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Maikel Garcia of Team Venezuela defeating Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic championship game. (Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Baseball resists the war mindset

Alex Galbraith
Gold medalist Hilary Knight #21 of Team United States celebrates after the medal ceremony for Women's Ice Hockey after the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Team USA declines Trump SOTU invite

Alex Galbraith
Olympians are meant to be the representatives of their country. Some from Team USA are struggling to find peace between that expectation and the political turmoil back home. (Maja Hitij / Getty Images)

US Olympians wrestle with patriotism

CK Smith
(EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using an underwater robotic camera.) Christie Raleigh-Crossley of Team United States (L) and Aurelie Rivart of Team Canada compete in the Women's 50m Freestyle S10 Final on day one of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Paris La Defense Arena on August 29, 2024 in Nanterre, France (Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

"People think I don't look disabled"

Gabriella Ferrigine
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Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles of Team United States pose with their Paris 2024 Olympic medals following the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Floor Exercise Final on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 05, 2024 in Paris, France. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Simone Biles: "It’s hard, but we did it"

Gabriella Ferrigine
Mykayla Skinner, left, and Simone Biles of the United States during a training session at the Ariake Gymnastics Arena ahead of the start of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. (Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Simone Biles claps back at MyKayla shade

Gabriella Ferrigine
Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and Jade Carey of Team United States celebrate winning the gold medal during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 30, 2024 in Paris, France. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

USA women win gymnastics all-around gold

Gabriella Ferrigine
Kirstie Alley (AP/Evan Agostini/Getty/Ronald Martinez)

The Kirstie Alley-curling feud ends

Rachel Leah
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Adam Rippon, at 13, gives life advice

Rachel Leah
Team USA (Getty/Abbie Parr)

Fox exec rips "darker, gayer" U.S. team

Shira Tarlo

Prachi Gupta
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