NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The International Olympic Committee (IOC) addressed a letter from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) petitioning for a spot in the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games for American skeleton veteran Katie Uhlaender. Uhlaender recently lost out on the chance to qualify for a spot after…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Five-time Team USA Olympian Katie Uhlaender was on her way to making her sixth Winter Games. But then a decision by Team Canada took it all away. With a shot at qualifying during the North American Skeleton Cup in Lake Placid, New York, earlier this month, Canada…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Team Canada Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who allegedly ran a transnational drug ring and orchestrated multiple murders, was seen on video being escorted by law enforcement after being captured by the FBI Friday. Wedding was escorted in handcuffs off of a plane as he landed in…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive Ryan Wedding has been captured in Mexico with the help of local authorities, Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed Friday. Bondi announced Wedding’s capture in a post on X, adding the Canadian national…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration has revealed various “major sporting events” in addition to the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games in which athletes and coaches will be exempt from a broad visa ban on nearly 40 countries, allowing them to travel to the U.S. to compete….
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! American snowboarder Chloe Kim shared an optimistic update on her status for the Milan Cortina Olympics. The two-time Olympic gold medalist said she’s “good to go” for the competition despite dealing with the effects of a torn labrum in her shoulder. Kim sustained the injury during a…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ueli Kestenholz, the Swiss snowboard pioneer who won bronze at snowboarding’s Olympic debut, has died after an avalanche in Switzerland. He was 50. Kestenholz was snowboarding Sunday in the Lötschental valley of Valais when he was swept away and buried in the avalanche, the Swiss ski federation said Tuesday….
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jim Hartung, a former U.S. Olympic gymnast who won gold in 1984 and was a member of the Nebraska Cornhuskers national championship teams, has died, the school said. He was 65. Nebraska announced Hartung’s death on Monday. He was an assistant gymnastics coach for the Big Ten…