Olympic medalist spurns Canada in hopes of swimming for Team USA: 'Always felt like an American'

Ilya Kharun, a Canadian butterfly swimmer who won two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, will switch his team from the ...

IOC turns down Katie Uhlaender's plea for last-gasp Olympic bid after qualifying controversy involving Canadian coach

Uhlaender claims a Canadian coach deliberately pulled athletes from a qualifying race to manipulate the points standings.

Canadian swim star Ilya Kharun says he'll now compete for U.S.

Swimmer Ilya Kharun, one of Canada’s most promising athletes in the pool, has decided to compete for the United States.

How a Canadian skeleton coach shook up the Olympic field and sparked controversy

A controversial decision altered the landscape for Olympic qualification in women's skeleton. The affected sliders are taking ...

Political Tension Makes U.S. vs. Canada Hockey Rivalry Even Hotter at Olympics

Already one of the most enduring and fiercest rivalries in sports, the feud will be magnified in Milan, amid frigid political ...

Winter Olympics skeleton controversy rolls on as US athlete looks to JD Vance for help

Skeleton athlete Katie Uhlaender says she should have been going to the 2026 Olympics in Italy next month. As a veteran of five Winter Games from 2006 to 2022, sliding in Turin, Vancouver, Sochi, ...