Tag: Winter Olympics
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U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum to collect, display artifacts at 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games
The scoreboard from the 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey game hangs proudly on the top floor of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, along with dozens of other Winter Olympics artifacts. Soon, they will be joined by more from the upcoming 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games that begin Feb. 4 with the opening ceremony set…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado is the heart of Team USA in 2026
We are reminded of it every time we return to town via Interstate 25 — “Colorado Springs, Olympic City USA.” Our city and state are the heart and soul of the U.S. Olympic movement. When the cauldron is lit on the 2026 Winter Olympic Games next week at the famed San Siro Stadium in Milan,…
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Thunderbirds take Olympic gold medalist Erin Jackson for an F-16 ride
The Thunderbirds continued their tradition of inviting Olympic gold medalists to fly in an F-16 ahead of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduation. This year, that lucky athlete was speed-skating gold medalist Erin Jackson, who took to the skies from Peterson Space Force Base a day before the Class of 2022’s graduation. (Video: Jerilee Bennett/The…
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Winter Olympics 2022: Colorado Connections
A list of Colorado athletes who are competing in this year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing.