2026 Milan Cortina Olympics
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Vonn defied her doubters to race in the Olympics on a torn ACL, but her comeback dream ended with a broken left leg. Most people would want to hide after such a setback — but Vonn isn't most people.
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A mix of decorated veterans and rising stars won 24 medals for Team USA, 13 of them gold. The last one arrived Sunday, when the U.S. sled hockey team beat Canada to win its fifth straight gold medal. -
Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer fell just short of the podium in the Paralympics' new mixed doubles wheelchair curling event. Emt remains the most decorated Paralympic curler in U.S. history. -
Hundreds of people become interested in curling every four years and the 2026 numbers already show that boom. -
Hundreds of para athletes are competing in Italy through March 15. Many Americans are defending past titles, with the U.S. sled hockey team hoping to fend off rival Canada for its fifth straight gold. -
The gold medal-winning figure skater came to the Milano Cortina winter games with a distinctive "raccoon" hairstyle — alternating rings of dark and light hair. Now, fans are following her lead. -
Fighting intensified in the Middle East during the Olympic truce, in effect through March 15. Flights are being disrupted as athletes and families converge on Italy for the Winter Paralympics. -
In a recent video, the Olympic skier credits her surgeon with saving her leg from potential amputation. -
NPR's reporters on the ground in Italy reflect on a far-flung, jam-packed Winter Olympics. -
As Italy cracks down on migration, Milan takes a different path — offering shelter and integration to asylum seekers even as the central government tightens borders and funds deterrence abroad. -
The U.S. is a winter sport powerhouse, second only to Norway. The wins at the Milan Cortina Games come disproportionately from athletes who emerged in a handful of states from Alaska to Vermont.
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