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US figure skater hints at ‘inevitable crash’ amid Olympic pressure and online hate in social media post
2+ week, 4+ day ago (510+ words) MILAN " Ilia Malinin posted a video on social media Monday juxtaposing images of his many triumphs with a black-and-white image of the U.S. figure skater with his head buried in his hands, and a caption hinting at an "inevitable crash" amid…...
Ilia Malinin won Olympic gold and left Novak Djokovic in awe. Now the US figure skater aims for more.
3+ week, 4+ day ago (841+ words) MILAN " Leave it to the Quad God to leave one of the greatest tennis players ever standing in amazement at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Ilia Malinin took the ice Sunday night knowing the gold medal in team figure skating rested…...
Olympic hockey arenas will be ready just in time for the puck to drop: ‘A big relief’
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1042+ words) MILAN " Workers in hard hats and orange vests scurried around behind the scenes Wednesday inside the freshly built main hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Olympics. On the concourse less than 24 hours before doors open to fans, piles of broken-down…...
Lake County’s Kevin Bickner headed to his 3rd Olympics for ski jumping: ‘There’s nothing like it’
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (878+ words) Out of retirement and ready to prove himself again, national ski jump record-holder and Wauconda native Kevin Bickner is returning for a third time to the Olympic stage this month, sharing what it's like going from rookie to team veteran,…...
US gymnast Jordan Chiles may regain her 2024 Olympic medal after appeal granted to rehear case
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (488+ words) GENEVA " American gymnast Jordan Chiles may reclaim the bronze medal on floor exercise from the 2024 Paris Olympics that was stripped from her following an appeal by Romania after all. Switzerland's supreme court on Thursday said its judges sent the "highly…...
It’s ‘gold or bust’ for US men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics. The Americans are confident too.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (856+ words) Burned in Zach Werenski's memory is the first U.S. practice at the 4 Nations Face-Off last February. "You look around and see the skill," Werenski said. "I was like, "This is fast.' It's wave after wave, player after player." US men's hockey…...
Jim Hartung, who helped lead US men’s gymnastics team to 1984 Olympic gold, dies at 65
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (296+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. " Jim Hartung, a two-time Olympian who helped lead the 1984 U.S. team to its first and only gold medal in men's gymnastics, has died. He was 65. The University of Nebraska announced Hartung died Saturday night. He had been a Cornhuskers…...
Connor Bedard practices with the Chicago Blackhawks — and talks about missing the Winter Olympics
2+ mon, 8+ min ago (809+ words) Chicago Blackhawks star center Connor Bedard partially practiced with the team on Tuesday. He skated in a non-contact sweater, but didn't appear to have any limitations in his shooting or skating. Bedard is on injured reserve as he nurses a…...
PWHL tour brings women’s pro hockey — and Olympic gold medalist Kendall Coyne Schofield — to Rosemont
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (953+ words) There will be a professional hockey game Sunday in the Chicago area. For some, it will be their first experience seeing the game like this. There will be hits, goals and possibly fights. But Windy City hockey fans won't be…...
IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (481+ words) GENEVA " The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh in a rare setback for a sports project backed by the oil-rich kingdom. The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday…...