Nancy Armour
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Columnist for USA TODAY Sports, writing about little bit of everything. Aunt of three greatest boys ever; runner; Starbucks junkie.
Mikaela Shiffrin drew bib No. 7 for the first run of the Olympic slalom race.
Here's where Mikaela Shiffrin starts in Olympic slalom first run
Mikaela Shiffrin will start seventh in the slalom, her last chance to win a medal at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
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February 17, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Mikaela Shiffrin drew bib No. 7 for the first run of the Olympic slalom race.
Lindsey Vonn says Olympic injury 'more severe' than broken leg
Lindsey Vonn says Olympic injury 'more severe' than broken leg
Lindsey Vonn is back in the United States after a severe crash at the 2026 Winter Olympics required multiple surgeries.
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February 17, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Lindsey Vonn says Olympic injury 'more severe' than broken leg
Those Olympic medals around Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Armbruster Humphries’ necks weren’t just for them and their families.
They’re for every woman who’s had to juggle a career and motherhood.
They’re for every woman who’s had to juggle a career and motherhood.
Bobsled queens inspire with medals on the track, motherhood off it
Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Armbruster Humphries were surrounded by their kids as they stood atop Olympic podium with gold and bronze medals.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Those Olympic medals around Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Armbruster Humphries’ necks weren’t just for them and their families.
They’re for every woman who’s had to juggle a career and motherhood.
They’re for every woman who’s had to juggle a career and motherhood.
Eight days after her crash, Lindsey Vonn says she’s 'slowly coming back to life'
Lindsey Vonn 'slowly coming back to life' in latest injury update
Lindsey Vonn is progressing after multiple surgeries to repair a broken leg at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here are the latest injury updates today.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Eight days after her crash, Lindsey Vonn says she’s 'slowly coming back to life'
Canada is embroiled in its second cheating scandal in as many Olympics.
Maybe they’re as calculating as the rest of us after all.
Maybe they’re as calculating as the rest of us after all.
Blame Canada! Country's Olympians are covered in cloud of suspicion again
Canada has now been rocked by cheating scandals at back-to-back Olympics. First soccer at 2024 Summer Games, now curling at Milano Cortina.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Canada is embroiled in its second cheating scandal in as many Olympics.
Maybe they’re as calculating as the rest of us after all.
Maybe they’re as calculating as the rest of us after all.
It’s an age-old question: How long is too long to hang onto a team that’s had so much success?
As they prepare to play Sweden to for a spot in the gold medal game, it’s clear the U.S. women began the transition to the next generation at the perfect time.
As they prepare to play Sweden to for a spot in the gold medal game, it’s clear the U.S. women began the transition to the next generation at the perfect time.
Youth movement pays off for USA women's hockey. These kids are good
Of the 23 women on the USA Olympic hockey team, nine are 23 or younger. The pipeline is dangerous, having won gold or silver all but once since 1998.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
It’s an age-old question: How long is too long to hang onto a team that’s had so much success?
As they prepare to play Sweden to for a spot in the gold medal game, it’s clear the U.S. women began the transition to the next generation at the perfect time.
As they prepare to play Sweden to for a spot in the gold medal game, it’s clear the U.S. women began the transition to the next generation at the perfect time.
Mikaela Shiffrin’s team got a win today. Her coach took another chunk out of the glass ceiling.
Mikaela Shiffrin's coach makes Olympic history in Cortina giant slalom
Mikaela Shiffrin's coach, Karin Harjo, became the first woman to set a course for an Olympic Alpine skiing event, designing the women's giant slalom.
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February 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Mikaela Shiffrin’s team got a win today. Her coach took another chunk out of the glass ceiling.
It’s easy to get disillusioned with the Olympics. The crass commercialization, the scandals, the hypocrisy.
And then Federica Brignone wins two golds 10 months after a crash so bad she wasn’t sure she’d walk again, and you’re reminded why they matter.
And then Federica Brignone wins two golds 10 months after a crash so bad she wasn’t sure she’d walk again, and you’re reminded why they matter.
Federica Brignone's resilience a golden reminder of why Olympics matter
Federica Brignone was so determined to ski at a home Olympics she endured multiple surgeries and agonizing rehab. Now, she has two gold medals.
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February 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
It’s easy to get disillusioned with the Olympics. The crass commercialization, the scandals, the hypocrisy.
And then Federica Brignone wins two golds 10 months after a crash so bad she wasn’t sure she’d walk again, and you’re reminded why they matter.
And then Federica Brignone wins two golds 10 months after a crash so bad she wasn’t sure she’d walk again, and you’re reminded why they matter.
Lindsey Vonn says her third surgery went well and she’ll be headed home soon.
Lindsey Vonn shares injury update on latest surgery, set for return to USA
Lindsey Vonn crashed at the 2026 Winter Olympics, broke her leg and was airlifted to a hospital. Here are the latest injury updates today.
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February 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Lindsey Vonn says her third surgery went well and she’ll be headed home soon.
Want to know more about Jordan Stolz, who now has two gold medals?
I’ve got you covered!
I’ve got you covered!
Speed skater Jordan Stolz seized World Cups. Olympic history is next
Speed skater Jordan Stolz has an almost unbreakable hold on the men's side of the sport. He could leave the 2026 Winter Games with four gold medals.
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February 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Want to know more about Jordan Stolz, who now has two gold medals?
I’ve got you covered!
I’ve got you covered!
That’s two!
Two races, two Olympic records, two gold medals for Jordan Stolz.
And two more races to go.
Two races, two Olympic records, two gold medals for Jordan Stolz.
And two more races to go.
February 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
That’s two!
Two races, two Olympic records, two gold medals for Jordan Stolz.
And two more races to go.
Two races, two Olympic records, two gold medals for Jordan Stolz.
And two more races to go.
The Olympics can make an athlete’s career.
They cannot, no matter how loud the peanut gallery howls, break it.
They cannot, no matter how loud the peanut gallery howls, break it.
Olympics not the only way to define greatness, especially in winter sports
The Olympic podium is not the end-all, be-all. Even the Olympics themselves cannot define the career of a great athlete like Mikaela Shiffrin.
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February 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The Olympics can make an athlete’s career.
They cannot, no matter how loud the peanut gallery howls, break it.
They cannot, no matter how loud the peanut gallery howls, break it.
Ukraine Olympic athlete disqualified for memorial helmet meets Zelenskyy
Ukraine Olympic athlete disqualified for memorial helmet meets Zelenskyy
Vladysav Heraskevych, the Ukrainian skeleton racer disqualified from over his remembrance helmet, has received his country's Order of Freedom.
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February 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Ukraine Olympic athlete disqualified for memorial helmet meets Zelenskyy
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen has given Brazil and South America their first medal in the Winter Olympics. And it’s a gold as he wins the GS.
How cool.
How cool.
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen has given Brazil and South America their first medal in the Winter Olympics. And it’s a gold as he wins the GS.
How cool.
How cool.
I understand not wanting athletes to be embroiled in politics. But these are athletes who are dead because Putin invaded their country. That’s not political, that’s humanity.
Court denies appeal by Ukrainian athlete whose helmet honored war dead
The Court of Arbitration finds Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet violates IOC rules, despite protests that honoring dead is not a political statement.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I understand not wanting athletes to be embroiled in politics. But these are athletes who are dead because Putin invaded their country. That’s not political, that’s humanity.
In honor of Laila’s goal, re-upping this:
As the U.S. women begin the medal rounds tonight, read about Laila Edwards.
She’s going to change hockey.
She’s going to change hockey.
Laila Edwards is Team USA's future, but her impact off ice is even greater
Laila Edwards is the first Black woman to play on USA women's hockey team at the Olympics. She's inspiring the next generation of girls, too.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:16 PM
In honor of Laila’s goal, re-upping this:
Oh my God, Laila Edwards. These women have families!
February 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Oh my God, Laila Edwards. These women have families!
As the U.S. women begin the medal rounds tonight, read about Laila Edwards.
She’s going to change hockey.
She’s going to change hockey.
Laila Edwards is Team USA's future, but her impact off ice is even greater
Laila Edwards is the first Black woman to play on USA women's hockey team at the Olympics. She's inspiring the next generation of girls, too.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
As the U.S. women begin the medal rounds tonight, read about Laila Edwards.
She’s going to change hockey.
She’s going to change hockey.
Breezy Johnson gets more bling! Olympic gold medalist gets engaged after super-G
Breezy Johnson adds engagement ring to Olympic gold after fiance proposes
American alpine skier Breezy Johnson is coming home with more than an Olympic gold medal after her fiance proposed following the super-G race.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Breezy Johnson gets more bling! Olympic gold medalist gets engaged after super-G
This is so weak
Ukrainian athlete kicked out of Olympics over helmet honoring war dead
Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was kicked out of the Olympics for wearing a helmet honoring fellow athletes killed in Russia's invasion.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:25 AM
This is so weak
“That feeling when you know he’s coming, it’s not a nice feeling, of course.’’
Jordan Stolz didn’t disappoint in his first race in Milano Cortina.
Jordan Stolz didn’t disappoint in his first race in Milano Cortina.
American Jordan Stolz wins gold, sets Olympic record in speed skating
Jordan Stolz broke the Olympic record in the men's 1,000 meters and officially started his quest for four golds at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:15 PM
“That feeling when you know he’s coming, it’s not a nice feeling, of course.’’
Jordan Stolz didn’t disappoint in his first race in Milano Cortina.
Jordan Stolz didn’t disappoint in his first race in Milano Cortina.
That’s smoked. Not smiled. Though Stolz did that, too, after the race.
That’s one!
Jordan Stolz gets his first gold medal, in the 1,000 meters. Smiled the competition.
Jordan Stolz gets his first gold medal, in the 1,000 meters. Smiled the competition.
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
That’s smoked. Not smiled. Though Stolz did that, too, after the race.
Lindsey Vonn had a third surgery, says she’s going to “be OK”
Lindsey Vonn shares gruesome photo, injury update after third surgery
Lindsey Vonn crashed at the 2026 Winter Olympics, broke her leg and was airlifted to a hospital. Here are the latest injury updates today.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Lindsey Vonn had a third surgery, says she’s going to “be OK”
That’s one!
Jordan Stolz gets his first gold medal, in the 1,000 meters. Smiled the competition.
Jordan Stolz gets his first gold medal, in the 1,000 meters. Smiled the competition.
February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
That’s one!
Jordan Stolz gets his first gold medal, in the 1,000 meters. Smiled the competition.
Jordan Stolz gets his first gold medal, in the 1,000 meters. Smiled the competition.
Jordan Stolz races for the first time at Milano Cortina tonight and the 1,000 is his best event.
Read why you need to get familiar with him.
Read why you need to get familiar with him.
Speed skater Jordan Stolz seized World Cups. Olympic history is next
Speed skater Jordan Stolz has an almost unbreakable hold on the men's side of the sport. He could leave the 2026 Winter Games with four gold medals.
www.usatoday.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Jordan Stolz races for the first time at Milano Cortina tonight and the 1,000 is his best event.
Read why you need to get familiar with him.
Read why you need to get familiar with him.