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American sprinter Allyson Felix unretires, intends to compete at 2028 LA Olympics

Legendary American sprinter Allyson Felix, the most decorated female track & field athlete in Olympic history, announced her comeback on Monday. The 40-year-old Felix intends to compete at the 2028 LA Games — and yes, she’s aware it’ll be an uphill climb.

April 29, 2026

Mikaela Shiffrin explains the value of sponsorship from U.S. Ski & Snowboard, Stifel, and luxury brands

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Mikaela Shiffrin was one of the most recognized athletes heading into Milano Cortina 2026, and she emerged from the Games with more hype than ever before. Shiffrin is enjoying a new era for women Winter Olympians, who can now leverage their athletic success beyond the Games through fashion and media.

April 02, 2026

Team USA defeats Canada to win first men’s hockey Olympic gold since 1980

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It wasn’t a Miracle, but 46 years later, the result was the same: Team USA is back atop the men’s hockey world, beating Canada 2–1 in 3-on-3 overtime yesterday to win Olympic gold for the first time since 1980. Here’s how the red, white, and blue claimed the final hardware of the Milano Cortina Games.

February 23, 2026

Team USA sparks comeback to defeat Canada 2–1 for the Olympic gold medal

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It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish — and yesterday, Team USA women’s hockey embraced the adage, posting a dramatic 2–1 overtime comeback to clinch their third-ever gold medal…all against their archrival Canada, no less. Here’s how the historic dub went down.

February 20, 2026

Figure skater Alysa Liu becomes first American woman to win individual Olympic gold medal in 24 years

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For the first time in 24 years, an American woman has won individual Olympic figure skating gold: Former retiree Alysa Liu rose to the occasion yesterday, clinching the title with a breathtaking freeskate. Grab some tissues because this story’s inspiring as heck.

February 20, 2026

Team USA is the heavy favorite heading into Milano Cortina Olympics gold medal game

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It’s all hockey, all the time with the Team USA women’s gold medal game against Canada set for today at 1:10 p.m. ET while the boys recover from yesterday’s taxing quarter-final (QF) dub. Channel your inner Herb Brooks — great moments are born from great opportunity, after all.

February 19, 2026

Olympic, Paralympic brands dazzle in front of record global audience at Milano Cortina 2026

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Americans dig the Winter Olympics. Last week, the first five days of the Winter Olympics wrapped with 26.5M viewers across NBC platforms, a 93% increase over a comparable period at Beijing 2022. This has been followed with record-breaking global audiences fueled by digital and social growth: Social engagement has doubled since Beijing 2022, with Olympic digital platforms surpassing 100M users.

February 19, 2026

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin aims to end eight-year medal drought

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American skier Mikaela Shiffrin aims to end eight-year medal drought

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February 18, 2026

American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin, the winningest Alpine skier of all time, hasn’t won an Olympic medal since 2018 — and her final chance to reach the podium at these Games is in today’s 7:30 a.m. ET slalom. Drop right in on today’s story as her Olympic journey continues.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #553

The pros and cons of the NWSL’s potential calendar change and will a Canadian team finally win the Stanley Cup

May 05, 2026

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The pros and cons of the NWSL’s potential calendar change and will a Canadian team finally win the Stanley Cup

It’s been 33 years since a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup, and with the second round of the playoffs underway, just one squad remains in contention: the Montreal Canadiens. On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dig deep on the Habs, the NHL’s youngest team, before highlighting the other NHL playoff series that has our undivided attention. After that, in today’s Personal Training Session, El and Steph answer GISTer questions about a potential change to the NWSL.