Tag: Team Usa
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Mark Kiszla: With gold medal on line, Nathan MacKinnon is a bad guy for one day
MILAN – All the pain that puddled in the corners of Artturi Lehkonen’s eyes revealed something beautiful and true. Hockey at the Olympics brings out a passion in a man that the NHL cannot fully understand. Blowing a two-goal lead Friday in a 3-2 loss to Canada that wrecked the gold medal dream of Lehkonen…
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Mark Kiszla: Anybody back in USA griping about Avs center Brock Nelson being on the Olympic team now?
MILAN – With his heart aching and Mark Stone struggling to find the words to express how much he feels duty-bound to win Olympic gold, tears did the talking for an NHL star paid a salary of $8 million to play hockey. “I just want to give everybody in Canada something to cheer about,” Stone…
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Mark Kiszla: Free Bird! U.S. women flying high after 5-0 win over bitter hockey rival
MILAN – Holy schnikes! Team USA knocked the ever-loving poutine out of Canada, eh? I went to the hockey version of a border war on Tuesday night, and a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert broke out. Free Bird! That’s the classic rock song the arena DJ plays every time a U.S. woman scores a goal in the…
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Mark Kiszla: How Colorado skier got caught in crossfire of U.S. culture wars over the Olympics
MILAN — If mudslinging ever becomes an Olympic sport, the United States will certainly win gold, silver and bronze. The vitriol has gone viral in a media-fueled debate about what it means for an athlete to be a true American patriot at the Winter Games. Pressed for his nonsports opinions, a 23-year-old skier from Winter…
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Mark Kiszla: How little hug between U.S. hockey hero and toddler gave Olympics its first big goosebumps moment
MILAN — The big, beautiful, goosebump-inducing noise of the Olympics can be as quiet as the rhythmic breathing of a toddler napping on a hockey hero’s shoulder. Unable to wait until the Opening Ceremony, the Winter Games got a 24-hour head start at becoming a rip-roaring party, as the U.S. women’s team rocked Czechia 5-1…
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Nike’s Team USA Olympic collection features Colorado Springs landmarks
Befitting a city that performs most of its Olympic-related work behind the scenes, Colorado Springs will be represented every time an American reaches the awards podium during the Winter Games but in a way that is hidden from view. The Therma-FIT Air Milano Jacket from ACG and Nike that will uniformly serve as part of…
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Avalanche forwards Brock Nelson, Artturi Lehkonen and Joel Kiviranta chosen for Olympics
The Colorado Avalanche will be well represented in Italy at the Olympic Games. Center Brock Nelson was named to Team USA on Friday. The 34-year-old center played for the U.S. in the 4 Nations Face-Off and his strong play this season with the Avalanche earned him a spot in Milan. Nelson has become “Mr. Everything”…
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Team USA U19 basketball’s Tyran Stokes remains student of the game while sidelined
Colorado Springs – Tyran Stokes scribbled furiously on a sheet of paper during the 2025 USA Basketball Men’s U19 National Team’s practice Monday. Although Stokes, sporting a hoodie, sweats and slides, suffered a minor injury to his lower left leg during Sunday’s practice and sat out Monday’s drills, the nation’s No. 1 prospect in the…
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Team USA Wrestling’s media day brings joy to wrestlers, fans
In 2021 when folks gathered downtown to support Team USA Wrestling, fans required masks and six feet distance due to the pandemic. This year, ahead of the Paris Games, wrestling supporters had the opportunity to get close – literally and metaphorically. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum on Monday hosted fans and the 16 men…
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UCLA commit, Grandview girls basketball player Sienna Betts remains focused on mission
When the U.S. U18 Women’s basketball team travels to Bucaramanga, Colombia, next week, players and coaches expect to return with gold. As coach Teri Moren said after the U18 team’s practice Sunday morning, “There is no plan B.” During their training camp session at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center, players showed that sense…