#Athletic excellence

Articles (11)

• 🇺🇸 "Quad god" Ilia Malinin wins 3rd consecutive world skating championship title — 28/03/2026 [USA]

  Six weeks after Ilia Malinin missed the Olympic podium, the "quad god" reeled off huge jumps and a backflip to retain his world figure skating championship title.

  Related: #Comeback performance, #Technical innovation in sports
• 🇬🇧 From a 19-time world champ to Monster Mike: US athletes to watch at the 2026 Winter Paralympics — 05/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>The Americans finished fifth in the medal table in 2022. A strong team will be looking to improve that record in Italy in the coming days</p><p>The first-time Paralympian only turned 19 at the star...

  Related: #Paralympic achievement, #Overcoming adversity
• 🇬🇧 What happens when at the Winter Paralympics? — 04/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Your guide to what's happening and when and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan-Cortina.

  Related: #Paralympic competition, #Personal stories of resilience
• 🇺🇸 The Seven Best Team USA Moments of the Winter Olympics, Ranked — 23/02/2026 [USA]

  Want to know what you missed or just relive all the triumphs you can’t get out of your head? From Alysa Liu’s wonderskate to Elana Meyers Taylor’s toddler sons to, of course, all that hockey dominatio...

  Related: #Overcoming adversity, #Historical significance, #Personal inspiration
• 🇬🇧 Winter Olympics 2026: bobsleigh, curling and Canada v USA ice hockey final on last day – live — 22/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng-interactive/2026/feb/04/winter-olympics-2026-latest-medal-table-milano-cortina">Medal table</a> | <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ng...

  Related: #International competition, #National pride
• 🇬🇧 Winter Olympics briefing: king Klæbo’s greatness on show with sixth gold — 22/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Norwegian cross-country skier achieved unprecedented feat with victory in the 50km mass start </p><p>“I’m starting to believe maybe he is a machine.” Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget was not alone in his as...

  Related: #Olympic records, #National dominance
• 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom gold to break 8-year Olympic drought — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  Shiffrin put in two dominant runs in gorgeous conditions amid the jagged peaks of the Dolomites to show, again, why she is regarded by many as the greatest Alpine skier of all time.

  Related: #Olympic achievement, #Alpine skiing
• 🇺🇸 In a golden masterclass, Norway's Klaebo extends Winter Olympics medal record — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  Norway&rsquo;s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won a 10th gold medal in cross country skiing at the Milan Cortina Olympics, setting another Winter Games record

  Related: #Olympic records, #National pride, #Winter sports achievement
• 🇺🇸 Germany's Johannes Lochner starts fast in Olympic 2-man bobsled race — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Johannes Lochner grabs a huge early lead in men&rsquo;s two-man bobsled at the Milan Cortina Games after a blistering first run

  Related: #Winter Olympics, #Bobsled competition, #German sports performance
• 🇺🇸 Team USA men's hockey win third straight Winter Games — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Team USA men's hockey win third straight Winter Games

  Related: #Sports achievement, #National pride
• 🇺🇸 Stolz breaks Olympic record and wins second gold medal — 14/02/2026 [USA]

  Stolz breaks Olympic record and wins second gold medal

  Related: #Olympic achievement, #Record-breaking performance