Day 3 of the 2026 Winter Olympics has been a busy one, with five gold medals handed out. The first gold went to Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud in the women's freeski slopestyle as she defended her title.

In honor of that, let's look at all of the badass Americans participating in this year's games! Some you may already know about, and others may be new to you. 1. Lindsey Vonn: American skier, 3-time Olympic medalist,

The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.

Saturday’s blockbuster audience – the largest in the last 43 Winter Games shows (since Day 10 of the 2014 Sochi Olympics) and up 92% from the opening Saturday of the 2022 Beijing Olympics (14.8 million viewers) -- follows Friday’s Opening Ceremony, which averaged 21.4 million viewers.

In November, the Winter Olympic Federations said “such an approach would dilute the brand, heritage, and identity that make the Olympic Winter Games unique.” The group represents sports including skiing, skating, biathlon, curling, luge, bobsled and skeleton.

Most Italian athletes at the Winter Games subsidize their training by joining the police or the military, which vie to enlist the best talent.

Saturday’s cross-platform telecasts turn in the largest audience for the winter games since 2014. The 2026 Winter Olympics are looking like a much bigger TV draw than the 2022 games.

After an exciting experience at the 2025 Four Nations Faceoff, Utah Mammoth defenseman Olli Määttä is gearing up for his second Olympic Winter Games with his home country of Finland. Määttä is eager for the high level of competition especially after last year’s 4 Nations Faceoff.