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#washingtonpost.com. × Jack Hughes loses some teeth, picks up gold in epic U.S. win over Canada. The American center’s overtime goal will go down in history as the United States ends its 46-year Olympic drought.

#washingtonpost.com. × Italy’s tale of two Olympics — mellow in Milan, exuberance in the Alps. Milan residents, who initially seemed too cool for the Olympics, are slowly catching the spirit of the Games, but the mood is giddier in towns at higher altitudes.

#washingtonpost.com. × Ukrainian athlete’s ban from Olympic skeleton event over helmet images is upheld. Vladyslav Heraskevych was removed from the men’s skeleton event for refusing to remove a helmet with portraits of Ukrainian athletes who’ve died in the war with Russia.

#washingtonpost.com. × Japanese are taking Olympic snowboarding to new heights. Japan’s rise has been systematic, with a deep talent pool, while the United States struggled to find a clear successor to Shaun White.

#washingtonpost.com. × At Winter Olympics, protest over cost and ICE ends in clash with police. After left-wing groups rallied against the cost and environmental impact of the Winter Games in Italy, some protesters set off fireworks and hurled bottles.

#washingtonpost.com. × Winter Olympics, spread across north Italy, open with Milanese flair. The Opening Ceremonies of the 2026 Winter Olympics will have four simultaneous events in four locations marking what organizers say is the most spread out Games in history.

#washingtonpost.com. × Ahead of the Winter Olympics, Milan wins gold in gentrification. Some advocates say the Winter Games are driving up property prices and exacerbating income inequality.

#washingtonpost.com. × When his family was swept out to sea, boy swam and ran miles to save them. Austin Appelbee is being hailed as a hero after he rescued his family. “I couldn’t feel how tired I was,” the 13-year-old said of his hours-long feat.

#washingtonpost.com. × Olympic ceasefire calls lay bare the scale of global conflict. The U.N. and IOC are asking for a pause in wars, an ancient Olympic tradition, amid the Winter Games. Athletes from countries beset by violence are set to compete.

#washingtonpost.com. × Column | The world recoils at Trump’s ‘paramilitary’ force. The havoc wrought by the deployment of federal immigration enforcement in the U.S. has wrought unflattering comparisons abroad to unaccountable paramilitary forces.

#washingtonpost.com. × ICE at Olympics angers Milan mayor, who says agency’s image is ‘terrible’. A routine role for ICE around next month’s Winter Olympics has drawn ire in Italy, amid President Donald Trump’s sprawling immigration crackdown.

#washingtonpost.com. × Right on cue: Toddler is recognized for his mastery of trick shots. Jude Owens has already scored two Guinness World Records for his snooker skills. He’s 3 years old and needs a stool to reach the table.

#washingtonpost.com. × Column | Clamor is growing in Europe to boycott Trump’s World Cup. This summer’s North American World Cup is inextricably tied to President Donald Trump. Some of his critics are questioning the fitness of the U.S. as a host.

#washingtonpost.com. × Joy in Haiti over first World Cup berth since 1974. With their Port-au-Prince stadium under gang control, the Grenadiers are playing home games in Curaçao. Their French coach hasn’t visited Haiti since his appointment.

#washingtonpost.com. × Trump golf property vandalized by pro-Palestinian group. Members of the activist group Palestine Action splashed red paint over one of the resort’s buildings and painted the slogan “Gaza is not for sale” on the lawn.

#washingtonpost.com. × Fred Stolle, 1960s Australian tennis star, dies at 86. Playing with a formidable serve-and-volley style, he won 19 Grand Slam titles, including singles championships in France in 1965 and the United States in 1966.

#washingtonpost.com. × Playing soccer and navigating the war in Gaza on a team of Arabs and Jews. Bnei Sakhnin is the most famous Arab team in the Israeli Premier League. For 16 months of war, players struggled not to fall apart.

#washingtonpost.com. × Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion and Cold War symbol, dies at 88. His 1972 match against Bobby Fischer, the American chess star, became known as the “Match of the Century.”

#washingtonpost.com. × Afghanistan’s favorite sport is thriving, even under Taliban rule. The fast-paced equestrian game of buzkashi is a welcome distraction in rural Afghanistan, blighted by drought and poverty, and has been embraced by the Taliban.

#washingtonpost.com. × Booing an anthem? Three fights in nine seconds? Welcome to USA-Canada hockey.. Fans in Montreal continued to boo the American national anthem and a string of fights followed in a Team USA win over Canada in Saturday night’s 4 Nations Face-Off game.

#washingtonpost.com. × Soccer star Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially harassing police officer. Kerr, one of the highest-profile players in women’s soccer, was charged after a 2023 dispute with a London taxi driver turned into a heated exchange with police.

#washingtonpost.com. × White House to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba. Less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden is lifting the state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba.

#washingtonpost.com. × Agnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor who became Olympic gymnast, dies at 103. With 10 medals, including five gold, she was one of the most decorated athletes in the history of her sport.

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