LIVIGNO, Italy — Eileen Gu snatched a gold ribbon off a gift basket on her way to the mountain Sunday and stuck it in her pocket just in case. Just in case? If her 16-day odyssey at the Milan Cortina Games taught the world anything, it's that there are no sure things in sports. Especially ...
MILAN — Alysa Liu had just delivered a near-flawless Olympic free skate on Thursday night, one that left a packed crowd inside the Milano Ice Skating Arena standing and roaring, when a television camera zoomed in on the American star as she was heading off the ice. "That's what I'm ...
MILAN — A last Olympic goal for Hilary Knight, a gold medal-winning overtime one for Megan Keller, and the Americans cemented their reputation as one of the most dominant women's hockey teams to take the ice. After romping through their first six outings at the Milan Cortina Games, the U.S. ...
LIVIGNO, Italy — The two best bets to win the gold medal in women's halfpipe skiing at the Winter Olympics were born in the United States. Zoe Atkin competes for Britain and hardly anyone raises a fuss about it. Eileen Gu competes for China and never hears the end of it. Stories of ...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Mikaela Shiffrin stood atop the Olympic podium, looking almost in disbelief at the gold medal around her neck. The American skiing star hadn't simply won a slalom race to end her eight-year medal drought at the Winter Games and underline her status as surely the ...
MILAN — Jack Hughes had just one secondary assist at the 4 Nations Face-Off a year ago, playing wing for the U.S. instead of his usual spot at center. He's aware of the criticism and doesn't particularly agree with it. "I thought I played great at 4 Nations," Hughes said this week. "I ...