The United States has the most athletes competing in the Winter Olympics, but is not favored to win the gold medal race.

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Team GB’s skeleton squad – one of the nation’s top medal hopes at the Winter Olympics has faced a major blow just days before competition begins in Milan‑Cortina. Matt Weston, Marcus Wyatt, Tabitha Stoecker,

The Americans' projected haul should come from 12 of the 16 disciplines, from bobsled to snowboarding, cross-country skiing to ice hockey.

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The next Olympics is on home turf. So you just never know. I’m just going to relax and see where life takes me." Biles won four new medals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris (gold for team, all-around and vault finals and silver for the floor final),

By Mitch Phillips CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Most countries arrive at the Olympics dreaming of, maybe hoping for, medals but when it comes to Germany and luge the question is more about which of their athletes will take gold and who will have to settle for a lower place on the podium.

MILAN (AP) — The powerful U.S. figure skating squad will have its first opportunity to shine at the Winter Olympics on Friday when the team competition begins at the Milano Ice Skating Arena just hours before the opening ceremony.

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