NEW YORK (AP) — It took until noon on Saturday, less than 12 hours before showtime, for the script to arrive. The opening monologue for “Saturday Night Live,” of all things, was about to become a turning point in a national celebration that had somehow gone sideways in the week after the U.S. won Olympic … Read more
The Milan Cortina Olympics averaged 23.5 million viewers in the United States, making them the most-watched Winter Games since 2014 with a 96% larger audience than the Beijing Games four years ago. NBCUniversal said the average includes combined audiences on NBC, Peacock, CNBC, USA Network and other digital platforms. It covered the live afternoon (2-5 … Read more
Exhausted, sweaty athletes, beer, champagne, and a congratulatory call from the president of the United States. All standard fare during the celebration of a gold-medal winning game at the Olympics. But some of the commotion around the U.S. men’s hockey team — who won their first Olympic gold medal since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” … Read more
The 2026 Winter Olympics medal count standings have been finalized, with the Closing Ceremony underway at the historic Arena di Verona for the Milan Cortina Games. In the final competition of the day, Team USA picked up its 12th gold medal, which is the country’s most-ever in a Winter Olympics, thanks to Jack Hughes’ heroics … Read more
10 Best, Worst, WTF Moments From the Winter Olympics Rolling Stone Olympic photo highlights from Day 16 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games The Spec Let’s talk about the weirdest, more memorable moments at the 2026 Olympics National Post See the world in vertical: Top photos from Week 2 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Toronto Star Milano Cortina … Read more
MILAN (AP) — The first female president in the International Olympic Committee’s 132 years got a proper stress test in the first games of her history-making leadership. Kirsty Coventry was widely seen as having good overall success at the Milan Cortina Winter Games that also gave a taste of challenges set to be tougher running … Read more
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Maybe the most staggering thing of Eileen Gu’s entire gold medal-winning day was she lost her balance on the first trick in her first run. Perhaps she is mortal? But maybe not as Gu defended her Olympic ski halfpipe title on Sunday to make it six medals in six events over … Read more
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Germany’s Laura Nolte didn’t let this lead get away. She’s golden, again. And Kaillie Humphries Armbruster of the U.S. has a new favorite number — six, as in the number of Olympic bobsled medals now in her collection. Nolte is now the back-to-back two-woman Olympic bobsled champion, holding off teammate … Read more
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The gold medal sealed. The accusations of cheating overcome. It was time for Marc Kennedy to let loose. So the curler at the center of one of the biggest scandals that the sport has ever experienced leapt atop the boards lining the ice sheets and pumped his right fist as … Read more
It’s been four straight days at Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics that we’ve seen Team Canada win a gold medal. On Day 13, the nation will be holding its collective breath hoping for the one Canada can win on Thursday. Canada’s women’s hockey team is battling the United States in the gold-medal game. The action … Read more