Olympics

The gold medal is pictured after the U.S. beat Canada in the men's ice hockey final Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Milan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

2026 Winter Olympics: Meet the 33 medalists from the United States

By Chicago Tribune

February 22, 2026 at 11:13 a.m.

Meet all the medalists from the United States at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

IOC President Kirsty Coventry speaks during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Yves Herman/Pool Photo via AP)

Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility

By Associated Press

March 26, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a...

Sabres coach Don Granato walks the bench during a game against the Islanders on March 7, 2023, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Downers Grove’s Don Granato will coach Team USA in this year’s world hockey championships

By Associated Press

March 25, 2026 at 12:09 p.m.

Don Granato has been a U.S. assistant coach at worlds three times and also has...

Hilary Knight skates in the first period against Switzerland at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 9, 2026, in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

US Olympic gold medalists Hilary Knight and the Hughes brothers appear on ‘Tonight Show’

By Associated Press

March 3, 2026 at 7:35 a.m.

Jimmy Fallon made fun of Jack Hughes for getting a tooth knocked out and praised...

Kendall Coyne, left, and Hilary Knight celebrate after victory ceremony for women’s ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Hilary Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

By John Wawrow

March 1, 2026 at 8:27 a.m.

This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh in the wake...

Finland's Teuvo Teräväinen looks on before a preliminary-round game against Slovakia at the Winter Olympics at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 11, 2026, in Milan. (Bruce Bennett/Getty)

Teuvo Teräväinen rejoins Chicago Blackhawks after ‘awesome experience’ winning bronze with Finland at Olympics

By Kalen Lumpkins

February 28, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

Chicago Blackhawks center Teuvo Teräväinen spoke about his Winter Olympics experience with Team Finland in...

U.S. goalie Connor Hellebuyck celebrates after the Americans beat Canada in the gold-medal hockey game at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Milan. (David J. Phillip/AP)

Team USA’s golden sweep in Olympic hockey led to celebrations that turned complicated — and political

By John Wawrow

February 28, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The United States swept the hockey gold medals at the Winter Olympics for the first...

Brady Tkachuk celebrates after the United States defeated Canada in for the hockey gold medal at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026,, in Milan. (Petr David Josek/AP)

US hockey player Brady Tkachuk slams White House TikTok video as ‘clearly fake’ after anti-Canada slur

By Associated Press

February 26, 2026 at 7:40 p.m.

U.S. hockey player Brady Tkachuk said he did not appreciate a doctored video shared by...

The U.S. women's hockey team celebrates after a semifinal victory over Sweden at the Winter Olympics on Feb. 16, 2026, Milan. (Petr David Josek/AP)

US women’s hockey team to celebrate Olympic gold medal at Flavor Flav-hosted event this summer in Las Vegas

By John Wawrow

February 26, 2026 at 5:44 p.m.

The United States women’s hockey team has a date with Flavor Flav this summer in...

Kendall Coyne, left, and Hilary Knight celebrate after the United States won the Olympic gold medal in women's hockey on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Milan. (Hassan Ammar/AP)

Hilary Knight says Donald Trump’s joke was ‘distasteful’ and wants focus on US women’s Olympic success

By Associated Press

February 25, 2026 at 6:58 p.m.

Hilary Knight doesn’t want to let what she called a “distasteful joke” from President Donald...

United States’ Jack Hughes celebrates after scoring the winning goal against Canada during overtime in the gold medal game in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jack Hughes’ OT goal for US gold in Olympic men’s hockey averages 26M live viewers on NBC and Peacock

By Joe Reedy

February 25, 2026 at 8:51 a.m.

Jack Hughes’ overtime goal, which gave the United States its first Olympic gold medal in...

Members of the United States' Olympic hockey team, goalie Connor Hellebuyck in front, attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

US men’s hockey team feted at State of the Union; Trump says women’s team will be honored ‘soon’

By Darlene Superville

February 24, 2026 at 9:21 p.m.

The gold-medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team visited President Donald Trump at the White House...

U.S. players celebrate after the women's ice hockey gold-medal game against Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 19, 2026, in Milan. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Gold-medal US women’s hockey team declines President Trump’s invitation to attend State of Union address

By John Wawrow

February 23, 2026 at 7:44 p.m.

Scheduling is a challenge for the U.S. hockey teams as the NHL regular season resumes...