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US Women's Hockey Team Turns Down Trump's Invite

He invited them to SOTU after joking to men's team that he'd be impeached if he didn't

(Newser) - The US women's hockey team has turned down a trip to Washington. On Monday, the Olympic gold medalists declined President Trump's invitation to attend his State of the Union address on Tuesday, citing school and work obligations now that the Games are over, a USA Hockey spokesperson said....

Wall Street Journal Has a New Pick for President
Wall Street Journal Has
a New Pick for President
editorial
Feb 23, 2026 1:11 PM CST

Wall Street Journal Has a New Pick for President

Given 'who else is likely to run, we could do worse than Jack Hughes,' editors say of hockey hero

(Newser) - Lots of people in the US are singing the praises of Jack Hughes, the Olympic hero of Team USA's men's hockey team. But the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal may have just outdone everyone on adulation. "Jack Hughes for President," reads the headline of...

Patel Celebrates Hockey Gold, and a Left-Right Split Emerges

FBI chief's locker-room celebration in Italy brings out critics and defenders

(Newser) - Anyone looking for an example of the nation's polarized politics might look no further than FBI chief Kash Patel's celebration of Team USA's hockey gold medal. The left is calling him out as a hypocrite who wasted taxpayer dollars on a trip to Italy, while the right...

One Olympian Proposes to Another
One Olympian
Proposes to Another
2026 olympics
Feb 20, 2026 2:20 PM CST

One Olympian Proposes to Another

Hockey's Hilary Knight gets engaged to speed skater Brittany Bowe

(Newser) - Hilary Knight says the scariest part of her Olympic week in Milan wasn't facing Canada in a gold medal showdown—it was getting down on one knee. The five-time Olympian revealed she proposed to US speed skater Brittany Bowe the day before the women's hockey final, reports USA ...

USA's Golden Goal Scorer: 'I Thought, Why Not?'
USA's Golden Goal Scorer:
'I Thought, Why Not?'
2026 olympics
Feb 20, 2026 10:32 AM CST

USA's Golden Goal Scorer: 'I Thought, Why Not?'

Megan Keller recounts the remarkable move that resulted in a goal for the ages

(Newser) - Megan Keller's overtime goal against Canada to give Team USA the gold medal in women's hockey is one for the ages, writes Jason Gay at the Wall Street Journal . "It's a shifty sequence that will outlive Keller's career and will probably get mentioned by some...

US Wins 3rd Gold in Women's Hockey
US Beats Canada
in Overtime for Hockey Gold
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2026 3:27 PM CST

US Beats Canada in Overtime for Hockey Gold

Megan Keller scores winner for 3rd US gold in women's hockey

(Newser) - Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the US won its third Olympic gold medal in women's hockey, beating defending champions Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night to close another thrilling chapter of one of sports' most heated rivalries. American captain...

Naumov Says Skating World Stands Behind Malinin
Naumov Says Skating World
Stands Behind Malinin
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2026 2:26 PM CST

Naumov Says Skating World Stands Behind Malinin

'Quad God' posts on Instagram about 'fighting invisible battles on the inside'

(Newser) - American skater Maxim Naumov has a message for Ilia Malinin after the star's rough Olympic outing : you're not alone. "We've got his back no matter what," Naumov said on NBC 's Today, speaking after Malinin, considered a favorite for gold, stumbled repeatedly in his...

'Quad God' on Stunning Falls: 'Felt Like I Had No Control
Malinin: I Was Hit With 'Negative
Thoughts' Before Skate
2026 Olympics
Feb 14, 2026 6:50 AM CST

Malinin: I Was Hit With 'Negative Thoughts' Before Skate

US figure-skating favorite for gold speaks on his disastrous performance in Milan

(Newser) - Ilia Malinin arrived in Milan as the man to beat. He left with a team gold medal, but also with an eighth-place finish in the event that was supposed to define his career. The 21-year-old American, dubbed the "Quad God" for his unmatched jumping ability, needed only a solid...

Breezy Johnson Gets Engaged at Finish Line
Breezy Johnson Gets
Engaged at Finish Line
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2026 11:14 AM CST

Breezy Johnson Gets Engaged at Finish Line

Connor Watkins proposed after she crashed out of Super-G race crash

(Newser) - Breezy Johnson crashed out of her final race at the Winter Olympics on Thursday but she still ended up with gold. The 30-year-old American skier said yes to boyfriend Connor Watkins, who proposed in the snow at the finish area. Johnson, who won gold in the women's downhill in...

Chloe Kim Is One Step Closer to Olympic History
Chloe Kim Is One Step
Closer to Olympic History
2026 olympics
Feb 11, 2026 9:21 AM CST

Chloe Kim Is One Step Closer to Olympic History

US snowboard star leads the pack, even with a taped shoulder

(Newser) - Chloe Kim is back atop an Olympic halfpipe—this time with a taped-up shoulder and a shot at history. The 25-year-old, who won gold in 2018 and 2022 , is trying to become the first snowboarder ever to threepeat in the event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games, even though a torn...

US Figure Skater Channels Late Parents in Emotional Debut
US Skater at Games:
Late Parents
Had 'Hand
on My Back'
2026 Olympics
Feb 11, 2026 6:47 AM CST

US Skater at Games: Late Parents Had 'Hand on My Back'

Maxim Naumov says he felt support of mom, dad, who died in DC plane crash, in Olympics debut

(Newser) - Maxim Naumov's first Olympic skate came with an unusual sense of calm for an athlete who admits he's usually "a little jittery." The 24-year-old American figure skater delivered one of his strongest short programs to date at the 2026 Winter Games on Tuesday, scoring 85.65...

US Dominates Canada 5-0 in Hockey Showdown
US Dominates Canada
5-0 in Hockey Showdown
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2026 8:08 PM CST

US Dominates Canada 5-0 in Hockey Showdown

Preliminary round game could be a preview of the women's hockey final

(Newser) - Team USA didn't just beat Canada in Milan—it changed the tone of the entire women's hockey tournament. In a group-stage matchup that felt like a dress rehearsal for the gold-medal game, the US steamrolled its longtime rival 5–0, scoring less than four minutes in and building...

Ben Ogden Ends 50-Year US Men's Cross-Country Drought
50-Year US Men's
Cross-Country Drought Is Over
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2026 2:53 PM CST

50-Year US Men's Cross-Country Drought Is Over

Ben Ogden is first to win Olympic medal in sport since fellow Vermonter Bill Koch in 1976

(Newser) - For the first time since the Ford administration, an American man is back on an Olympic cross-country skiing podium. Ben Ogden grabbed silver in the men's sprint classic Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Games, ending a 50-year medal drought for the US in the sport, NBC News reports. Ogden,...

World's Best Women's Hockey Player Just Got Injured
World's Best Women's Hockey
Player Just Got Hurt
2026 olympics
Feb 10, 2026 7:16 AM CST

World's Best Women's Hockey Player Just Got Hurt

It's not clear if Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin will be able to play against USA on Tuesday

(Newser) - The rivalry between Canada and USA in women's hockey is one of the best in all of sport, notes the CBC , but this year's chapter just took a turn. The two teams meet in a preliminary round Olympic game Tuesday afternoon, with one giant question looming: Will Canada'...

Hunter Hess Defends Free Speech After Trump Criticism

Skier affirms love for US while defending right to criticize it

(Newser) - Hunter Hess says he's ready to ski for his country—and to keep saying that country can do better, CBS News reports. The US freestyle skier and first-time Olympian clarified his views Monday after President Trump blasted him as a "real loser" for earlier remarks that he had...

Snowboarder Kim: Immigration Flap 'Hits Pretty Close to Home'

She says she's proud to represent USA but defends fellow Olympian criticized by Trump

(Newser) - US Olympian Hunter Hess has been taking flak from President Trump —and now fellow Olympian Chloe Kim is weighing in to support Hess' right to speak out. Over the weekend, Trump labeled skier Hess a "real loser" after he said the administration's aggressive immigration tactics left him...

'Quad God' Plays Big Role in Team USA's Figure Skating Finish
'Quad God' Plays
Big Role for Team USA
Figure Skating
2026 olympics
Feb 9, 2026 1:00 AM CST

'Quad God' Plays Big Role for Team USA Figure Skating

US wins team gold at Milan Cortina Olympics

(Newser) - It seemed only fitting that Ilia Malinin was the first one to get his Olympic gold medal after the US successfully defended its team title by holding off the Japanese on Sunday night in the three-day competition at the Milan Cortina Games. After all, everything came down to him in...

Take a Sneak Peek at Some of the Olympics' New Events
Get Ready for Some
'Skimo' at the Winter Games
2026 OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2026 6:30 AM CST

Get Ready for Some 'Skimo' at the Winter Games

Ski mountaineering is one of 8 new medal events to broaden competition, boost women's participation

(Newser) - Olympic viewers who think they've seen it all are about to meet "skimo." For the first time since skeleton returned in 2002, the Winter Games are adding a brand-new sport: ski mountaineering. The discipline—popularly shortened to skimo—will debut with three medal events: men's sprint,...

Canadian Singer Faces Backlash Over Team USA Ad

One writer accused Tate McRae of 'treason'

(Newser) - Canadian singer Tate McRae has landed in an unlikely cross-border squabble after starring in a new NBC spot hyping Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. In the ad , McRae asks a talking white owl how to get to Milan to meet Team USA for the opening ceremony,...

Team USA Names Its Flagbearers
Team USA Names
Its Flagbearers
Feb 3, 2026 3:17 PM CST

Team USA Names Its Flagbearers

Speedskater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca will do the honors at Olympics

(Newser) - Speedskater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca will be the US flagbearers for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, per the AP .
  • Jackson, 33, is the first Black woman to win an individual gold medal at a Winter Games. She won in Beijing in 2022.
  • Del
...

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