Olympics
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Bickner unable to advance into medal round in first ski jump eventFeb 09, 2026 3:03 pm - Wauconda native Kevin Bickner was unable to reach the medal round of the normal hill ski jump Monday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. He’ll compete in at least one more event in Italy.
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Ilia Malinin's stunning free skate secures US figure skating team gold at Milan Cortina Olympics
Feb 08, 2026 4:24 pm - 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 skati...
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Lindsey Vonn breaks leg in downhill crash at Winter Olympics, in stable condition after surgery
Feb 08, 2026 4:17 pm - 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 S...
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Canada out in Olympic mixed doubles curling as Italy, the US and Sweden advance to semifinals
Feb 08, 2026 3:45 pm - 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 ag...
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Breezy Johnson's winding road leads to Olympic downhill gold for US on day marred by Vonn's crash
Feb 08, 2026 3:41 pm - CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — For Breezy Johnson, the road to an Olympic gold medal was similar to the winning downhill run she turned in Sunday: It was full of jarring bump...
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NHL players arrive in Milan, returning to the Winter Olympics after a 12-year absence
Feb 08, 2026 3:32 pm - 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 natio...
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After 4 long years, US figure skater reunites with family from war-torn Ukraine at the OlympicsFeb 08, 2026 3:00 pm - MILAN (AP) — It had been four long years since American figure skater Vadym Kolesnik saw family members still living in Ukraine. Four years of Russian bombs landing o...
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Before Vonn's crash, Iranian coach called the skier her 'superhero' — and hoped to get her pinFeb 08, 2026 2:26 pm - CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Before U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn's devastating crash on Sunday while racing on a badly injured left knee, Iran's Alpine women's skiing coach...
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Might as well jump: Olympian Bickner looking to soar after getting his start in the suburbsFeb 07, 2026 3:35 pm - Into ski jumping from an early age, Wauconda native Kevin Bickner seeks big air in his third Winter Olympics.
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Murphy registers a goal and an assist in Team USA shutout of FinlandFeb 07, 2026 3:18 pm - Abbey Murphy of Evergreen Park scored a goal and added an assist in the United States women’s hockey team’s 5-0 victory over Finland on Saturday.