​Henri Jokiharju represented Finland in last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off and is back for more. The 26-year-old defenseman has experience in international play, including winning gold with Finland at the 2019 IIHF World Championship and the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason made it abundantly clear that he's not thrilled with some of the athletes competing for Team USA in the 2026 Winter Olympics. Before the Milan Cortina Winter Games kicked off last weekend,
Snowboarding always gets a lot of attention stateside, and China’s Su Yiming is the king of a big air. Su won gold at the 2022 games with an 1800, and since then he’s become the first athlete to land a 198o-spin during competition. There’s a chance he can go even bigger at Milan.
To date, at least two European athletes have also broken their medals. In a moment captured on German TV that subsequently went viral, biathlete Justus Strelow suddenly realized as he danced with teammates that the mixed relay bronze he'd won on Sunday had detached from the ribbon around his neck and clattered to the floor.
Some Winter Olympics athletes are falling ill with norovirus, and Team USA says it’s staying “dialed in” to curb the spread of the common stomach bug.
The NHL Winter Olympics break runs from February 6 to February 24. This two-week break will give players the chance to reset and allow any ailments to heal. Of course, there are many players partaking in the Milano Cortina