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NHL players back at Olympics

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At the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, men's ice hockey returned with NHL stars for the first time in 12 years, with opening games played at two Milan venues.

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Our Winter Olympics & Their Environments series, edited by @theliftline.bsky.social and M. Blake Butler, begins today with "The High-Energy Afterlives of Lillehammer’s Olympic Cabins" by @finnarne.me

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The High-Energy Afterlives of Lillehammer’s Olympic Cabins
Lillehammer’s “Green Games” housing created high-energy cabin villages, reshaping Norwegian leisure culture while undermining long-term sustainability goals.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM

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The only way I could win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics is if complaining about being cold was an event
February 9, 2026 at 4:20 PM

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Is there any Winter Olympics sport that doesn't look like all the participants are hell-bent on a short life?
February 9, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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Another mega media sport events, another sport diplomacy, sportswashing and PR disaster opportunity.
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Sports diplomacy & the Winter Olympics & Paralympics
The hands of the global sport mega event clock have turned to the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Hosted by the cities of Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo at venues across northern Italy, around two ...
humanities.org.au
February 9, 2026 at 6:08 AM

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Breezy Johnson is the “first out LGBTQ athlete (and the first American athlete) to win a gold medal at the Milan Winter Olympics”: www.outsports.com/2026/2/8/241...
Out LGBTQ athlete Breezy Johnson skis to Olympic gold - Outsports
Four after a crash at Cortina denied her a medal in Beijing in 2022, the bisexual skier conquers Cortina for Olympic gold in 2026.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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As part of the CBC Olympics 2026 Milano-Cortina coverage, I wrote about Lindsey Vonn's crash, the risks of sport, and why athletes make the decisions they make.
Thank you to mental performance consultant Georgia Ens for her insight.

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ANALYSIS | Despite disastrous crash, Lindsey Vonn’s return was neither selfish or unwarranted | CBC Sports
All the emotions swirling around Lindsey Vonn’s crash, and questions about why she decided to compete in the first place, are blowing up the internet. But for elite athletes, it’s not the glory but th...
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February 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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Really looking forward to when they try to give some Russian girl with quads another gold medal that Kaori Sakamoto actually won in a couple weeks
February 8, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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That team figure skating competition is the highlight of the first couple of days of the Olympics.
February 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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Man, this Italian guy clinching a medal by skating out of his damn skin and then celebrating like a madman…this is the Good Olympics Shit.
February 8, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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Hear me out: Indoor track and field at the winter Olympics.
i don't see why they can't do all the track and field events at both olympics. put a coat on
February 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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The next summer Olympics are going to be so embarrassing.
February 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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First Team USA's medal of this game is brought by a queer athlete. What will MAGA say? 🌈
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Breezy Johnson wins gold in women's downhill, earning Team USA's first medal of Winter Games. Follow live updates.
https://cnn.it/4tiQMkd
February 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM

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