#Olympic competition

Articles (28)

• 🇬🇧 'Never say no' - GB curlers 'open' to 2030 Winters — 24/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Team GB's silver medal-winning curling team say they will "sit down in the summer" to decide whether they will target a return at the 2030 Winter Olympics in France.

  Related: #Team dynamics, #Aging athletes, #Curling sport
• 🇬🇧 Lindsey Vonn hits back at ‘haters’ who questioned her place at Winter Olympics — 22/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/08/lindsey-vonn-crash-olympics-skiing">American fractured tibia</a> in downhill last week</p></li><li><p>Skier is recovering from injurie...

  Related: #Athletic resilience, #Personal choice
• 🇺🇸 U.S. beats Canada in thrilling and nail-biting Olympics gold medal final — 22/02/2026 [USA]

  Through a sudden death overtime goal, the U.S. men's hockey team is golden over Canada.

  Related: #Historic sports achievement, #International rivalry
• 🇺🇸 Hilary Knight talks U.S.-Canada nailbiter and what's next — 21/02/2026 [USA]

  Hilary Knight scored her 15th Olympic goal on Thursday, tying up the U.S.-Canada game and bringing the match into a nailbiting overtime. Team USA won to take home the gold, but it's not the only honor...

  Related: #Hockey rivalry, #Athletic achievement
• 🇬🇧 Team GB face uphill task for four-man bobsleigh medal — 21/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Team GB face an uphill task to win an Olympic medal in the four-man bobsleigh event as they sit seventh at the halfway point in Cortina.

  Related: #Sports performance, #Winter Olympics
• 🇬🇧 Bond, bagpipes & controversial Canadians - why curling is must-watch — 21/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Curling might seem a strange choice for prime-time Saturday night viewing, but at 18:05 GMT - live on the BBC - millions will find themselves tuning in to see if Team GB can add a fourth gold medal of...

  Related: #Sports rivalry, #Cultural spectacle
• 🇺🇸 U.S. advances to women's curling semifinals on final shot — 20/02/2026 [USA]

  U.S. advances to women's curling semifinals on final shot

  Related: #Athletic achievement, #Curling sport
• 🇺🇸 Amber Glenn finishes just off podium after high-scoring free skate — 20/02/2026 [USA]

  Amber Glenn didn’t expect to be in medal contention after a disappointing short program earlier this week at the Olympics.

  Related: #Athletic resilience, #Mental health in sports
• 🇺🇸 U.S. beats Canada to win gold in women's hockey — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  U.S. beats Canada to win gold in women's hockey

  Related: #Women's sports, #International rivalry
• 🇺🇸 U.S. women's hockey star Hilary Knight sets all-time U.S. goal-scoring record — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  U.S. hockey star Hilary Knight became the all-time leading scorer in U.S. women's hockey history at the Olympics in the most dramatic way possible when she scored her 15th career goal late in the gold...

  Related: #Sports achievement, #International rivalry
• 🇺🇸 Canada is not ruling out Sidney Crosby for its semifinal or the rest of the Olympics — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  Sidney Crosby has not been ruled out for Canada's semifinal game against Finland at the Olympics on Friday after leaving the quarterfinals with an apparent right-leg injury

  Related: #Athlete injury management, #Team decision-making Strategies, #Player longevity and performance
• 🇺🇸 Team USA eyes Olympic gold in the women's hockey final — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  Team USA eyes Olympic gold in the women's hockey final

  Related: #Women’s sports, #National pride, #Team dynamics
• 🇺🇸 Olympic gold in women's hockey comes down to the U.S. and Canada. Again. — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  Team USA will play Canada in the women's gold medal hockey game at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

  Related: #Sports rivalry, #Women’s sports, #National pride, #Equality in sports
• 🇺🇸 Jordan Stolz tries to win his 3rd speedskating gold medal of the Olympics — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  American speedskater Jordan Stolz heads into the 1,500-meter race at the Olympics in search of his third gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Games

  Related: #Athlete pursuit of medals, #Speedskating, #National pride
• 🇺🇸 Quinn Hughes' overtime wristshot beats Sweden, sends Team USA to semifinals — 19/02/2026 [USA]

  The U.S. men's hockey team defeated Sweden 2-1 in overtime Thursday to move onto the semifinal round of the Winter Olympics for a matchup with Slovakia.

  Related: #American sports achievement, #Hockey drama
• 🇺🇸 U.S. men's hockey defeats Sweden in overtime at Olympics quarterfinal — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  The U.S. and Canada men's hockey teams are moving on to the semifinals at the Winter Olympics.

  Related: #Ice hockey, #National sports rivalry
• 🇺🇸 U.S. men's hockey defeats Sweden in Olympic quarterfinals — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  The U.S. men's hockey team defeated Sweden in overtime to advance to the semifinals at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady has the latest from Milan.

  Related: #Hockey tournament, #International sports
• 🇺🇸 US star Mikaela Shiffrin darts to early lead in women's slalom at Milan Cortina Olympics — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  U.S. skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin is one run away from ending her Olympic medal drought

  Related: #Women’s alpine skiing, #American athletes, #Sporting resilience
• 🇺🇸 Alysa Liu surges into medal range as US teammates stumble in Olympic short program — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  Alysa Liu is left to carry the hopes of the United States into the women&rsquo;s free skate at the Milan Cortina Olympics

  Related: #Figure skating, #National representation
• 🇺🇸 U.S. women's hockey team beats Sweden, will play Canada for gold — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Team USA beat Sweden 5-0 in women's hockey on Monday, setting up a gold medal matchup with Canada. CBS News' Kelly O'Grady has more from Italy.

  Related: #Women’s hockey, #International rivalry, #Medal chase, #USA sports achievements
• 🇺🇸 U.S. women's hockey team advances to gold medal game — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  U.S. women's hockey team advances to gold medal game

  Related: #Women's sports, #Athletic achievement
• 🇺🇸 Team USA headed to women's hockey gold medal game at Winter Olympics — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  A Team USA win over Sweden sets up what could be a seventh gold-medal showdown against Canada on Thursday.

  Related: #Women’s hockey, #National rivalry, #Historical performance, #Gold‑medal pursuit
• 🇺🇸 Which countries and athletes have the most Olympic medals of all time? — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  While the U.S. is on top of the overall Olympic medal count, it is not the country that dominates winter sports like the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in Italy.

  Related: #National sporting dominance, #Geographical advantages in sports
• 🇺🇸 American Jordan Stolz wins second gold at Winter Games as some U.S. stars miss the podium — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Over the weekend, U.S. speedskater Jordan Stolz picked up his second gold medal of the 2026 Winter Games, setting an Olympic record in the 500 meter race. Meanwhile, skier Mikaela Shiffrin finished 11...

  Related: #American athletes, #Sports achievements
• 🇺🇸 Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen falls on 1st run of slalom, ending bid for another Olympic medal — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Brazilian ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen fell in his first run of the men&rsquo;s slalom Monday, ending his bid for another Olympic gold

  Related: #Winter sports, #Brazilian athletic achievement
• 🇺🇸 American headliners taking backseat to upstarts so far at Olympics — 16/02/2026 [USA]

  Some of the biggest names going into the Milano Cortina Games are not the ones we're seeing at the very top of the podium. Seth Doane reports.

  Related: #Sports performance, #Underdog stories
• 🇺🇸 Norway’s Birk Ruud moves into freeski big air final as he pursues a 3rd career Olympic gold — 15/02/2026 [USA]

  Birk Ruud has cleared the first hurdle in his two-tiered quest to repeat as the Olympic big air champion and win a second gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games

  Related: #Winter sports, #Athletic achievement
• 🇺🇸 Team USA experiences triumph, heartache as Olympics barrel on — 15/02/2026 [USA]

  Halfway through the Winter Olympic Games in Italy, athletes and fans are fully immersed in the Olympic spirit. Kelly O'Grady reports from Milan with the latest on all the action.

  Related: #Athlete experience, #International sports