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‘My needles are waiting’: Ben Ogden credits knitting habit after cross-country silver https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/10/ben-ogden-cross-country-skiing-olympics-knitting #WinterOlympics2026 #Sport #UsSports #OlympicGames #WinterOlympics #UsaOlympicTeam #Skiing
‘My needles are waiting’: USA’s Ben Ogden credits knitting habit after cross-country silver

The Vermont native’s silver medal in the sprint continues a run of strong performances for Americans in cross-country skiing

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US news | The Guardian9h ago
Pride and unease: US Winter Olympians navigate politics, patriotism and Trump attacks https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/10/pride-and-unease-us-winter-olympians-navigate-politics-patriotism-and-trump-attacks #WinterOlympics2026 #UsaOlympicTeam #UnitedStatesOlympicParalympicCommitteeUsopc #AmberGlenn #MikaelaShiffrin #JessieDiggins #DonaldTrump #Sport #WinterOlympics #UsSports #UsNews #IceUsImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #JdVance
Pride and unease: US Winter Olympians navigate politics, patriotism and Trump attacks

Some athletes at the Milano Cortina Games speaking out on the complications of representing the US abroad are facing hostility from home

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World news | The Guardian22h ago
Winter Olympics: Eileen Gu expresses sympathy for Hess after Trump’s ‘loser’ attack https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/09/winter-olympics-eileen-gu-expresses-sympathy-for-hess-after-trumps-loser-comments #WinterOlympics #WinterOlympics2026 #UsaOlympicTeam #DonaldTrump #UsSports #UsNews #Sport
Winter Olympics: Eileen Gu expresses sympathy for Hess after Trump’s ‘loser’ attack

Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu have weighed in on Donald Trump’s attack on their friend, freeskier Hunter Hess

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US news | The Guardian3d ago
Early crash disrupts US favorite Jessie Diggins in race for skiathlon gold https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/07/early-crash-sets-back-us-favorite-jessie-diggins-in-race-for-skiathlon-gold #JessieDiggins #UsaOlympicTeam #WinterOlympics2026 #Skiing #Sport #UsSports #WinterOlympics
Early crash disrupts US favorite Jessie Diggins in race for skiathlon gold

The world’s No 1 cross-country skier, who is competing at her final Olympics, clawed back for an eighth-place finish in tough conditions

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US news | The Guardian3d ago
'She can win': Lindsey Vonn’s improbable comeback is another risk she’s ready to take https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/07/lindsey-vonn-acl-olympics-downhill-medal #LindseyVonn #WinterOlympics2026 #Sport #UsSports #UsaOlympicTeam #Skiing
‘My ACL is 100% gone’: Lindsey Vonn’s improbable comeback at 41 is just another risk

Time has never seemed to stop the US skiing star. Entering Sunday’s Olympic downhill medal race, injuries haven’t either

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US news | The Guardian3d ago
USA’s downhill threat Breezy Johnson has learned to live with doubt and fear https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/06/usas-downhill-threat-breezy-johnson-has-learned-to-live-with-doubt-and-fear #Skiing #UsaOlympicTeam #WinterOlympics2026 #WinterOlympics #UsSports #Sport
USA’s downhill threat Breezy Johnson has learned to live with doubt and fear

While much of the attention has been placed on Lindsey Vonn in the run-up to the Winter Olympics, her teammate has an extraordinary story of her own

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US news | The Guardian4d ago
Chock and Bates power US team to open Olympic figure skating https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/06/chock-and-bates-post-world-best-score-as-olympic-figure-skating-gets-underway #WinterOlympics2026 #OlympicGames #WinterOlympics #FigureSkating #AlysaLiu #UsaOlympicTeam #Sport #UsSports
Chock and Bates post world-best score as Olympic figure skating gets under way

The three-time world champion ice dance duo gave the US an early lead in the team event, which continues Saturday and Sunday

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US news | The Guardian4d ago
Quad God and the Blade Angels: Is the new USA Dream Team a group of figure skaters? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/06/team-usa-figure-skating-olympics-2026-malinin-liu-chock-bates-glenn-levito #WinterOlympics2026 #FigureSkating #AlysaLiu #AmberGlenn #IliaMalinin #Sport #WinterOlympics #UsaOlympicTeam #UsSports
Quad God and the Blade Angels: Is the new USA Dream Team a group of figure skaters?

The US enter the team event as hot favorites: powered by world champions, rising stars and a generation determined to push figure skating beyond its traditional audience

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US news | The Guardian4d ago
JD Vance’s first Olympic appearance unfolds with more photo-ops than protests https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/05/jd-vance-olympics-hockey-game #WinterOlympics2026 #OlympicGames #JdVance #UsSports #Sport #WinterOlympics #UsaOlympicTeam
JD Vance’s first Olympic appearance unfolds with more photo-ops than protests

Amid officials’ concern about vocal crowd reactions against the US, the vice-president’s visit to a hockey game felt closer to theater than geopolitics

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US news | The Guardian5d ago
Winter Olympics 2026: all your questions about the Milano Cortina Games, answered https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/05/winter-olympics-2026-milano-cortina-italy-schedule-events-opening-ceremony #WinterOlympics2026 #UsaOlympicTeam #Sport #UsSports #WinterOlympics #Nbc #ClineDion #MariahCarey #LangLang #IliaMalinin #AmberGlenn #AlysaLiu
Winter Olympics 2026: all your questions about the Milano Cortina Games, answered

Stars, new events, iconic Alpine venues and a return to full Olympic atmosphere after the pandemic era. Here’s everything you need to know about Milano Cortina 2026

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