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In the midst of the Milan Cortina Olympics, you can likely spot figure skater and gold medalist Alysa Liu by her iconic dyed hairstyle easily. Before the games, the Oakland figure skater explained to NBC Bay Area the inspiration behind her halo hairstyle, referencing the rings of a tree.
After more than 100 hours of designing, sewing and hand-placed beading, a piece of gold fabric transformed into an iconic gold-medal look for Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu.
"Miss American" herself, Taylor Swift, joined the NBC broadcast to share an inspirational message for all of the athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The head coach of the New York Rangers took great joy in seeing the U.S. women's hockey team win gold at the Winter Olympics
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Canadian figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek and partner Maxime Deschamps performed a near-perfect routine to 'Carmina Burana' by Carl Orff yesterday
In addition, the Olympic Games are also an opportunity to learn about history, geography, and math. For example, students can create tables of results and graph data points to make predictions for remaining events. Older students can try to estimate the economic impact of the event on the host country.
To a certain extent, Lindsey Vonn is the skiing equivalent of what Simone Biles has achieved in gymnastics. Both have dominated in their respective sports through the years. Both Vonn and Biles have also found success at the Olympic level.