The Canadian women’s hockey team won a decisive 5‑1 victory over Germany in the quarterfinals of the Milan Cortina Games, sending them to the semifinals. Captain Marie‑Philip Poulin, who had been sidelined by a knee injury, re‑entered the lineup and scored a power‑play goal that matched her Olymp
The 24‑year‑old goalie from the Minnesota Wild, Samuel Hlavaj, made an impressive 46 saves during Slovakia’s 5‑3 loss to Sweden at the Olympic Games. Even though his team was outshot 51‑32, Hlavaj’s performance kept the Slovakian squad competitive in a hard‑fought match. Hlavaj has already helped S
Bormio, Italy, hosted a surprise that shook the Winter Games. A Brazilian skier, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, won gold in men’s giant slalom, becoming the first South American to medal at a Winter Olympics. His win redefines what athletes from Brazil can achieve, a country famous for football and sunny
Vladyslav Heraskevych, a member of the Ukrainian skeleton sled racing team, found himself in hot water during the Olympic Games. His crime? Wearing a helmet decorated with the faces of Ukrainian athletes and coaches who lost their lives in the ongoing conflict with Russia. The International Olympic
Casey Wasserman, the head of the LA 2028 Olympics, is selling his talent agency. This comes after old emails with Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker, surfaced. People are upset and want him to quit his job. Even a pop star, Chappell Roan, left his agency because of this. Wasserman says h
In the world of figure skating, stars can shine brightly one moment and falter the next. This was the case for Ilia Malinin, known as the "Quad God, " at the Milan Cortina Games. Malinin, a 21-year-old from Virginia, was expected to take home the gold. He had earned his nickname for his impressive q
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Team USA’s hockey squad has settled on its main netminder for the opening Olympic match against Latvia. The decision came after a solid showing at last year’s 4 Nations Face‑Off, where the goalie helped secure second place. Coach Mike Sullivan praised his pick as “elite” and expressed full confidenc
The United States skier Jessie Diggins finished third in the women’s 10‑kilometer freestyle at the Winter Games, adding a bronze medal to her growing Olympic collection. Despite suffering a rib injury earlier in the competition, she pushed through the course and crossed the line with a time that
Grand Blanc students and teachers made a big splash for a good cause. On February 10, about one hundred people gathered at Don Batchelor Field to jump into cold water and raise money for Special Olympics Michigan. The event, called the Polar Plunge, is a popular fundraiser that encourages ever
