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New IOC policy bans transgender women from competition, starting with 2028 L. A. Olympics
2+ week, 4+ day ago (748+ words) Transgender women athletes will be excluded from the Olympics beginning with the 2028 Los Angeles Games after the International Olympic Committee implemented a new eligibility policy on Thursday. Eligibility for women's competition will be determined by a one-time mandatory genetics test,…...
"Crying": US Olympic Gold Medalist's Farewell Leaves Swimming World in Tears
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (727+ words) For Leah, even losing to her long-standing rival on the biggest stage didn't matter because simply being at the Rio Olympics meant she had achieved a dream she first had when she was "10 years old." Now, years after that moment…...
Sir Craig Reedie, sports administrator who helped bring the Olympics to London and took on Russia over doping
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (907+ words) Sir Craig Reedie, who has died aged 84, was one of Britain's foremost sports administrators, a badminton champion who rose to high positions in the British Olympic Association, the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency. As head of the…...
Special Olympics Wisconsin Spring Games April 17-19 at UW-Oshkosh
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (202+ words) OSHKOSH " The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh will host more than 1, 000 athletes for the Special Olympics Wisconsin Spring Games. The event will take place April 17-19 with the opening ceremony scheduled for 5 p. m. Friday, April 17, at the Kolf Center, according to a community announcement....
Simone Biles opens first restaurant inspired by Olympic career: 'Welcome to Taste of Gold"
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (263+ words) Simone Biles delivered Washington University's 164th commencement speech in front of a crowd of 17, 000 people, the school's largest commencement ceremony in history. Simone Biles is vaulting into the culinary world with her first restaurant. The 11-time Olympic medalist debuted Taste of…...
Hockey: Consistency key to Flyers" post-Olympic resurgence
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (633+ words) PHILADELPHIA " Practically left for non-contender status before the Winter Olympics, the Flyers suddenly went on a 16-6-1 tear to change everything. What made this turnaround happen? Garnet Hathaway was asked that question prior to Monday night's game against the Carolina Hurricanes…...
Swimming becomes first major Olympic sport to lift restrictions on Russian athletes
9+ hour, 58+ min ago (695+ words) Russian athletes have been banned from many major sporting events since 2022. (Getty Images: Sports Illustrated/Donald Miralle) World Aquatics has become the first major Olympic sport to allow Russian and Belarusian swimmers, divers and water polo players to compete without…...
Curling Star Calls Out Federation For Shutting Down Fans At Milan Olympics
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (410+ words) The 30-year-old Olympian took to Instagram with an unfiltered plea: "Please stop discouraging the crowd from being loud, let them go nuts! It is what curling needs. Awesome atmosphere by the Italians "." His post featured a struck-through "quiet please" image,…...
Cory Thiesse returns to Duluth's curling community with historic Olympic medal
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (396+ words) March 10, 2026 / 6: 43 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota Cory Thiesse made history at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics as the first American woman to medal in curling, taking home silver in curling mixed doubles. Fans, friends and fellow curlers packed the Duluth Curling Club…...
GB curlers denied Olympic gold at death yet again
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (512+ words) Bruce Mouat's rink were unable to end a 102-year wait for a men's Winter Olympic curling gold - and vanquish their own disappointment from 2022 - as Canada denied Team GB a fourth gold medal of this year's Games. Mouat, Grant Hardie, Hammy…...