event of the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics.Giovanni Franzoni and Dominik Paris of Italy cracked the top three on back-to-back runs in ...
Eileen Gu is a three-time Olympic medalist in freestyle skiing, competing for China. She is the highest-paid Winter Olympics athlete, earning $23 million in 2025. Gu, who was born in the United States, has not publicly clarified her citizenship status. In addition to being an athlete, she is a student at Stanford University and a fashion model. Model. Student. Gold ...
The New England Patriots will wear their white jerseys for Super Bowl 60 against the Seattle Seahawks. New England is undefeated in their white jerseys this season, while Seattle’s only Super Bowl win was in white. Players from both teams expressed a desire to wear their popular throwback uniforms, which is not permitted by the NFL. SANTA CLARA, CA – ...