Olympics and Paralympics

How to watch the U.S.-Canada Olympic gold medal men's hockey game
The Milan Cortina Olympics end with a blockbuster men’s hockey gold medal game between the U.S. and Canada. The rivalry caps the NHL’s return to the Games after a 12-year break.
U.S. wins 3rd Olympic gold in women's hockey, beating Canada 2-1 on Megan Keller's OT goal
Defender Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its third women’s hockey gold medal with a 2-1 victory over Canada at the Milan Cortina Games to close another thrilling chapter of one of sports most heated rivalries.
Tabitha Peterson and U.S. women reach Olympic curling semis with tight win over Switzerland
The United States has earned a spot in the women’s curling semifinals at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The U.S. beat Switzerland 7-6 on Thursday in a match that went to an extra end. The Americans will face the Swiss again in Friday’s semifinals.
Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina Games
A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times. As elite cross-country skiers pushed to the finish in the women’s team sprint heats, a dog wandered onto the course and ran with athletes down the straightaway.
Long-lost footage of Sven Sundgaard's dad, Kip Sundgaard, in the 1976 Winter Olympics
50 years ago, MPR News Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard’s dad, Kip Sundgaard, was a ski jumper in the 1976 Winter Olympic. But Sven and his family had never seen Kip’s Olympic jump or him in the opening ceremonies until just recently when someone in Austria reached out with long-lost video footage.
Hughes and Tkachuk brothers make U.S. Olympic men's hockey team a family affair
Brothers being teammates at the Olympics is rare — and as if chasing what would be the first gold medal for the U.S. men since the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980 wasn't special enough for the next couple of weeks, it's a chance for those four players to do so alongside a sibling.
One Olympic sport doesn’t allow women. These Games could determine its future
Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They say their odds for 2030 hinge on people watching men's events this week.