The winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, are over, but the games have just begun for best friend figure skaters Adam Rippon and Ashley Wagner. The pair stopped by Us Weekly studios recently to go head-to-head to see how well they know each other. Watch them duke it out in the video above! Wagner, 26, […]
Is Olympian Gus Kenworthy ready to trade his skis for dancing shoes? Us Weekly sat down with the Team USA athlete and discovered he’d definitely be game for a stint on Dancing With the Stars. “I would love to,” Kenworthy told Us. “I had been lobbying to try and be on it … last year and really wanted to […]
In the fur-ocious competition that was Us Weekly‘s first-ever #PetOlympics, we saw a slew of speedy runners, expert fetchers, and even professional cuddlers. All of the contestants were either athletic or adorable, showing off their unique skill set to try and take home the gold. But only three could medal and win cash prizes. After […]
Three cheers for the red, white and blue! Ivanka Trump led the U.S. delegation at the 2018 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony on Sunday, February 25, in PyeongChang, South Korea, capping off a three-day trip to the country that included cheering on Team U.S.A. and meeting with government leaders. The fashion-forward First Daughter was ever stylish throughout […]
New friendships, beautiful dances and international pride! The 2018 Winter Olympics drew to a close on Sunday, February 25, in PyeongChang, South Korea. Scroll down to see the best photos from the Closing Ceremony!
Puppy love! Gus Kenworthy adopted a puppy from a dog farm in PyeongChang, South Korea, while he’s there for the 2018 Winter Olympics! The freestyle skier, 26, shared a photo of himself with his boyfriend, Matthew Wilkas, on Instagram on Friday, February 23, to reveal that he had fallen for a puppy named Beemo and […]
We love a good competition as much as the next guy, but watching the team figure skating event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang over the weekend was a masterclass in sparkly style. In addition to American skater Mirai Nagasu becoming just the third woman in Olympic history to land a triple axle and […]
Unrecognizable! Before America fell in love with Olympian Adam Rippon during the 2018 Winter Olympics, he rocked a Justin Timberlake-inspired curly hairstyle — and we’ve got the pictures to prove it. The 28-year-old Pennsylvania-native, who won a bronze medal in the team skating event for Team USA in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and made history as […]
Two years after announcing his retirement, Steve Langton had a change of heart. Already a two-time bronze medalist, the Olympic bobsledder had gold on his mind: “I don’t have one of those,” he tells Us Weekly exclusively. “I knew that I could.” Langton, 34, officially came out of retirement last year and began training for […]
These girls are on fire! From the ladies’ hockey team taking home gold for the first time in over 20 years to Jessie Diggins’ first gold in cross-country skiing, the ladies of Team USA are killing it in PyeongChang, South Korea. Watch the video above to see what it means to them to be the […]
Double take! Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard hilariously found their doppelgangers while watching the 2018 Winter Olympics on Thursday, February 22. The 37-year-old A Bad Moms Christmas star took to Instagram during the women’s figure skating competition to point out the resemblance she and Shepard share with Olympian Bradie Tennell’s mom and brother. “Found footage: […]
Stars, stripes and spandex! Olympic luger Chris Mazdzer made history on February 11 in PyeongChang, South Korea, when he became the first U.S. man to medal in the singles luge race. But it wasn’t his fast speed that broke the internet. The 29-year-old athlete, who makes his tight, spandex bodysuit look oh-so good, blew up […]
Canadian hockey player Jocelyne Larocque has issued an apology after quickly removing her silver medal following a loss to the U.S. women’s hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Thursday, February 22. “I want to apologize to the IOC, IIHF, the PyeongChang Olympic Organizing Committee, Canadian Olympic Committee, Hockey Canada […]
Two snowboarders take the dance floor! Olympic snowboarder Jamie Anderson revealed that she met her boyfriend, Canadian snowboarder Tyler Nicholson, dancing at a bar. “My boyfriend and I met snowboarding in Colorado. He a little bit knew who I was, I guess and yeah, we met at the bar drinking and dancing, making out on […]
Gus Kenworthy knows pressure all too well. At 26, the Olympic athlete’s every move, both professional and personal, is thrust under the microscope, carefully examined and often critiqued by the public. But much of that pressure was alleviated after Kenworthy revealed in a 2015 interview with ESPN that he is gay. “After I came out, […]
Gus Kenworthy is the snow king. The 26-year-old silver medal-winning skier runs Us through his history. Read on to learn 25 things about the Olympic heartthrob. 1. I’m planning on climbing Mount Everest at some point in the near-ish future. 2. If I was a girl, my parents would have named me Phoebe. Kill me. […]
