Nick Zaccardi

Ellen Weinberg-Hughes is 'the connector' for USA Hockey Ellen Weinberg-Hughes will have her eye on both Olympic hockey tournaments in Milan. Her sons, Jack and Quinn, are on the U.S. men's team. She works in a player development role with the U.S. women's ...

Ellen Weinberg-Hughes is "the connector" for USA Hockey. She starred alongside Hall of Famers in two sports and worked watershed women's sports events in TV in back-to-back years. In a unique role in Milan, she'll impact both Olympic hockey tournaments. www.nbcolympics.com/news/ellen-w...

4 Nations Face-Off roster notes: A player from Hockeytown (pop. ~2,000), whose uncle and grandfather are Olympic gold medalists. ... the 2022 Olympic TOI leader (excl. China) ... and a guy who 19 years ago was notably left off his Olympic team at age 18 www.nbcsports.com/olympics/new...

Whether you follow the Olympics or not, I recommend knowing about Peter Westbrook. Keeth Smart did win an Olympic medal, a day after his sister did. And, yes, there was a lot more to come. www.nbcsports.com/olympics/new...

Goals? Jessie Diggins has 4 pages of them for 2024-25 cross-country skiing season Jessie Diggins begins another cross-country skiing season with a "holy grail" race among her focuses.

A glimpse into Jessie Diggins’ annual goal-setting session and this season’s holy grail www.nbcsports.com/olympics/new...

Could Brazil win its first Winter Olympic medals in 2026? Brazil has podium contenders in two sports and could be the first South American nation to win a Winter Olympic medal.

No South American nation has won a Winter Olympic medal. That could change in 2026, thanks to an Alberta Children's Hospital nurse/former bodybuilder and a world-beating skier who retired at age 23, then deliberated on Ilhabela. www.nbcsports.com/olympics/new...

Ron O'Brien, Hall of Fame diving coach of Greg Louganis, dies at 86 Ron O'Brien coached Greg Louganis to four Olympic diving gold medals.

Ron said, “Well, hockey players get hit in the face with a puck and get 50 stitches and then come out and play the rest of the game. You only have four stitches, and you only have to do two dives.”

Sammy Smith is a World Cup performer in soccer ... and cross-country skiing Sammy Smith plans to go from Stanford soccer back to the World Cup cross-country skiing circuit.

Sammy Smith is a U-17 World Cup goal scorer and a Stanford freshman preparing for her first NCAA soccer tournament. Next month, she will switch to the snow. She's already a 2026 Winter Olympic hopeful with similarities to the greatest of all time. www.nbcsports.com/olympics/new...

Lindsey Vonn rejoins U.S. ski team, hopes to return to competition Lindsey Vonn, retired since 2019, hopes to return to Alpine skiing competition at age 40.

“I’m trying to find something that I’m as passionate about as ski racing, and I’ve come to the conclusion that nothing will replace ski racing." -- Lindsey Vonn, who is rejoining the U.S. ski team in hopes of a return to competition. She retired in 2019. www.nbcsports.com/olympics/new...