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The two favorites in the Women’s Ice Hockey tournament at the Olympics are set to square off on Tuesday. Both Canada and the United States played different opponents in the preliminary round on Monday, and Canada’s captain, Marie-Philip Poulin, was injured during the contest against Czechia. Now, an update on the status of Poulin has […]

A couple of months after his humiliating loss to Anthony Joshua and recent social media breakout on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance, Jake Paul’s recent public action has gained him some more fan following. Just days before Valentine’s Day, Paul was found celebrating and getting emotional after his fiancée Jutta Leerdam secured an Olympic gold […]

Men’s hockey teams at the Olympics are getting prepared for their first day of competition. Team Sweden is getting settled in with their roommates at the Olympic Village and running its first practices in anticipation of its opening contest. One of the major players on the team is William Nylander, who recently returned to play […]

Lindsey Vonn defied Father Time and logic, displaying tremendous perseverance in her final quest for Olympics glory. Unfortunately, it ended in a flash, and with a significant amount of pain. The legendary alpine ski racer crashed 13 seconds into her run at the downhill final on Sunday and was airlifted from the mountain. It was […]

Skiing legend Lindsey Vonn returned for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics looking to add more medals to her storied collection. However, a scary crash during the women’s downhill skiing event on Sunday brought her comeback attempt and Olympic hopes to an end — and her father hopes Vonn’s latest serious injury will do the same for […]

NHL players have moved into the Olympic village as they prepare to begin their tournament this week. Team Sweden is one of the teams hoping to contend for gold in Italy, and they bring with them some veteran presence from the NHL ranks. One of those veteran NHL players is Victor Hedman, who is playing […]

Hockey fans, the time has finally come. After a long 12 years, NHL players are back where they belong — at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. The ice hockey portion of the competition officially kicks off on Feb. 11, with a total of 148 players from the National set to represent their respective […]

The New Jersey Devils have their star player, Jack Hughes, representing the U.S. in the 2026 Winter Olympics, and they’re showing him love whenever they can. Team USA recently released their team pictures, and there was one shot in particular that the Devils posted that has many confused. The picture they posted on their social […]

Star Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim made her thoughts clear about the discussions surrounding her friend and fellow Olympian Hunter Hess while talking to reporters on Monday. Kim was asked about US President Donald Trump’s social media backlash directed at the freeskier, who voiced that he didn’t support ICE’s crackdowns on residents in Minnesota and around […]

Team Canada is looking to repeat as gold medalists in women’s ice hockey at the 2026 Olympics. Those hopes took a potential setback on Monday, as Marie-Philip Poulin left the ice with a lower-body injury. Canada had a 1-0 lead mid-way through the first period against Czechia when Poulin took a hit from Kristýna Kaltounková […]

The Olympics kicked off last week, with competition starting last Wednesday and the opening ceremonies two days later on Friday. Team USA took their first gold medal on Sunday, as Breezy Johnson won the women’s downhill. They added a second gold on Sunday, winning the team figure skating event. It is the only two medals […]

The 2026 Winter Olympics have started, and Edmonton Oilers All-Star Connor McDavid is excited to represent Team Canada in the games. The veteran recently spoke about the opportunity to Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic and made it clear that he is ready to embrace the moment. “Surreal, surreal,” McDavid said after practice on Sunday night. […]

Team Canada has just finished their second day of practice at the Olympics. Canada has hopes of winning the gold medal in 2026, after winning the 4 Nations Face-Off in 2025. Tom Wilson was not on the Canadian roster for the 4 Nations-Face Off, but will be representing his nation at the Olympics. After two […]

NHL stars are back in the Olympics, and Team USA is looking for its third gold medal in the history of the event. Last year, they lost to Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off and are now looking for revenge. Team USA practiced on Monday morning, unveiling the lines they will use to start the […]

NHL stars have descended on Milan to participate in the Olympics. Team USA had its first practice on Sunday, with Jack Eichel centering brothers Brady and Matthew Tkachuk. After practice, Eichel spoke with TSN’s Pierre LeBrun about the Tkachuk’s living situation, which could turn comedic quickly. “I think they probably push their beds together. …. […]

American skier Breezy Johnson captured Olympic gold in the women’s downhill Sunday, but the moment was overshadowed by a severe crash involving teammate Lindsey Vonn, who was injured during her run. Johnson became only the second American woman to win Olympic downhill gold, following Vonn’s victory 16 years earlier. The 30-year-old held off Germany’s Emma […]

With the Olympic Winter Games set to start in a couple of days, there has finally been an announcement on who the captain of the U.S. Men’s Ice Hockey Team will be, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic. “Auston Matthews has been named captain of Team USA  at the Milan Olympics, with Charlie McAvoy […]

Team Canada will be looking to take home gold at the Olympics in men’s hockey. Canada is one of the favorites to win it all, after winning it last time NHL players played in the Olympics in 2014 and also taking home the 4 Nations Face-Off title last year.  As with those two tournaments, the […]

The Olympic women’s downhill ski final was on Sunday, and Lindsey Vonn was looking to add another gold medal to her haul. She was a three-time Olympic medalist who retired in 2019, missing the 2024 Winter Games. The American made a comeback starting in 2024, but her comeback hope in this Olmypic games was initially […]

TJ Oshie enjoyed a long and fruitful career in the National Hockey League, appearing in over 1,000 games and being immortalized along with the 2017-18 Washington Capitals team that brought a Stanley Cup championship to the District of Columbia. But you might know him better for his heroics at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, […]

Pavel Zacha’s dream of representing his native Czechia in the Winter Olympics will be put on hold. The Boston Bruins forward, who has been sidelined with an upper-body injury since the end of January, will not compete in the Milano Cortina Games, per NHL.com. Former Ottawa Senators forward Filip Chlapik will take his place on […]

The 2026 Winter Olympics will feature a plethora of compelling storylines as far as Americans are concerned. Legendary alpine skier Lindsey Vonn is competing at 41 years of age after just suffering a ruptured ACL. Sensational snowboarder Chloe Kim is looking to overcome her own injury obstacles and will herself to a third straight gold […]

Skiing legend Lindsey Vonn isn’t taking any criticism over her decision to compete in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics lightly. In an exchange with what appears to be a doctor on X, formerly Twitter, Vonn set the record straight on the state of her ACL after she suffered a tear last Friday. “Lol thanks doc,” Vonn’s […]

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Cortina, Italy, are here with the Opening Ceremonies in full swing. During the pagentry, Taylor Swift, arguably the most popular singer on the planet, joined in the festivities. Swift took the time to record a video message of all the athletes competing, per NBC Sports/Yahoo Sports. “I just want […]

Logan Thompson didn’t look any worse for wear when he made his return from a four-game absence on Thursday night, making 27 saves to help the Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators, 4-2, in both teams’ final contest before the Olympic break. The 28-year-old was dialled in from the get go, helping the Caps bank […]

Alpine skiing legend Mikaela Shiffrin has decided to take a few responsibilities off her plate heading into the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympic Games. When she competed at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, Shiffrin took on six events but failed to finish three races or make the podium. This time around, she’ll only compete in three […]

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina have arrived, with the Opening Ceremonies taking place on Friday. However, the Olympics are not immune to external issues, particularly those related to health. On Friday, it was reported that an outbreak of the norovirus had impacted Finland’s women’s hockey team, per Emily Kaplan of ESPN. Ultimately, 14 players […]

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Cortina, Italy, are here. On Friday, the Opening Ceremonies will kick off, but Olympians such as Lindsey Vonn are already preparing. That in and of itself is surprising for Vonn, considering that she tore her ACL as a result of a crash in a tune-up event in Switzerland before […]

The Philadelphia Flyers’ Dan Vladar is currently in Italy preparing for Team Czechia’s run at the 2026 Olympics. It comes alongside news that the country has been snubbed from the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off, and it will be fair to say the 28-year-old goaltender is not happy with the news. “We weren’t really happy about […]

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 2-0 on Thursday, entering the Olympic break atop the Metropolitan Division. Earlier in the day, one of their players got the last-minute call to head to Italy. Hurricanes forward Seth Jarvis was named to Team Canada for the upcoming Olympics. He spoke with FanDuel Sports Network during […]

Seth Jarvis of the Carolina Hurricanes is a late addition to the Canadian Olympic hockey team. He will replace Brayden Point of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Point has been out of action with an undisclosed injury and he had hoped to make it back into action before the break for the Winter Olympics. However, he […]

The Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina, Italy, are underway, one day before the Opening Ceremonies. On Thursday, the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team kicked things off against the Czech Republic. They won in dominating fashion, 5-1, and a major catalyst was their team captain, Hilary Knight. Overall, Knight was a presence both on and off the […]

The US women’s hockey team entered as the favorite to win the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, and their first outing proved exactly why. Team USA started out its quest for gold on the best foot possible with a dominant 5-1 victory over Czechia in the opening game of group play. The barrage of scoring began […]

The US women’s hockey team is starting its 2026 Winter Olympic journey a day before the opening ceremony, but it’s already made history before a single player has hit the ice. With Laila Edwards on the roster, fans will get to see a Black woman play for Team USA in the Olympics for the first […]

Brayden Point hasn’t played a game for the Tampa Bay Lightning since suffering a knee injury against the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 12. Although the star forward has been ruled out until the Olympic break, he is still a possibility to play for Team Canada in Italy — but the clock is ticking. As The […]

The New Jersey Devils have lost four of their last five games and have been struggling to find momentum this season. Star player Jack Hughes has missed the last two games, both losses, but was still making news off the ice. After the latest loss, Hughes shared comments about fans losing hope. Now, Hughes is […]

Ten different members of the Florida Panthers have now been named to Olympic rosters. It was initially just nine players, with Sam Bennett being left off the initial Team Canada roster, despite playing for the team at the 4 Nations Face-Off. With an injury to Anthony Cirelli, Bennett has been added to the roster. Now, […]

The Colorado Avalanche will have the best record in the NHL heading into the Olympic break. Eight different players from the Avs will be representing a total of five different nations at the Olympics. One of them was Gabriel Landeskog, whose injury at the start of January put his status in the air. Now, it […]

The 2026 Winter Olympics kick off on Feb. 4 with the men’s hockey tournament set to begin Feb. 11. For the first time since the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, NHL players will be competing with their national team in the Olympic Games. This is resulting in an Olympic break for the NHL, with teams finishing […]