Olympics
Fans flock to hotline to congratulate women’s hockey team after Trump controversy overshadows win
Hordes of fans are calling a new hotline to congratulate the U.S. women's hockey team on their Olympics gold medal.
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The United States women's hockey team has a date with Flavor Flav in Las Vegas in July to celebrate winning the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
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Twenty-six million people on this side of the Atlantic tuned into NBC and Peacock on Sunday morning as Jack Hughes scored the golden goal in Team USA's 2-1 Olympic triumph over Canada, according to Nielsen ratings released Tuesday.
SharesMilan Cortina Olympics were most-watched Winter Games since 2014 with 96% more viewers than Beijing
The Milan Cortina Olympics averaged 23.5 million viewers in the United States, making them the most-watched Winter Games since 2014 with a 96% larger audience than the Beijing Games four years ago.
SharesMilan Cortina Olympics had 96% more viewers than Beijing for most-watched Winter Games since 2014
The Milan Cortina Olympics averaged 23.5 million viewers in the United States, making them the most-watched Winter Games since 2014 with a 96% larger audience than the Beijing Games four years ago.
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The U.S. women's hockey gold medal-winning team has politely declined an invitation from President Trump to attend his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
SharesWATCH: Olympic athletes bring silver, gold back to D.C. region
The Olympic flame has been extinguished in Italy and thousands of athletes and their medals are returning home -- including one gold and a pair of silvers that are on their way back to the Washington region.
SharesVonn: Timely surgery saved left leg from amputation after crash
American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women's downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
SharesLindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash
American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women's downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
SharesOlympic leader Coventry learns in first political stress test with Los Angeles challenges ahead
The first female president in the International Olympic Committee's 132 years got a proper stress test in the first games of her history-making leadership.
SharesNBC’s big Olympics bet looks smarter as Milan audience up 94% from Beijing
Many wondered four years ago if NBC's 2014 decision to secure U.S. media rights to the Olympics through 2032 for $7.75 billion was a bad business deal.
SharesSweden’s curling moms give their kids gold medals to play with after Olympic victory
Sweden curling skip Anna Hasselborg related how her daughter told her before the Olympics that "it's so boring when you don't have a medal."
SharesU.S. Bobsled team knows some changes will come. But eyes already on medals in 2028, 2030 and 2034
Jadin O'Brien is thinking about 2028. Kaysha Love, Azaria Hill, Frank Del Duca and Kris Horn are already looking ahead to 2030. Kaillie Humphries Armbruster is wondering about 2034, maybe as an athlete, maybe in a different role.
SharesU.S. wins its record 11th gold medal at the Winter Olympics
The U.S. Olympic team won its record-breaking 11th gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday, with at least one more good possibility when its men's hockey team wraps up the action on closing day with the title game against Canada.
SharesAn Olympic pin more precious than gold celebrates the late halfpipe pioneer, Sarah Burke
Maybe the most precious pin at the Milan Cortina Games celebrates an athlete who helped lead an entire sport into the Olympics, but never got to compete herself.
SharesA 40-year-old Jorrit Bergsma becomes the oldest Olympic speedskating gold medalist
Jorrit Bergsma spread his arms wide down the backstretch of speedskating's mass start event at the Milan Cortina Games. He blew kisses to the loud Dutch fans shouting in their orange outfits and wearing their mullet wigs to match his hairstyle. He even applauded right back at them.
SharesU.S. vs. Canada for Olympic gold is a titanic showdown of hockey powerhouses
Dylan Larkin has been thinking about the U.S. facing Canada for gold at the Olympics for a year. All the dreams he had as a kid crystalized after he and his teammates lost to their rival in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off.
SharesTop-ranked Canada beats U.S. for bronze medal in women’s curling at the Olympics
Top-ranked Canada beat the United States for the bronze medal in women's curling at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday after being upset by Sweden in the semifinals.
SharesA record-setting Winter Olympics: 6 golds and 16 medals for the U.S. in women’s events set marks
The U.S. women's hockey team had just won Olympic gold, and veteran forward Kendall Coyne Schofield summed the moment up perfectly.
SharesAnna Gibson and Cameron Smith celebrate surprise 4th-place finish in skimo’s mixed relay at Olympics
This wasn't the typical mood of a pair of Olympic fourth-place finishers: Happy and upbeat.
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