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Local Olympians

Britcher finishes World Cup season fourth overall

ALTENBURG, Germany—The World Cup finale for the 2025-2026 season was held this past weekend to determine the winners of the crystal globes. Four-time Olympian Summer Britcher was the only U.S. athlete to compete as she had a chance of earning a top-three finish in the overall World Cup ...

US wins 3rd Olympic gold in women’s hockey

MILAN — Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its third Olympic gold medal in women’s hockey, beating Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night to close another thrilling chapter of one of sports’ most heated rivalries. American ...

Saranac Laker finishes 4th in 2-man Olympic bobsled

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Germany left no doubt, again: It dominates the men’s bobsled world. Johannes Lochner left no doubt, either: In his farewell season, he’s going out as the most unbeatable bobsledder on the planet. Making it look as easy as one, two, three — or eins, ...

USA Luge’s Ashley Farquharson wins Olympic bronze

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Ashley Farquharson crossed the finish line, looked at the giant scoreboard at the end of the track and then immediately began to cry. A happy cry, at that. A very happy cry. USA Luge has its seventh Olympic medal — one that came from a slider who never ...

Germany’s Philipp Raimund wins Olympic ski jump gold

PREDAZZO, Italy — Philipp Raimund of Germany led two other Olympic rookies and a veteran of the Games who never reached the podium past a field of former medalists and world champions to win gold in the men’s normal hill ski jump at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Monday. With a best ...