Ever since Eileen Gu decided to compete under the flag of China, and not the United States where she was born, her citizenship has been the subject of scrutiny and controversy. Born in San Francisco,

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Malinin is the son of two Russian-born Olympic figure skaters, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, who competed for Uzbekistan at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. They later moved to Virginia, where Ilia was born in 2004. He started skating at age 6.

Slovakia’s men’s national hockey team has featured consistent rosters through the years. The team has featured players such as Miroslav Satan, Peter Bondra, Zigmund Palffy, Marian Gaborik, Zdeno Chara,

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Snowboarder Shaun White won three Olympic gold medals in the men's halfpipe event. Is he at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games?

NBCUNIVERSAL’S PRESENTATION OF MILAN CORTINA OLYMPICS IS MOST-WATCHED WINTER GAMES SINCE SOCHI 2014 THROUGH OPENING TUESDAY Including Friday’s Opening Ceremony, All 5 Days of Milan Prime + Primetime in Milan Shows Have Topped 20 Million Viewers Led by Peacock, Milan Cortina Winter Olympics ALREADY Most Streamed FULL Winter Games Ever