Ilia Malinin and unforgiving glare of Olympic spotlight
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At the Winter Olympics today, Ilia Malinin skates for gold, the USA women's hockey team plays, and men's halfpipe is settled. Follow along live.
The bid to win a medal is more elusive for some than others. In fact, 84 of the 122 teams have never won a medal in the Winter Olympics. The United States won its first medal in the 1924 Chamonix Olympics, the first winter games held in modern history, along with seven other teams, including Canada and Great Britain.
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, mark a historic moment for the Games. Not only because Italy is hosting for the first time since Torino 2006, but because these Olympics will be taking place in multiple locations, with venues scattered across the Italian Alps and Dolomites.
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While Team Mongolia stole the show early on, Olympic fans are spotting other new and exciting medal-worthy Milano Cortina team uniforms