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10 Trailblazing Black Athletes Who Made Winter Olympics History

The Olympic Games have historically rejected Black athletes based on race, banned them for protesting, disqualified them for their natural physical attributes, and established a gatekeeping culture of anti-Blackness that often tries to keep their successes and credits at bay-but Black athletes have always persevered.

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2026 Winter Olympics Top Athletes, Event Schedule and Medal History

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What to know about the history of Winter Olympic medals ahead of Milan Cortina

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Live / Lindsey Vonn gives update on injury and if she will compete in Olympics

Watch live coverage as American skier Lindsey Vonn provides an update following a knee injury during a World Cup race in Switzerland.

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Lindsey Vonn has 24 years of memories at Olympic host Cortina, many of them sentimental or historic

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A Torn ACL Won't Keep Lindsey Vonn From the Olympics. Here's Why

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Best photos from Lindsey Vonn's press conference in Italy

The 41-year-old held a press conference on Tuesday and announced she will participate in Sunday's women's downhill event despite rupturing her right ACL last week during a fall while skiing at an even...

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Vonn has ruptured ACL but will compete at Olympics

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Lindsey Vonn injured in World Cup crash as 2026 Winter Olympics loom

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2026 Winter Olympics live updates: Opening ceremony preparation for Milan Cortina Games underway

Get the latest news on the Milan Cortina Games as the 2026 Winter Olympics get underway. Opening ceremonies kick off on Friday.

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The 2026 Olympics are the most widespread in history. See what's happening where

Competitions will be hosted at 25 venues spanning an area of more than 8,000 square miles. Here's what's happening at each of the four main clusters.

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(Olympics) Women's curling team takes aim at history

The sport of curling burst into the national consciousness in 2018, when the women's team led by Kim Eun-jung claimed the silver medal at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, South Korea's first medal in the sport.

Olympics Predictions 2026 Winter Medal History: Top Favorites at Milano Cortina

Team USA comes into the Milan Cortina Games with a handful of gold-medal hopefuls in both individual and team events.

Professor Answers Olympic History Questions

So that question begs for two answers. The very first Olympic games were 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. There was one event, a sprint race to honor Zeus. and it wasn't until people were crashing out on it. It's just one of the biggest mistakes in Olympic history. But then we can look at mistakes that athletes made.

LA28 announces use of new yet-to-open $780m stadium that is set to help make Olympic Games history

The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics haven’t even begun yet, kicking off on February 6. But some eyes are already steering their focus to the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games. On Tuesday,

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The Games : a global history of the Olympics / David Goldblatt

"First published in the U.K. by Macmillan Publishers International Limited"--Title-page verso. This grandiose and salutary task : the reinvention of the Olympic Games -- All the fun of the fair : The Olympics at the end of the Belle Époque -- Not the only ...

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History-making USA bobsledder Curt Tomasevicz to return to Olympic games in new role

Curtis Tomasevicz, an eight-time world champion in bobsledding and a former Cornhusker football player, is set to return to the Winter Olympics in 2026 as a coach for Team USA. He will reprise his