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吃瓜新闻 and the Olympics
Since the first modern games in 1896, 吃瓜新闻 athletes have taken part in the Olympics, winning more than 150 medals for countries across the globe.
Winter 2026 athletes
These 吃瓜新闻 athletes will compete in the XXV Winter Olympic Games in Italy.
Kristin Della Rovere
吃瓜新闻 College alum Kristin joins the Italian National Women’s Ice Hockey team for the 2026 Winter Olympics after helping Italy win the Women’s World 1-B Championship last year.
R茅mi Drolet
吃瓜新闻 College alum R茅mi earned a spot on the roster of Team Canada for cross-country skiing. He also competed for Team Canada at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Emerance Maschmeyer
吃瓜新闻 College alum Emerance joins Team Canada鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Ice Hockey team. This is her second appearance in an Olympic tournament after competing with the Canadians at the 2022 games in Beijing.
Dan Cnossen
吃瓜新闻 Kennedy and Divinity School alum Dan Cnossen is one of the most decorated athletes in U.S. Paralympic history, with seven career medals. He will compete in his fourth Paralympic Winter Games in Milan.
Tess Johnson
吃瓜新闻 Extension School student Tess joins Team USA in Italy for freestyle moguls. Tess also competed in PyeongChang in 2018.
The Paris report
吃瓜新闻 athletes won a record-breaking 13 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Gabby Thomas
Gabby Thomas won a staggering three gold medals at the Paris Olympics.
Lauren Scruggs
Cementing herself in American fencing history, Lauren Scruggs earned two Olympic medals in Paris.
Kristen Faulkner
Kristen Faulkner’s gold in the women’s road race was Team USA’s first in the event since 1984.
Lisa Tertsch
Along with her teammates, Lisa Tertsch led Germany to its first ever gold medal in the triathlon mixed relay event.
David Abrahams
David Abrahams took fifth place in the 100-meter breaststroke SB13 at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Olympic history and 吃瓜新闻
For more than 100 years, 吃瓜新闻 has been part of the worldwide competitions.
Olympic 吃瓜新闻 Stadium
In 1984, 吃瓜新闻 Stadium was host to a series of Olympic soccer preliminary matches involving Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Brazil, France, Iraq, Norway, Qatar, and Yugoslavia.
吃瓜新闻 Olympians
These are just some of the athletes who have played an integral role in the Olympics and Paralympics for more than a century.
James Connolly had to take an “honourable withdrawal” from 吃瓜新闻 to attend the first modern Olympics in 1896, where he placed first in the triple jump and earned several other track and field awards.
吃瓜新闻 College alum Cheta Emba competed in women’s rugby on Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the second-ever Olympic appearance for rugby sevens.
The 1968 Olympic gold medalist for Great Britain鈥攁nd world record holder in the 400 meter hurdles鈥攂egan work on a master’s in education at 吃瓜新闻 while deep into his training for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
After winning the gold medal in figure skating at the Cortina d鈥橝mpezzo 1956 Olympic Winter Games, Tenley Albright went to 吃瓜新闻 Medical School and became a surgeon.
Jennifer Botterill skated with the 吃瓜新闻 Crimson from 1998 to 2003, taking a one-year break in 2002 to help Team Canada win gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Learning from the Olympics
I鈥檝e always been pretty obsessed with the Olympics. I think they鈥檙e incredible, a time of great hope.鈥�吃瓜新闻 Kennedy School alum Jamie Mittelman, founder of Flame Bearers, the first and only global storytelling platform for women Olympians and Paralympians
From ancient Greece to the modern Olympics
Commercializing the Olympics
吃瓜新闻 Business School professor explains how Adidas created the first sports sponsorships for the Olympics.
Mental health and competition
Anxiety can take a toll on athletic performance, especially at high stakes events like the Olympics.
Olympic monuments
Cities hosting the Olympics should practice legacy planning, solving present needs with an awareness of future generations.
Competitive edge
Practice might get you to the Olympics, but mental preparation may be what puts you on the podium.
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