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Legendary Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn clipped a flag and crashed just seconds into what could be final Olympic run. She was airlifted for further medical attention. (Handout / Handout / Getty Images)

Vonn details surgery that "saved" leg

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
FBI Director Kash Patel sparked backlash by hijacking Team USA's men's hockey victory at the Winter Olympics in Milan (Elsa/Getty Images)

Why Kash Patel crashed the Olympics

Sophia Tesfaye
Team USA's hockey players pose for a photo after the men's gold medal ice hockey match between Canada and USA. Included in the group are former teammate Johnny Gaudreau's small children. Gaudreau was killed in 2024 in a cycling accident. (ANTONIN THUILLIER / Getty Images)

US hockey gold honors Gaudreau, Miracle

CK Smith
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Thousands attended the "No Kings" protest in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 2025. (Li Rui/Xinhua via Getty Images)

This isn’t Trump’s "Golden Age"

Heather Digby Parton
Legendary Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn clipped a flag and crashed just seconds into what could be final Olympic run. She was airlifted for further medical attention. (Handout / Handout / Getty Images)

Vonn’s comeback bid ends in crash

CK Smith
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
Three big-head caricatures of famed Italian composers (left to right) Puccini, Rossini and Verdi danced as part of the ode to the arts in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics. (DeFodi Images / Getty Images)

The Olympics went big — literally

CK Smith
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"Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie skips the 2026 Winter Olympics to be with her family as they resolve the disappearance of her mother in Arizona. (Kwaku Alston / NBCUniversal)

Guthrie steps away during family crisis

CK Smith
Fans of Team USA shell out thousands of dollars to see their favorite athletes compete, making the Olympics equivalent to other major sporting events like the Super Bowl. (Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)

The Olympics aren't for the everyday fan

CK Smith
Members of Team United States participate in training on day minus three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The Olympics matter in this fascist time

Andi Zeisler
Adam Rippon attends the 2019 Time 100 Gala. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

How losing made Adam Rippon a winner

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Rhea Seehorn and Bob Odenkirk in "Better Call Saul" (AMC/Nicole Wilder)

The moments you'd stream again

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AP/Susan Walsh)

It was anything but predictable

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Kirstie Alley (AP/Evan Agostini/Getty/Ronald Martinez)

The Kirstie Alley-curling feud ends

Rachel Leah
(AP/David Zalubowski/Getty/ Lars Baron)

A major opening in Pyeongchang?

Patrick Lawrence
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Team USA (Getty/Abbie Parr)

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

Shira Tarlo
(Getty/Matthias Hangst)

North and South Korea march together

Rachel Leah
Flag bearer Pita Taufatofua of Tonga leads the team during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games (Getty/Lars Baron)

The shirtless Tongan flag-bearer returns

Gabriel Bell
Korea flag-bearer's Bora Lee and Jong-In Lee, carrying a unification flag, lead their teams into the stadium during the 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. (AP/Amy Sancetta)

Truce might not save the Olympics

Simon Chadwick - The Conversation
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North Korean Troops (Getty/Kim Won-Jin)

Possibility of unified Korea

Ji-Young Lee - The Conversation
North and South Korean athletes waving a unification flag during the opening ceremony of the 4th East Asian Games (AP/Ng Han Guan)

A critical moment in Korea

Patrick Lawrence
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

U.S. may not attend 2018 Winter Olympics

Charlie May
Russia's model Irina Shayk and flag bearer, bobsledder Alexander Zubkovleads, lead their national delegation during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics (Getty/Andrej Isakovic)

Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics

Jarrett Lyons
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