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The victorious US Olympic men’s ice hockey team visited the White House on Tuesday to celebrate their gold medal victory over Canada, but the event was marked by notable absences as several players with Minnesota ties chose to stay away and the women’s team declined the invitation entirely, citing timing and previously scheduled commitments.

American ski legend Lindsey Vonn revealed she came dangerously close to having her leg amputated after crashing during the Olympic downhill earlier this month, developing compartment syndrome that required multiple surgeries in Italy before being flown back to the United States for further treatment, with Team USA’s surgeon credited with saving her leg in what…

Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner to give the United States its first Olympic men’s hockey gold medal since 1980, defeating Canada 2-1 in a dramatic final where Connor Hellebuyck stopped 41 of 42 shots as Canada dominated with numerous quality chances including breakaways and a lengthy five-on-three power play but couldn’t find the finishing…

Canada and the United States will meet Sunday at 8 a.m. ET for Olympic men’s hockey gold in the first NHL-participated final in 12 years, with Connor McDavid having set the tournament record with 13 points in five games while the biggest question mark remains whether injured captain Sidney Crosby will be able to suit…

The United States and Canada will meet Sunday for Olympic men’s hockey gold in the first NHL-participated tournament in 12 years, with Canada fighting back from 2-0 down to beat Finland 3-2 on Nathan MacKinnon’s goal with 35.2 seconds remaining while the Americans cruised past Slovakia 6-2 after Jack Hughes and Jack Eichel scored 19…

The United States rallied from a 1-0 deficit to beat Canada 2-1 in overtime Thursday night in Milan, claiming Olympic women’s hockey gold after USA captain Hilary Knight tied the game with just 2:04 remaining in regulation and Megan Keller scored the golden goal in 3-on-3 overtime, leaving the defending champion Canadians heartbroken after holding…

Team Canada and Team USA both survived elimination scares in Wednesday’s Olympic hockey quarterfinals, each requiring overtime heroics to advance after all six quarterfinal games went to sudden-death 3-on-3. Mitch Marner delivered a spectacular overtime winner for Canada against Czechia after Sidney Crosby left injured, while Quinn Hughes scored in OT to lift the Americans…

Canada’s Rachel Homan pulled off the shot of the Olympics so far in women’s curling Tuesday, clearing three Swedish stones with a heavy-weight takeout her teammates had to convince her was even possible, then drawing for two to spark an 8-6 comeback win over previously undefeated Sweden that keeps Canada’s gold-medal hopes alive heading into…

Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin broke the all-time Olympic women’s hockey goal-scoring record Monday night in Milan, scoring twice against Switzerland — including a historic 19th career Olympic goal — to lead Canada to a 2-1 semifinal win and a date with the dominant United States in Thursday’s gold-medal final, a rematch of a preliminary-round 5-0 American…

The Morning Lineup Good morning, sports fans. ☕ The Winter Olympics are heating up, the NBA All-Star weekend reminded us what competitive basketball looks like, and Team Canada is doing what Team Canada does best: dominating on the international stage. Grab your coffee and let’s dive into what went down while you were sleeping. 🏒…