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By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — The great ones make it look so easy that we forget how hard it is to be exceptional. Secretariat running like a machine in the Belmont and Michael Phelps gobbling up gold medals in 2008; Tom Brady engineering seven Super Bowl victories and Simone Biles coming back for more

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — She thought about watching “Miracle,” thinking the story of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team would be the exact sort of motivation she needed. But then Sarah Warren thought about it a little more. “Miracle,” she realized, had some low points. It was January 5 of

By Ben Church, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — When Ilia Malinin’s score was displayed on screen at the end of his free skate on Friday, no one could believe what they saw. Journalists looked at each other in stunned silence, while members of the crowd sat with their mouths open even wider than their eyes.

CNN By Dana O’Neil, Patrick Sung Cuadrado, Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — A Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) arbitrator has denied Vladyslav Heraskevych’s appeal and the Ukrainian skeleton rider will not be reinstated to compete in the Olympics wearing what he has deemed his “memory helmet.’’ Heraskevych was kicked out of the Milan Cortina

By Dana O’Neil, Patrick Sung Cuadrado, Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — A Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) arbitrator has denied Vladyslav Heraskevych’s appeal and the Ukrainian skeleton rider will not be reinstated to compete in the Olympics wearing what he has deemed his “memory helmet.’’ Heraskevych was kicked out of the Milan Cortina Games

By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Competitions at the Winter Olympics are defined by extremes: extreme air, extreme speed and extreme temperatures. On sliding tracks, athletes in luge, bobsled and skeleton break highway speed limits. In the halfpipe and big air competitions, snowboarders hit huge jumps, completing dizzying numbers of spins while airborne. They

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been criticized for selling merchandise commemorating the 1936 Berlin games, which Adolf Hitler used to showcase his Nazi ideology. The website for the Olympics — currently in the spotlight due to the ongoing Milan Cortina Winter Olympics — features a men’s T-shirt marking

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — The Ukrainian flag wrapped around her shoulders and its colors painted on her left cheek, Olha Scherhyna stood near the top of the Cortina Sliding Centre and pointed her phone at the big board announcing the start list for the men’s skeleton. Minutes earlier, the International

CNN By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — The Ukrainian flag wrapped around her shoulders and its colors painted on her left cheek, Olha Scherhyna stood near the top of the Cortina Sliding Centre and pointed her phone at the big board announcing the start list for the men’s skeleton. Minutes earlier, the

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — The first time Rich Ruohonen tried to make the US Olympic curling team, his current teammates weren’t born. They weren’t around when he made his second go at it, either – or the third for that matter. Ruohonen is 54, twice the age of his oldest

By Frank Nunns OConnell, Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN (CNN) — Gold medal winners are usually the most popular people at the Winter Olympics but Julia Simon, who clinched gold in the women’s biathlon 15km individual race on Wednesday, is currently surrounded by controversy. It all stems from when the 29-year-old French biathlete was convicted of

By Patrick Sung Cuadrado, Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych has been disqualified from the Winter Olympics for “refusing to adhere” to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) athlete expression guidelines regarding his insistence on wearing a helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine

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 American

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

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

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

By Kyle Feldscher, Alli Rosenbloom, Maureen Chowdhury, CNN Santa Clara, California (CNN) — The 1994 version of Billie Joe Armstrong would never. On Sunday, Green Day opened up Super Bowl LX at Levi Stadium with a performance of several songs — but missing were the most political lyrics from some of the tracks. The band

By Associated Press Atlanta (AP) — Atlanta Falcons rookie star James Pearce Jr. was arrested near Miami on Saturday night after fleeing officers and then crashing his car following what police said was a domestic dispute with WNBA player Rickea Jackson. Pearce, the first-round pick who led the Falcons in sacks and was third in

By Dana O’Neil, Ben Church, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn is in “stable condition” after undergoing two operations to treat a serious fracture in her left leg following her crash in the downhill final on Sunday, which brought her Olympic dream to an end. According to source who spoke to Reuters, the

By Hannah Keyser, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — When Austin Sheepo first told his girlfriend that he plays on his high school flag football team, she was a little confused. “Isn’t that a girls’ sport?” she asked. They attend different high schools, and at her school, “they have a real football team and a girls’

By Hannah Keyser, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — They call it “American football” because, well, “football is football,” says Ian Potter. And by “football” he means “soccer,” a fact that is underscored by the raucous cheering that periodically punctuates the Mad Dog in the Fog, a Nottingham Forest bar located in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — The message Kendall Coyne Schofield posted on her social media was not terribly difficult to decipher. A framed blackboard propped in front of Schofield’s two dogs, Penny and Blue, spelled out the message: “Baby Schofield Coming Summer 2023.” The dogs wore matching big sister bandanas in

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — FanDuel CEO Amy Howe told CNN Sports on Friday her company is working closely with the NFL to ensure that enormous events like the Super Bowl, one of the games that draws the most action annually, are insulated from problematic gambling. Howe told CNN Sports’ Andy Scholes

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — It’s one of the most memorable plays in Super Bowl history. It remains one of the most baffling decisions in the history of professional football. And its ramifications are still being felt 11 years later as the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots face off in Super

By Hannah Keyser, CNN San Jose, California (CNN) — Jarran Reed, the Seattle Seahawks veteran defensive tackle, was asked something about his favorite part of Super Bowl week. But just then, a battle was breaking out on a podium just a few yards away. Derick Hall had climbed up onto the dais where Ernest Jones

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn line danced, some sort of Electric Slide meets the Cotton Eyed Joe. She screamed, sending some hoots and hollers in the direction of teammate Jacqueline Wiles. She stretched. She waited. Most importantly, Vonn skied – down the 2,000-foot drop at the Tofane Alpine Skiing

By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Winter Olympics flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych says that his teammates could stage protests at the Milan Cortina Games over the decision to allow neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in Italy. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has cleared 13 Russian and 7 Belarusian athletes

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — For Laila Edwards, this year’s Winter Olympics is about far more than sport, and that’s something she’s getting comfortable with. The 22-year-old may only be at the start of her career, but is already considered a trailblazer, becoming the first Black woman to feature in the US hockey team

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — Sam Darnold seemed destined to be a star. With the home state kid under center, the University of Southern California surged back into the prominent national profile to which Trojan fans were accustomed. He won one of the most thrilling Rose Bowls of the 2010s and then

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Santa Clara, California (CNN) — Mike Vrabel made his name in the NFL as a crunching outside linebacker, delivering punishment to opposing offenses and blowing up their plays on his way to winning multiple Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots. Now, 15 years after retiring, he’s still getting physical

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — From brushing ice in curling to flying down an ice track headfirst in skeleton, the Winter Olympics are home to some unique and exciting sports that feature uncommon vernacular. New sports have been added to the program and with that come new terms or nicknames for tactics, maneuvers or

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Penn State forward Gavin McKenna, widely considered to be the top prospect in the 2026 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft, was charged with felony aggravated assault on Wednesday by authorities in State College, Pennsylvania, according to documents obtained by CNN. The 18-year-old was also charged with simple assault, a

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Jose, California (CNN) — In a mid-December game against the Buffalo Bills, Drake Maye took the snap, turned and tossed the ball to TreVeyon Henderson. The rookie running back for the New England Patriots ran to the right and found his way blocked, so he switched directions and made a

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — In a strange way, the brazen push from professional players to recalibrate their collegiate eligibility might help the NCAA in its fight to get its arms around its product. NCAA president Charlie Baker has been nearly begging Congress to help streamline the wayward laws currently governing college athletics to

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — When the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games come around every four years, there are many sports which compete to grab the attention of viewers around the world. However, there is one in particular that seems to capture the hearts and minds of many every time: curling. Whether it be

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — When he squeezes into his bright red ski suit and puts on his Darth Vader-esque helmet, speed skier Simon Billy hears nothing and sees very little. Despite almost losing two of his senses, the Frenchman has one goal on his mind – to simply go as fast as

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — When he squeezes into his bright red ski suit and puts on his Darth Vader-esque helmet, speed skier Simon Billy hears nothing and sees very little. Despite almost losing two of his senses, the Frenchman has one goal on his mind – to simply go as fast as he

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN San Jose, California (CNN) — A year ago, Cooper Kupp could barely hide his heartbreak: The Los Angeles Rams, the only NFL team he’d ever played for, made it clear they were done with him. A February 3, 2025, post on X by the wide receiver revealed the Rams were trying

By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Penny the Doberman Pinscher was named Best in Show at the 2026 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday. The competition was stiff, and as the seven finalists took one last lap around the arena, the tension was thick enough to cut with a knife. The New York crowd

By Hannah Keyser, CNN San Jose, California (CNN) — Seattle Seahawks kicker Jason Myers holds the record for the most points scored in a season without a touchdown and the highest field goal percentage in a season (that is: 100% perfection). In the offseason, he practices his accuracy by trying to hit the bright yellow

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Minions may take Milan after all. After a last-minute crisis over music-licensing issues, the Spanish figure skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté might be able to perform a routine inspired by the animated, gibberish-speaking Minions at the Winter Olympics, his coach Edoardo De Bernardis said. But he still faces a few

By Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN (CNN) — American skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina despite suffering a “completely ruptured” ACL in a crash on Friday. Vonn had said in a recent Instagram post that her “Olympic dream is not over” and the 41-year-old’s confirmation at Tuesday’s press

By Frank Nunns O’Connell, Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Humans being pulled along on a sled across picturesque, snow-covered landscapes by a group of agile, energetic dogs is an image that won’t be seen at Milan Cortina in 2026, but the practice of sled dog racing does have Olympic history. Debuting as a demonstration sport

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Three US Olympic bodies have changed the name of their shared athlete hospitality space at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics from “Ice House” to “Winter House,” following widespread protests in both Italy and the US over the role and conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Super Bowl LX is almost upon us, and the coming clash between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks is fascinating. Few would have expected either team to make it this far; both were given odds of greater than 50-1 at the start of the season and neither

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man ever to complete a career grand slam on Sunday, adding the Australian Open title to his trophy cabinet after defeating Novak Djokovic in an enthralling men’s final. Despite losing the first set to a rampant Djokovic, laser-focused on sealing a record-breaking 25th grand

By Laura Sharman, Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old from New Zealand has set a new world record for the fastest mile run by an under–18 athlete. Sam Ruthe crossed the finish line in an extraordinary 3:48.88 minutes at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, United States on Saturday, outpacing a field of

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn said on Friday that her “Olympic dream is not over” after she crashed in her final downhill race before next week’s Winter Olympics and injured her left knee. The 41-year-old lost control after landing a jump and was seen crashing into the safety nets. After being attended

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz will play Novak Djokovic in this year’s Australian Open final after the pair navigated two epic semifinals in Melbourne on Friday. First, Alcaraz beat Alexander Zverev in five sets – 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (4-7), 7-5 – after five hours and 27 minutes on court,

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Now that the dust has settled on an Africa Cup of Nations final that will be remembered for years, African soccer’s governing body has handed out punishments for the chaos that ensued. Fan trouble, players refusing to compete, controversial refereeing decisions, and a missed penalty were all flashpoints in

CNN, KHOU, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, @IRONHORSEAVIATOR, TIKTOK, @IronHorseAviator/TikTok By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old boy has been confirmed as the holder of two snooker world records after showing a prodigious talent for the sport. At just 2 years, 261 days old, Jude Owens from Manchester, England, became the youngest person to make a

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old boy has been confirmed as the holder of two snooker world records after showing a prodigious talent for the sport. At just 2 years, 261 days old, Jude Owens from Manchester, England, became the youngest person to make a snooker double pot, Guinness World Records (GWR) said

CNN By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — NBA legend Kobe Bryant – who became a larger-than-life figure both on and off the court – has left a lasting impact within the basketball community and beyond. “There are days I know it’s real, and then there are days where it feels like there are pieces of

By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — NBA legend Kobe Bryant – who became a larger-than-life figure both on and off the court – has left a lasting impact within the basketball community and beyond. “There are days I know it’s real, and then there are days where it feels like there are pieces of him

By Dana O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — Duke quarterback Darian Mensah is free to go. The second-team All-ACC quarterback has reached a settlement with the university that will allow Mensah to transfer elsewhere, his representatives and Duke said in separate statements. Mensah, who led the Blue Devils to their first ACC championship since 1962, declared his

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff’s hopes of winning this year’s Australian Open came crashing down in just 59 minutes on Tuesday, as she was beaten in straight sets in the quarterfinals by Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina. The American had been playing so well in Melbourne that many tipped her to win her

CNN By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff’s hopes of winning this year’s Australian Open came crashing down in just 59 minutes on Tuesday, as she was beaten in straight sets in the quarterfinals by Ukrainian star Elina Svitolina. The American had been playing so well in Melbourne that many tipped her to win

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Skeleton athlete Katie Uhlaender says she should have been going to the 2026 Olympics in Italy next month. As a veteran of five Winter Games from 2006 to 2022, sliding in Turin, Vancouver, Sochi, PyeongChang and Beijing, the American would have made history by competing in a sixth. What

By Aleks Klosok, Amanda Davies, CNN Silverstone, England (CNN) — A new era of Formula One is about to dawn. Not only is the sport ushering in its biggest shakeup of rules and regulations in decades, but this season, it’s also welcoming a brand-new proverbial kid onto the block: Cadillac F1 Team. Ten years since

By Jessie Yeung, Wayne Chang and John Mees, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — For 92 minutes on a clear Sunday morning in Taipei, thousands of spectators with jittery nerves stared upwards, while people across the world were glued to their screens, as famed climber Alex Honnold made a death-defying attempt to scale one of the