A number of Olympic athletes have turned to knitting during the heat of the Games, including Ben Ogden, who this week became the most decorated American male Olympic cross-country skier.
Left: USA's Ben Ogden competes during the cross-country free sprint on Wednesday. Right: Bronze medallist USA's Jessie Diggins celebrates on the podium for the women's cross-country 10km. Both Olympians knit during their downtime between events.'/Open
U.S. cross-country skiers Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher power to a silver medal in the men's team sprint. U.S. women led by Jessie Diggins finish off the podium.
She's done it again. Jessie Diggins, age 34 and skiing in her final Olympics, captured a bronze medal for the U.S. at the Milan Cortina Games. She battled through the pain from injured ribs to reach the podium.
President Trump called Olympic skier Hunter Hess "a real loser" Sunday after Hess described the "mixed emotions" of representing the U.S. at the 2026 Games . Why it matters: While the Olympics traditionally unite Americans behind their athletes, the Milano Cortina Games have become the latest flashpoint, with the president once again targeting elite athletes representing the U.S. who have used their platform to criticize him. - But that hasn't kept Team USA athletes from condemning the administration and discussing the America they choose to represent. Context: Wearing the flag, Hess told reporters, doesn't mean he represents the state of the country in its entirety. He said representing the U.S. "brings up mixed emotions." -…
Many spent their careers training on the mountains they'll be competing on at the Winter Games. Lindsey Vonn wanted to stage a comeback on these slopes and Jessie Diggins won her first World Cup there.
The Winter Olympic Games are just beginning, but some athletes are already speaking out against the Trump administration and its immigration enforcement tactics. The big picture: While the Olympic Charter prohibits political, religious or racial demonstrations at Olympic sites, athletes have used early interviews and social media posts to express their concerns. - Team USA rebranded its hospitality house from Ice House to Winter House, distancing it from current immigration enforcement. The latest: Team Great Britain skier Gus Kenworthy shared a photo on Instagram that appeared to show 'f--k ICE' written in snow with urine just ahead of the Milan-Cortina games opening ceremony. - The Olympian, who was raised in the U.S., also urged …
US Olympic athletes are arriving and settling into their digs for the next couple of weeks in Italy. Curlers are amazed by the mountain scenery in Cortina; figure skaters are plant fostering in Milan; and the big air slopestyle women are "smashing pizzas" in Livigno.
"I want to make sure you know who I'm racing for," wrote Minnesota-born cross-country skiing star Jessie Diggins. Meanwhile, a hospitality center for Team USA families dropped the name "Ice House."