Members phkrause Posted September 23, 2025 Members Posted September 23, 2025 Two-time Olympic luge medalist to miss 2026 Winter Games for breaking anti-doping rules LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Two-time Olympic luge medalist Madeleine Egle will miss the 2026 Winter Games after being banned for 20 months because of missed doping tests, the International Testing Agency said Monday. https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-luge-austria-egle-ban-whereabouts-72319b263ad4fa961f2acb38e2da56f4? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted December 2, 2025 Author Members Posted December 2, 2025 No backup plan for Milan Olympic ice hockey arena as construction goes down to the wire Construction on the arena that is set to welcome NHL players back to the Olympics for the first time in more than a decade is behind schedule. There is no backup stadium if the main ice hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Winter Games is not ready on time. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Behind the scenes of Cortina’s trailer-park Olympic Village: 400 mobile homes in an Alpine valley Racers say Milan Cortina speed skating venue feels like they’re on a lake Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted December 8, 2025 Author Members Posted December 8, 2025 Cauldron for Milan Cortina Winter Olympics lit at Italy’s presidential palace with 2 months to go A preliminary cauldron was lit by the Olympic flame at Italy’s presidential palace on Friday as the countdown to the Milan Cortina Winter Games approached the two-months-to-go mark. International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry, Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Premier Giorgia Meloni were in attendance for the ceremony. AP Video shot by Silvia Stellacci https://apnews.com/video/cauldron-for-milan-cortina-winter-olympics-lit-at-italys-presidential-palace-with-2-months-to-go-7b6fb2c991eb4cc1b4d12193be6eb6a4? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 2 Author Members Posted January 2 ? Winter Olympics preview Team USA bobsledder Kaillie Humphries of Carlsbad, Calif., races in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in November. Photo: Andrew Medichini/AP Athletes new to the Olympic stage (Canada's Macklin Celebrini) and seasoned vets (USA's Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin) alike are fueling their countries' gold-medal hopes as the 2026 Winter Olympics draw near, running Feb. 6-22. ?? Here are some hot storylines to watch in next month's cold-weather games in Italy, per AP: Can't-miss athletes... ⛷️ Two of the most decorated Alpine skiers in history, 41-year-old Vonn and 30-year-old Shiffrin, opened the World Cup season in dominant form — raising U.S. hopes of a golden run. ? Eileen Gu is back in freestyle skiing, as is Chloe Kim in snowboarding. ? NHL players are back on Olympic ice for the first time since 2014 — so watch for the likes of Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid. New events... ? Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut, while skeleton — a head-first, high-speed sledding sport — has a new mixed team event. Luge has added women's doubles, and large hill ski jumping has added women's and men's super team events. Russia controversy... ?? Some sports federations have been deciding whether to let Russians compete as neutral athletes — but only after an independent review ensures they have not publicly supported the war in Ukraine and are not affiliated with Russia's military. ?? Nine Russians and Belarusians have been approved to compete as neutral athletes as of early December, per the BBC. Lindsey Vonn competes in Switzerland on Dec. 14, 2025. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Construction woes... ? New hockey arenas in Milan are not yet finished — and the main rink will unexpectedly be three feet shorter than NHL standard. ?? What's next: Team USA's hockey rosters will be revealed on NBC's "Today Show" during the 8 a.m. ET hour tomorrow. ?? 19-year-old phenom Macklin Celebrini, meanwhile, made Team Canada amid a fantastic season with the NHL's San Jose Sharks. He could become Canada's youngest-ever men's player in an Olympic tournament with NHLers. Go deeper. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 13 Author Members Posted January 13 Guard at Winter Olympic construction site dies in nighttime subfreezing temperatures MILAN (AP) — A guard at a construction site near a 2026 Winter Olympic venue in the mountain resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo died during a frigid overnight shift, authorities confirmed on Saturday. https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-milan-cortina-games-death-guard-641eff7f048f9df8ad1dbff9f43a19fb? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 15 Author Members Posted January 15 How Olympians persevere Illustration: Allie Carl/Axios In a few weeks, more than 300 elite athletes will travel to Italy to represent America in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. AP sports writer Stephen Wade interviewed some of the athletes, along with a leading sports psychologist who supports them, to gauge how they think about success and failure. Why it matters: These Olympians' approaches to competition, pressure and disappointment contain lessons all of us can apply to our lives. Here are 3 key takeaways: ✨ Savor the moment. "Most of the athletes who come through Team USA will not win a gold medal. That's the reality of elite sport," Emily Clark, a clinical psychologist with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee, told AP. The mindset shift required is redefining success to focus on the process and the daily work, rather than just the final result. We can apply this at work or at home and enjoy our lives instead of constantly keeping score. ? Talk to yourself. Elite skier Lindsey Vonn will race in Italy in her fifth Olympics. At 41, she's coming off nearly six years in retirement and will be racing on a knee made of titanium. One part of how she competes is by talking to herself — and she says she does it in two ways: by talking out loud to herself at the starting gate and by writing herself messages on her skis. Don't be shy about posting messages on the bathroom mirror, or giving yourself a pep talk out loud when you wake up to seize the day. ? Get serious about sleep. "Sleep is the cornerstone of healthy performance," Clark tells AP. It's not always easy to stick to a sleep regimen, but if and when we can, Clark suggests the following for her athletes — and the rest of us: no caffeine after 3 p.m., mitigate stress before bedtime, schedule sleep at about the same time daily, sleep in a dark room and get 7-9 hours. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 15 Author Members Posted January 15 The list of possible Winter Olympics host sites is shrinking because of climate change With the Earth warming at a record rate, the list of locales that could reliably host a Winter Games will shrink substantially in the coming years, according to researchers. The situation is serious enough that the International Olympic Committee is considering rotating the games among a permanent pool of suitable locations and holding them earlier in the season. Read more. Why this matters: Out of 93 mountain locations that currently have the winter sports infrastructure to host elite competition, only 52 should have the snow depth and sufficiently cold temperatures to be able to host a Winter Olympics in the 2050s, according to research conducted by University of Waterloo professor Daniel Scott and University of Innsbruck associate professor Robert Steiger that the IOC is using. The situation is bleaker for the Paralympic Winter Games, which are typically held at the same venues two weeks after the Winter Olympics conclude. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: How climate change is reshaping the future of the Winter Olympics Ticket registration for 2028 Los Angeles Games kicks off with Olympic legends event Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 16 Author Members Posted January 16 ? 1 fun thing: Olympic ticket marathon The Olympic cauldron at the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is lit during a ceremony on Tuesday. Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images The scramble to buy tickets for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics officially began yesterday — 2½ years before the opening ceremony, Axios' Kate Murphy writes. Organizers opened a lottery for time slots to buy tickets when sales begin in April. Registration runs through March 18. LA28 is expected to release a record 14 million tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics. How to sign up. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 19 Author Members Posted January 19 Has figure skating reached the limits of human performance? Ilia Malinin, known as the "Quad God," landed the elusive quad axel jump a few years ago, sparking questions about the future of figure skating. The sport's six main jumps have remained unchanged since the early 1900s, with only the number of revolutions increasing. Malinin's achievement may have reached the limits of human performance, as experts believe a five-revolution jump is impossible. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ How Olympians think about success and failure and what we can learn from them Andrea Bocelli will headline the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic opening ceremony Sign up to get AP’s free pop-up Olympics newsletter Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 25 Author Members Posted January 25 How Norway’s ski jumping scandal led to new rules in place for the Winter Olympics Ski jumping at the Milan Cortina Winter Games will have stricter clothing rules after a cheating scandal involving Norway's team. Last year, the team was caught manipulating the crotch of ski suits to gain an advantage. A recent study showed that less than half-an-inch of extra fabric can add meters to the length of a jump. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Medalist among 7 athletes caught doping in fresh tests from 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics Olympic flame makes historic passage down Venice's Grand Canal Lindsey Vonn, Chloe Kim, Mikaela Shiffrin headline US ski and snowboard squad named to the Olympics 'Heated Rivalry' co-stars to be torchbearers for the Milan Cortina Olympics Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 1 Author Members Posted February 1 Vonn crashes in last race before Winter Games and says ‘My Olympic dream is not over’ CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Lindsey Vonn crashed and injured her left knee in her final downhill race on Friday before the Olympics and said she hopes to recover in time for the Milan Cortina Games. https://apnews.com/article/lindsey-vonn-crash-downhill-olympics-36264674d842aacaf63c908a254e3769? ps:That's so sad!! Will be 🙏 for God's will to be done here!! Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted Thursday at 12:58 AM Author Members Posted Thursday at 12:58 AM Lindsey Vonn is ‘confident’ she can race at Olympics despite ruptured ACL in left knee CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn has done this before. And succeeded. https://apnews.com/article/vonn-crash-injury-olympics-milan-bdb3be60608cc894af5f2c0c5a54dea1? ⛷️ U.S. Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn plans to compete this weekend despite rupturing her ACL in a Friday crash, NBC reports. Vonn said: "I know what my chances were before the crash, and I know my chances aren't the same as it stands today." Go deeper. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted Thursday at 11:18 PM Author Members Posted Thursday at 11:18 PM 🥇 1 fun thing: Inside the Olympic Village U.S. speedskater Casey Dawson, with the foot-shaped phone case he has to carry after losing his fantasy football league. Photo: Ina Fried/Axios With the 2026 Winter Olympics starting Friday (NBC and Peacock, 2 p.m. ET), athletes from around the world are settling into the Olympic Village, Axios' Ina Fried writes from Milan. The Olympic Village in Milan is only home to a portion of the athletes in this year's Games, with others staying closer to their mountain events. In Cortina, 1,400 athletes are staying in specially outfitted trailers. Hotels are being repurposed in two other mountain areas. Athlete housing at the Cortina Olympic Village. Photo: Mathias Bergeld/Bildbryan via Reuters ⛸️ Zoom in: For American speedskater Casey Dawson, these Olympics are an opportunity to "go outside the village, check out the city, get to mingle with all the other athletes in different countries." That wasn't possible during the COVID-era Beijing games. Keep reading ... How to watch. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted Friday at 01:12 AM Author Members Posted Friday at 01:12 AM 🧣 1 for the road: Outfitting Team USA Members of the U.S. moguls ski team get outfitted by Ralph Lauren for the opening and closing ceremonies. Photo: Ina Fried/Axios One of the first stops for Team USA athletes when they get to Italy is getting outfitted by Ralph Lauren, Axios' Ina Fried writes from Milan. The process involves quickly tailoring outfits for opening and closing ceremonies, as well as other clothes for wearing around the Olympic Village. This year's 10-piece outfit for the opening ceremony features a long "winter-white" wool coat with wooden toggles, a flag-emblazoned wool turtleneck, along with wool trousers and boots. Ralph Lauren will suit up around 300 Olympic and Paralympic athletes in Milan, along with around 780 staff, coaches and trainers for Team USA. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted Saturday at 12:24 AM Author Members Posted Saturday at 12:24 AM Olympic Eve training Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Pawel Wasek of Team Poland soars through a training run today at the Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Final preparations are underway ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, which open tomorrow. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted Saturday at 12:47 AM Author Members Posted Saturday at 12:47 AM 🏒 Axios in Italy: Milan arena opens Team Italy celebrates after beating Team France in Milan yesterday. Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images ⛸️ The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics open today in Italy and run 17 days, through Feb. 22. The three-hour opening ceremony begins at 2 p.m. ET, with a primetime encore at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. MILAN, Italy — The first Olympic match at Milan's brand new Milano Santa Giulia Ice Hockey Arena went off without a hitch yesterday, with the Italian women's team beating France 4-1, Axios' Ina Fried reports. 🏗️ Construction delays brushed up against this week's deadline. But most in the crowd couldn't tell just how close a shave it was: The arena isn't fully finished, but the play on the ice was stellar. 🇺🇸 In a separate women's match played at the smaller Rho Arena, Team USA handily defeated the Czech Republic, 5-1. 👀 What we're watching: Canada-Finland was postponed amid a norovirus flare-up among the Finns, fueling worries of a broader outbreak. Go deeper ... Olympics watch guide. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted Saturday at 12:50 AM Author Members Posted Saturday at 12:50 AM Winter Olympics Begin The 2026 Winter Olympics officially open tonight in Milan, marking Italy’s third time hosting the Winter Games. The ceremony takes place at San Siro Stadium with 2,916 athletes from 92 national Olympic committees, including 232 from the US. The live ceremony begins at 2 pm ET (8 pm local time) on NBC and Peacock. The Milan-Cortina Games span nearly 8,500 square miles across northern Italy, combining Milan’s urban arenas with Cortina d’Ampezzo’s alpine venues more than 250 road miles apart. It’s the first dual-host Olympics, promoting sustainability and reuse with nearly 90% existing or temporary venues. The closing ceremony is set for Verona, about 100 miles east of Milan. The Games run through Feb. 22, featuring 16 sports, including ski mountaineering—the first new standalone Olympic sport since skeleton’s 2002 return. Athletes will compete for 116 gold medals worth about $2,300 each, more than double their 2024 value. The Paralympics follow March 6-15. Follow medal counts here and top storylines here. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted Saturday at 01:52 AM Author Members Posted Saturday at 01:52 AM Olympics open! Data: Milano Cortina 2026. Map: Kavya Beheraj and Allie Carl/Axios Visuals The Winter Olympics opened today in Italy, kicking off two weeks of early-morning medal events and late-night finishes for U.S. viewers, Axios' Kelly Tyko writes. Nearly 3,000 athletes from more than 90 countries will compete across 116 medal events, spanning 16 disciplines and eight sports. Italian singer Matilda De Angelis at today's Olympics opening ceremony at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. Photo: Maja Hitij/Getty Images 🇮🇹 At this afternoon's opening ceremony, a parade of performers dressed as symbols of Italian imagination and creativity took the stage. Actors, dressed as symbols of Italian cuisine. Photo: Elsa/Getty Images 📺 A prime-time encore of this afternoon's opening ceremony coverage runs at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. TV schedule ... Key dates ... Eye-popping outfits. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted Saturday at 01:53 AM Author Members Posted Saturday at 01:53 AM Winter Olympics The opening ceremony for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games kicked off with a tribute to the rich Italian history of art, music and fashion. Some events — including curling, figure skating and hockey — are already underway. Follow live updates. 📸 Check out these photos from the festivities. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted Sunday at 09:40 PM Author Members Posted Sunday at 09:40 PM Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland wins men’s downhill, first gold medal of Milan Cortina Olympics BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Swiss racer Franjo von Allmen brought home the first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games by winning the downhill on Saturday. It’s his first Olympic crown in his very first Olympic race. https://apnews.com/article/mens-downhill-olympics-milan-cortina-a79a02e7ae04cd543854455edfaf595f? 🏅 Olympians speak out on global stage Team USA's Kelly Pannek and Cayla Barnes enter Thursday's match in Milan against the Czech Republic. Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images Some U.S. Olympians are speaking up about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and other issues as the Winter Games get underway, Axios' Julianna Bragg reports: ⛷️ Jessie Diggins, a gold medalist cross-country skier from Minnesota, on Instagram: "I'm racing for an American people who stand for love, for acceptance, for compassion, honesty and respect for others." 🏒 Hockey player Kelly Pannek, also from Minnesota, paused a post-game conference the day after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, calling Trump's immigration operation "unnecessary and just horrifying." (Watch) ⛸️ Amber Glenn, Team USA's first openly LGBTQ+ women's singles figure skater, told reporters this week: "It isn't the first time that we've had to come together as a community and try and fight for our human rights." 🏂 Full schedule. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted yesterday at 01:18 AM Author Members Posted yesterday at 01:18 AM Lindsey Vonn breaks leg in downhill crash at Winter Olympics, in stable condition at hospital CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn’s defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended Sunday in a frightening crash that left her with a broken leg and saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the second time in nine days. https://apnews.com/article/lindsey-vonn-milan-cortina-olympics-90b10c0a145053f3bbfb573c4024653a? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted 20 hours ago Author Members Posted 20 hours ago 🥇 1 for the road: Team USA's ups and downs This composite image shows Lindsey Vonn crashing during the women's downhill race yesterday. Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP MILAN, Italy — A day that began with Lindsey Vonn's painful screams after crashing in downhill skiing ended with cheers of jubilation as Team USA edged out Japan for gold in team figure skating, Axios' Ina Fried writes. Vonn, 41, was attempting a comeback despite a ruptured ACL but crashed shortly into her run and had to be airlifted to a hospital with a broken leg. Fellow American Breezy Johnson took the downhill gold, the first American to medal at this year's Winter Games. Team USA's Ilia Malinin lands a backflip on Saturday. Photo: HMB Media/Marc Niemeyer/Sipa US In figure skating, American Ilia Malinin clinched the team title for the U.S. after landing a backflip on one foot. Malinin is nicknamed the "Quad God" for his signature jump — a quadruple axel, a move that only he has completed in competition. U.S. figure skaters celebrate winning the gold in the team event. Photo: Ina Fried/Axios ⛸️ Worthy of your time: The Atlantic's Sally Jenkins writes (gift link) in a profile, "The Man Who Broke Physics," that Malinin represents an evolutionary leap in sport, on the order of magnitude of Simone Biles and Michael Phelps. Malinin's confidence would be insolent if his acrobatics weren't so astonishing. "I broke physics," he told me recently, only half-kidding during a conversation in the back hall of a practice rink in Leesburg, Virginia. "Now I think physics doesn't apply to me." Today's events ... Medal count. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted 19 hours ago Author Members Posted 19 hours ago US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash — including from Trump President Donald Trump on Sunday said that it is hard to cheer for American Olympians who are speaking out against administration policies, calling one such critic, freestyle skier Hunter Hess, “a real Loser” who perhaps should have stayed home. Read more. What to know: Trump’s comment came after reporters on Friday asked U.S. athletes at a news conference how they feel representing the country during the Trump administration's actions. Hess replied that he had mixed emotions since he doesn't agree with the situation, and that he is in Milan competing on behalf of everyone who helped get him to the Games. “Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.,” he said. Hess was the latest and most prominent example of U.S. Olympians at the Games inviting online backlash with their words. Figure skater Amber Glenn said the LGBTQ+ community has had a hard time during the Trump administration. She posted on Instagram that she had received “a scary amount of hate / threats for simply using my voice WHEN ASKED about how I feel.” RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Lindsey Vonn’s fall explained: A reverse banked section, an unfortunate bump and an inflated air bag WATCH: AP photojournalist gives account of Lindsey Vonn’s downhill crash at Winter Olympics 'Greenland Derby' against the US is a chance at the Olympics for Denmark to show its hockey growth Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted 3 minutes ago Author Members Posted 3 minutes ago Olympic photo highlights from Day 3 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/milan-olympics-photos-gallery-day-3-8590ceb6d2be57632422b8148cca5943? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
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