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Norway's Klaebo Continues 'Golden Run' at Games
Norwegian Rules
Cross-Country
Slopes, Along
With a Dog
2026 Olympics
Feb 18, 2026 8:17 AM CST

Norwegian Rules Cross-Country Slopes, Along With a Dog

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo earns 5th gold medal of Games, while a pup infiltrates the women's heat

(Newser) - Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo's golden run at Milan Cortina continued Wednesday as the Norwegian cross-country ski star secured his fifth gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics—and a record 10th overall—in the men's team sprint. Klaebo beat back a challenge from the United States to improve on his...

Athlete Convicted of Fraud Wins Olympic Gold Over Victim
Athlete Convicted of Fraud
Wins Olympic Gold Over Victim
2026 Olympics
Feb 12, 2026 12:55 PM CST

Athlete Convicted of Fraud Wins Olympic Gold Over Victim

France's Julia Simon edges past scammed teammate, who came in 80th, in 15km biathlon

(Newser) - A biathlete who admitted ripping off her teammate's credit card just skied past her to an Olympic title. France's Julia Simon, 29, took gold in the women's 15km individual biathlon in Italy's Milan Cortina Games, while Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, the teammate she defrauded, finished a distant 80th,...

Greg Louganis Sells His Medals
Greg Louganis Sells His Medals
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Sep 6, 2025 11:52 AM CDT

Greg Louganis Sells His Medals

'I needed the money,' says famed Olympic diver, who also sold home to start life anew in Panama

(Newser) - Five-time Olympic medalist Greg Louganis is now down three of those medals, reports NJ.com , saying in a Facebook post that he's leaving the country and that "I needed the money" to make that happen. The fabled American diver, who won gold medals in the 1984 and 1988...

Olympic Gold Medalist Dies in Climbing Accident

German athlete Laura Dahlmeier, 31, was caught in a rockfall on Pakistan's Laila Peak

(Newser) - German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan following a climbing accident , and efforts are underway to retrieve her body, a local government spokesman said Wednesday. Dahlmeier, an Olympic gold medalist, was climbing Laila Peak in the Karakoram mountain range on Monday when she...

Holocaust Survivor, 103, Was Oldest Living Olympic Medalist

Agnes Keleti assumed a false identity before winning gold in gymnastics five times

(Newser) - Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died. She was 103. Keleti died Thursday in Budapest, the Hungarian state news agency reported, after being hospitalized with pneumonia on Dec. 25. She won a total of 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics, including five golds,...

Musk, Rowling, Trump Tweeted About Her. Now She's Suing

Olympic boxer and gold medalist Imane Khelif files criminal complaint over cyberbullying on her gender

(Newser) - The Algerian boxer who faced global scrutiny over her gender on the path to an Olympic gold medal is suing her bullies. Imane Khelif has filed a criminal complaint in France alleging "aggravated cyber harassment" from Elon Musk, JK Rowling, and others on Musk's social platform X. Though...

Gymnast Turned Shooter Wins Guatemala's First Olympic Gold

Adriana Ruano was forced to pivot after injury ended her career

(Newser) - A spinal injury ended Adriana Ruano's chances of competing at the Olympics as a gymnast. She came back as a shooter and won Guatemala's first gold medal on Wednesday, the AP reports. Ruano was training for the 2011 world championships in gymnastics, a qualifier for the London Olympics...

Some Olympians Return Home to More Than Just Applause

In Hong Kong, gold medalists earn $768K for their efforts; other nations offer lots of other perks

(Newser) - For some Olympic medalists, after the podium come the perks. CNBC notes that the International Olympic Committee doesn't hand out prize money itself to those who take home gold, but Forbes looked into the more than 200 countries participating in the Paris Games and found more than a handful...

16 Years After 'Galling Mistake,' Snowboarder Finally Wins Gold

Lindsey Jacobellis brings home first gold for US at Winter Games in Beijing

(Newser) - It took 16 years and five Olympic appearances, but Lindsey Jacobellis finally has her gold medal. NBC News reports that the world-champion snowboarder, who first competed in the Games in 2006 in Turin, took top honors Wednesday in the women's snowboard cross, earning the US its first gold at...

Olympic Champ Joins Thousands in Paris Run
Olympic Champ Joins
Thousands in Paris Run
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Oct 31, 2021 11:40 AM CDT

Olympic Champ Joins Thousands in Paris Run

Eliud Kipchoge starts at the back of the race on the Champs-Elysees

(Newser) - Some 3,600 amateur runners faced off Sunday against Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge in a special race in the heart of Paris, an event tied to the city's hosting of the 2024 Olympics. The runners raced along the historic, cobblestoned Champs-Elysees, with Kipchoge starting off last, darting alongside....

Hurdler Who Won Gold Thanks Volunteer Who Got Him to the Race

Hansle Parchment almost missed his chance at Olympic medal after he went to wrong venue

(Newser) - If your mother always told you give yourself plenty of time to get to the airport, or to your Olympic 110-meter hurdling competition, we hope you've listened. Hansle Parchment will likely leave the house way early from now on, after the Jamaican hurdler almost missed his chance to compete...

Out of Biles' Shadow, a New Gold Medalist for Team USA

18-year-old gymnast Suni Lee of Minnesota takes top honors at women's all-around finals

(Newser) - Much of the talk of late regarding women's gymnastics at the Summer Olympics has centered on the US' Simone Biles , who dropped out of multiple events to focus on her mental health, but one of her teammates just earned her own big headline. Sunisa Lee, 18, took home the...

She Broke Away at Start of Race, Figured She'd Be Caught—but Wasn't

Anna Kiesenhofer stuns Olympic cycling with her gold medal win

(Newser) - As Dutch champion cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten crossed the finish line of the Olympic women's road race Sunday, she raised her arms in the air, assuming she'd come in first. Not so: Anna Kiesenhofer, an Austrian cyclist who wasn't on any pre-race list of contenders, had crossed...

Capitol Mob Included a Gold Medal Winner

Klete Keller was wearing his Olympic team jacket

(Newser) - The mob that attacked the US Capitol last week included a swimmer who won two Olympic gold medals for his country. Former teammates and coaches picked Klete Keller out of the crowd on a video posted online, the New York Times reports. Not only was his face uncovered and visible...

Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson Reveals Miscarriage

'It's been a roller coaster,' she says in video

(Newser) - Gold medal gymnast Shawn Johnson East reveals in an emotional video that she miscarried two days after she found out she was pregnant. Johnson East, 25, posted a video titled pregnancy + heartbreak to her YouTube channel on Saturday announcing her happiness on learning she was pregnant, and then her...

Big Surprise for Strangers Who Helped Stranded Wheelchair Racer

Woman they assisted during NYC Marathon was Paralympic gold medalist Zou Lihong

(Newser) - In a New York minute, a Paralympic athlete's distressing experience turned into an inspiring one thanks to a smartphone app and the kindness of strangers. The New York Times reports on the plight of Zou Lihong, a Chinese wheelchair racer who beat US favorite Tatyana McFadden to win gold...

Bolt Scores 3rd Straight 200M Gold
Bolt Scores Amazing
3rd 200M Gold
OLYMPICS
Aug 19, 2016 12:39 AM CDT

Bolt Scores Amazing 3rd 200M Gold

'I've proven to the world I'm the greatest'

(Newser) - Usain Bolt completed an unprecedented third consecutive sweep of the 100- and 200-meter sprints in Rio Thursday, an accomplishment that further elevated his status as the most decorated male sprinter in Olympic history, the AP reports. He won the 200-meter race with a time of 19.78 seconds to defeat...

Michael Phelps Tries to Break 2,168-Year-Old Record Today

He tied the record for individual Olympic gold medals this week

(Newser) - Michael Phelps will try to break an ancient Olympic record this week. The swimmer has won 21 Olympic gold medals, 12 of them in individual events—and those dozen personal medals mean Phelps has tied an Olympic record that had been held for 2,168 years, Deadspin reports. Olympic historian...

This American Just Won Gold—for Russia
 This American Just 
 Won Gold—for Russia 
olympics
Feb 19, 2014 11:57 AM CST

This American Just Won Gold—for Russia

Vic Wild didn't get support he needed from US, he says

(Newser) - Vic Wild is an American, born and raised in Washington state—but the gold medal he won at the Sochi Olympics today was for none other than ... Russia. Why? Wild decided to compete for Russia because his event, men's snowboarding parallel giant slalom, wasn't getting much support in...

London's 'WeirWolf' Wins 4th Gold
 London's 
 'WeirWolf' 
 Wins 4th Gold 
PARALYMPICS
Sep 9, 2012 9:55 AM CDT

London's 'WeirWolf' Wins 4th Gold

David Weir is home country's undisputed star of the Paralympics

(Newser) - If you're looking for the star of London's Paralympics, look no further than British wheelchair racer David Weir. The man nicknamed the "Weirwolf of London" completed his clean sweep of golds today, timing his sprint finish to perfection to win the wheelchair marathon in 1 hour, 30...

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