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CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn said she has undergone a third surgery since the devastating crash that ended her Winter Olympics dream in Milan last Sunday, writing on Instagram that her definition of success looks a little different now. “I had my 3rd surgery today and it was successful,” the 41-year-old

By Associated Press (AP) — Prosecutors in Utah have filed a first-degree felony rape charge against Brigham Young University standout wide receiver Parker Kingston, officials said Wednesday. Kingston, 21, is being held without bail in St. George, a city near Arizona, Washington County prosecutors said. His initial appearance in court is scheduled for Friday. The

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Tina and Milo — the sibling mascots representing the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, respectively — have been bouncing around Milan and Cortina, chopping it up with Snoop Dogg and cheering on athletes from the stands. Grinning, plushie versions are now coveted pieces of Olympics merch, and the

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — When Maxim Naumov made his figure skating debut at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday, he did so with a beaming smile that lit up the Milan Ice Skating Arena. The 24-year-old had achieved his life’s ambition, successfully following in his parents’ footsteps by becoming an Olympian, the ultimate achievement

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The superstars of the NHL will return to Winter Olympic action later on Wednesday, bringing with them thousands of fans from across the world, but it’s been far from a smooth buildup to the Games. It’s been 12 years since the NHL last featured at the Olympics – the

CNN By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Milan (CNN) — Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych told CNN on Tuesday that he will defy the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and wear his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine during competition. The IOC earlier expressed understanding for Heraskevych’s situation but said that

By Jill Martin, Frank Nunns O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — In what may be an Olympic first, biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid of Norway admitted in a televised interview that he cheated on his girlfriend. Laegreid made the revelation to Norwegian TV after taking bronze in the men’s 20km individual event. “Six months ago I met the

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — Sitting to the side of the finish line area at Olympia delle Tofane, Jacqueline Wiles watched Mikaela Shiffrin step into the starting gate for the final slalom run of the women’s combined and thought to herself what everyone else at the mountain was thinking. “We were

By Ben Church, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — As tears streamed down her face, Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam saw all her sporting dreams come true. The speed skating superstar had not only won the women’s 1000m gold medal, but also set an Olympic record in the process. It was a defining moment in the

By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Milan (CNN) — Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych told CNN on Tuesday that he will defy the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and wear his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine during competition. The IOC earlier expressed understanding for Heraskevych’s situation but said that the

By Dana ONeil, CNN (CNN) — A little more than a week before the 2026 Winter Olympics were set to begin, Annika and Niklas Malacinski dialed into a Zoom call from their World Cup event in Austria. The sibling tandem from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, are among the best in the US in Nordic combined, which

CNN By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn said she has no regrets over her decision to compete in the Winter Olympics on a “completely ruptured” ACL following her devastating crash that put an end to her Olympic comeback. “Yesterday my Olympic dream did not finish the way I dreamt it would. It wasn’t

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn said she has no regrets over her decision to compete in the Winter Olympics on a “completely ruptured” ACL following her devastating crash that put an end to her Olympic comeback. “Yesterday my Olympic dream did not finish the way I dreamt it would. It wasn’t a

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Austrian snowboarder Benjamin Karl knew exactly what he would do if he won a gold medal at this year’s Winter Olympics; what he hadn’t planned for was the reaction from the rest of the world. After retaining his parallel giant slalom crown in Livigno on Sunday, the 40-year-old celebrated

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Santa Clara, California (CNN) — Kenneth Walker Jr. never saw his son play in the NFL before Sunday night. He’d sat with him in the hospital when his boy was treated for blood clots in his lungs and he’d worked with his son to prove the doctors wrong – to prove

CNN By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Santa Clara, California (CNN) — Kenneth Walker Jr. never saw his son play in the NFL before Sunday night. He’d sat with him in the hospital when his boy was treated for blood clots in his lungs and he’d worked with his son to prove the doctors wrong – to