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OLYMPICS

Team Japan medalists pose at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 25, 2026
Team Japan hails best-ever Winter Olympics performance
91²Ö¿â total of 24 medals was six higher than the previous record set at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.
Lindsey Vonn of the United States in action during training during the Milano Cortina Games in Belluno, Italy, on Feb. 7
OLYMPICS
Feb 24, 2026
Vonn says Olympic injury could have led to amputation
"I can't tell you how painful it's been," the skier said.
Japanese athletes participate in the closing ceremony of the Milano Cortina Olympics in Verona, Italy, on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 23, 2026
Japan proved its winter sports prowess at the Milano Cortina Games
The 24-medal haul ranked Japan fifth in the world, while the number of gold matched the country's all-time high at a Winter Olympics, set at the 1998 Nagano Games.
Dancers perform during the closing ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Verona Arena in Verona, northern Italy, on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 23, 2026
Proud Italy signs off with closing ceremony in ancient Verona Arena
The ceremony was held in an open-air ?Roman amphitheater in the heart of the northern Italian city made famous as the setting for William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet."
Olympic women's freeski halfpipe gold medalist Eileen Gu of China celebrates on the podium with her teammate, silver medalist Li Fanghui, and bronze medalist Zoe Atkin of Britain in Livigno, Italy, on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2026
Eileen Gu wins Olympic gold in women's freeski halfpipe
Gu, who now has three Olympic golds and three silvers in total, produced a dazzling performance in the second round to wow the judges.
Team USA celebrates after winning gold in the Olympic men's ice hockey final on Sunday in Milan.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Feb 22, 2026
U.S. beats Canada to win men's hockey gold for first time in 46 years
Jack Hughes was the hero less than two minutes into overtime as the U.S. men won gold for the first time since the Miracle on Ice.
Members of Canada's Olympic curling team celebrate after taking gold following a defeat of Great Britain in the final during the Milano Cortina Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2026
Canada beats Britain to win fourth Olympic men's curling gold
Brad Jacobs' team secured its country's first title in the event since defeating Britain in the 2014 gold-medal match in Sochi.

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