All articles tagged with #olympic gold
Jim and Ellen Hughes raised Jack, Quinn and Luke from Florida to Ontario and Michigan, turning a hockey-obsessed household into a pipeline that produced three first-round NHL picks and Olympic gold, cementing the Hughes as American hockey's defining family.
China’s Eileen Gu defended her Olympic women’s freestyle skiing halfpipe title in Livigno, earning gold and extending her record to six medals in six Winter Games events.
Alysa Liu of the United States won the 2026 Olympic women's figure skating gold in Milan-Cortina, powering from a shaky short program to a 150.20-point free skate and an overall 226.79, narrowly beating Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto as Ami Nakai took bronze; Liu becomes the first U.S. Olympic women’s champion since 2002.
Alysa Liu of the United States won the women’s figure skating gold at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics, ending a 24-year drought for U.S. women, with Kaori Sakamoto of Japan taking silver and Ami Nakai of Japan taking bronze.
Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's slalom gold at Milano Cortina 2026, ending an eight-Olympic-medal drought with a 1:39.10 combined time and a commanding second run, beating Camille Rast by 1.5 seconds while Anna Swenn Larsson took bronze.
Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics in the Dolomites with a two-run time of 1:39.10 to become the first American to win three Olympic alpine-gold medals, after a commanding first run and holding off Camille Rast for silver and Anna Swenn-Larsson for bronze.
Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, won Olympic monobob gold in Milan-Cortina, becoming the oldest Winter Games champion with a four-heat time of 3:57.93 that edged Laura Nolte by 0.04 seconds and Kaillie Armbruster Humphries by 0.12, making her the first mother to win Olympic bobsleigh gold and adding to her record as the most decorated American female in the sport.
Norway captured the men's 4x7.5km cross-country relay at the Winter Games as Johannes Klaebo anchored the team to a dominant victory, giving him a record ninth Olympic gold and moving ahead of rival legends; France took silver and Italy bronze as Klaebo widened the final-leg lead from 12.2 to 22.2 seconds.
American speedskater Jordan Stolz won his second Olympic gold by taking the 500-meter at Milan-Cortina 2026, becoming the first American since 1980 to win two speedskating golds; he previously claimed the 1,000-meter title and will race the 1,500 meters and mass start next week, as he continues pursuing more records and helping boost the U.S. presence in the sport.
Chris Paul, 40, announced his retirement after a 21-year NBA career, a 12-time All-Star and 2006 Rookie of the Year who also won Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012. His journey took him from the Hornets to the Rockets, Clippers, Thunder, Suns, and Warriors; he never won an NBA title, coming closest with the Suns in 2021. He leaves as second in league history in both assists (12,552) and steals (2,728) and had not played since December after being traded to Toronto and released by the Raptors.
Jake Paul was in the stands, second row, celebrating his fiancée Jutta Leerdam as she won the women's 1,000m speedskating gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
Olympic figure skating gold medalist Oksana Baiul is selling her $1.2 million Louisiana mansion due to financial difficulties and her failed attempt to establish a skating school there, as she prepares to return to Las Vegas where she has accepted a new role with the Vegas Golden Knights organization.
Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson is transitioning to MMA and will make his professional debut against Braden Peterson on September 12 at LFA 217 in Minnesota, bringing his elite wrestling background to the sport.
Michael Phelps visited the Ravens' training camp to teach players who are inexperienced in swimming, helping them gain confidence and basic skills, as part of his mission to promote swimming for safety and health benefits.
Hezly Rivera, at 17, became the youngest U.S. all-around gymnastics champion since 2017, winning the title in New Orleans and solidifying her position for the 2024 Olympics, while other gymnasts like Skye Blakely recover from injuries and prepare for upcoming competitions.