When it comes to geopolitical tensions spilling into the world of sports, the Iran war has no historical precedent.
Sean Gregory
Gregory is a senior sports correspondent at TIME. His work has been cited in the annual Best American Sports Writing anthology nine times. His stories have won awards from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and his work was named a finalist for Deadline Club and Mirror awards for excellence in magazine writing and reporting on media, respectively.
TIME’s veteran Olympic correspondents reflect on an eventful Winter Games.
“The team was built with personality,” said U.S. coach Mike Sullivan after the victory. "We have a lot of whiskey drinkers on this team.”
The U.S. men’s hockey team ended a 46-year gold medal drought, defeating Canada 2-1 in a tense overtime thriller in the Olympic final in Milan.
Gu, who won gold in the halfpipe skiing on Sunday, leaves Milano Cortina as the most decorated Olympic freeskier ever.
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The U.S. men's hockey team will face Canada in the Olympic final on Sunday.
Team USA notched a dominant semifinal victory against Slovakia to advance to the gold medal game, where it will face rival Canada.
The Norwegian cross-country skier became the first Winter Olympian to reach the double-digit mark in career gold medals
A sudden-death goal from Megan Keller gave the U.S. victory over its rival, and its third-ever women’s Olympic hockey gold medal
The speedskater won gold in his first two events but was bested by China's Ning Zhongyan in the 1,500 m.
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The shot clinched a dramatic 2-1 victory for the American team during sudden-death overtime in its quarterfinal against Sweden.
The alpine skier fought back tears talking about her late father after she won gold in slalom
Shiffrin brought her game to Cortina d’Ampezzo, winning the slalom by a margin of 1.50 seconds.
The U.S. free skier owns an Olympic silver and bronze. He's ready to complete the set.
The free skier aims for an unprecedented medals streak
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