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Simone Biles opens up about 'almost dying' in recent health scare
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (218+ words) Simone Biles revealed Saturday she is recovering after "almost dying" during a recent health scare. Video above: Simone Biles interview about 2028 Olympics The most decorated gymnast in history shared a health update on her Instagram stories, saying the incident "was…...
Triple threat: Kaila Kuhn pushes the limits for the Milan Cortina Olympics
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (264+ words) They say good things come in threes. Living life "on the triple" looks good for freestyle skier Kaila Kuhn. Kaila competes in aerials. Aerial athletes are often called acrobats on skis. Athletes launch off a massive ramp and then perform…...
Jordan Chiles Olympic medal dispute goes back to court
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (480+ words) A gymnastics medal disputed by the United States and Romania at the 2024 Paris Olympics is heading for a fresh legal review in a Swiss court. Switzerland's supreme court said on Thursday its judges sent the "highly exceptional circumstances" of the…...
Maxim Naumov triumphs over tragedy, making Olympic team after his parents died in DC plane crash
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (625+ words) No one knew if Maxim Naumov could muster the strength to compete again " not even himself. His parents and lifelong coaches " world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov " were killed in a midair plane crash last winter. Another 65 people died,…...
Aerials practice kicks off as the FIS Freestyle competition is set for Sunday and Monday
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (250+ words) Team USA athletes are back in a familiar place with Olympic spots at stake The road to the Olympics is underway in Lake Placid this weekend as the Olympic jumping complex becomes the center of the freestyle skiing world. The…...
2-time Olympic champion Chloe Kim injures shoulder, 'trying to stay optimistic' for Italy
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (407+ words) Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim said Thursday that she dislocated her shoulder in training and doesn't know whether she will be able to compete at the Winter Games in Italy next month. Kim posted footage of her fall from…...
Olympic athletes go for gold and find love along the way
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (382+ words) The upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics will feature many storylines, including the inspiring journey of two Team USA athletes who found love amid the competition. Hilary Knight, a four-time medalist and one of Team USA ice hockey's greatest players, and Brittany…...
Oksana Masters: A Paralympic champion with a competitive spirit beyond sports
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (391+ words) Oksana Masters, a celebrated Team USA Paralympian, has amassed an impressive collection of medals from the 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024 Paralympic Games, demonstrating her relentless drive and competitive spirit. Her fianc, Aaron Pike, describes her as competitive in all aspects of life, not…...
Paige Greco, Paralympic gold medalist, dies suddenly at 28
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (325+ words) Australian cyclist Paige Greco, a Paralympic gold medalist, has died. She was 28 years old. A joint statement by the Australian Paralympic Committee and the Australian cycling federation said that Greco "passed away in her Adelaide home after experiencing a sudden…...
Olympian AJ Hurt hits high note training for 2026 Winter Olympics
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (270+ words) Olympic skier AJ Hurt is the ultimate "take your kid to work" success story. Hanging out with her dad at his "office" started her Olympic journey. "My dad has been a patrol longer than I've ever been alive," says Hurt....