Sports

By Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — If Team USA is looking for inspiration ahead of the men’s Olympic hockey final Sunday against fierce rivals Canada, it need look no further than the iconic exploits of the “Miracle on Ice” heroes from 1980. It’s been 46 years since the last time the United States won gold

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — As Jordan Stolz hung in the pack of speedskaters, the distance between them and two daring breakaway skaters stretching further and further, Stolz found himself sort of fighting with himself. He could sense, without being told, that everyone was waiting for him – the guy with two

By Don Riddell, Glen Levy, CNN (CNN) — On the eve of the new Major League Soccer (MLS) season, MLS Commissioner Don Garber has expressed his interest in Real Madrid superstars Vinícius Júnior and Kylian Mbappé eventually becoming part of the league and playing their club soccer in North America. The 31st season of MLS

By Ben Church, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — Two minutes and four seconds. That’s all that stood between Team USA and a gutting loss in the women’s hockey final on Thursday. For much of the game, the US players had huffed and puffed but failed to find a way past Canada’s stubborn defense – more

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Dressed in his all-white tuxedo and matching skates, camera operator Jordan Cowan has become an accidental star at this year’s Olympic figure skating events in Milan. Videos of the 35-year-old filming skaters as they leave the ice have gone viral, in part due to his attire but also the

By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — The Major League Baseball Players Association has elected a new executive director following the sudden departure of Tony Clark, who had led the union for over a decade. Bruce Meyer will serve as the sixth executive director in the history of the MLBPA, the union announced. Player leadership –

CNN By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — When she finally crossed the finish line a second-and-a-half faster than anyone else, Mikaela Shiffrin did the strangest thing. Nothing. She did nothing. As the memory of eight races, four years and whatever other numbers that people used to reduce a lifetime of achievement into

By Dana O’Neil, CNN Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy (CNN) — When she finally crossed the finish line a second-and-a-half faster than anyone else, Mikaela Shiffrin did the strangest thing. Nothing. She did nothing. As the memory of eight races, four years and whatever other numbers that people used to reduce a lifetime of achievement into a

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — There was a welcome addition to the end of Wednesday’s Olympic women’s cross-country skiing team sprint free race, when a dog joined some of the athletes for the final sprint to the line. Footage from the broadcast showed the happy-looking pup running behind two skiers, with the crowd cheering

By Ben Church, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — It’s around 102 years since the very first Winter Olympics were held in the French resort of Chamonix, but this year’s Games will be the first to feature the sport of skimo. Short for ski mountaineering, skimo is the only sport making its debut at Milan Cortina