Olympics

Simply the best! Simone Biles is small in stature — just 4-foot-8 — but her reputation looms large. The Texas-based athlete, now widely considered to be the greatest of all time in her sport, started taking gymnastics classes when she was 6 and earned an invitation to the junior national team camp when she was […]

Courtesy of Jonathan Owens/Instagram They do! Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens have tied the knot after three years of dating. “I do,” Biles, 26, captioned wedding snaps via Instagram on Saturday, April 22.  She added white heart emojis around the phrase “officially Owens.” Ahead of their wedding, the gymnast jetted off to Belize for her bachelorette […]

Making it to the Olympics is a feat that countless athletes dream of their entire lives. After years of blood, sweat and tears, participating in the most prestigious athletic event in the world is a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Some athletes compete one time in the Olympic Games and hang up their hats, stepping gracefully into retirement. […]

Even the GOAT needs a break sometimes. Simone Biles shocked the world when she bowed out of the Tokyo Olympics — but that wasn’t the first time she’d advocated for her mental health. In July 2021, the four-time Olympic gold medalist fell while trying to land a vault in the team final in Japan and […]

Gold medal love! As Team USA’s finest athletes compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics, their loved ones are some of their biggest fans. Shaun White, who competed in his final Winter Olympics in February 2022, has been dating actress Nina Dobrev since 2020. Once White took a spontaneous trip to visit Dobrev on the set […]

On to the next. Months after competing in the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Shaun White gave Us Weekly an exclusive update on his life, which, luckily for him, still includes snowboarding, skateboarding and traveling around the world with the love of his life — Nina Dobrev. “It feels great, honestly,” White, 35, told Us at the CELSIUS Arctic Vibe: Sparkling Frozen […]

Ahead of his last lap at the London Olympics this summer, Us Weekly is looking back at the chiseled champion's hottest moments

Their love is as cool as ice! Olympic skaters and ice dance partners, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, are officially engaged. Chock, 29, and Bates, 33, confirmed the relationship milestone via their respective Instagram accounts on Thursday, June 16. “Left home with my boyfriend, coming back with my fiancé! 🥰❤️❤️❤️,” Chock captioned a beachside proposal […]

Talk about a power couple! Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, both Olympic gold medalists, started dating in 2017. The pair first met while backstage at a photo shoot for the 2016 Rio Olympics. In 2021, they gave NBC the details of their first encounter. “She was in her basketball uniform and she had her hair […]

Stars on Ice is halfway through its 24-city, six-week tour celebrating the best of U.S. Olympic figure skating — and the crowds have been big and boisterous at each stop, especially in cities like Detroit, sold-out Boston and rowdy Newark. And while Nathan Chen‘s backflips, Jason Brown‘s showmanship and ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan […]

Cool as ice. The 2022 Stars on Ice tour is officially underway, and it’s clear that watching ice skaters in person is an entirely different experience from watching on TV. The tour, which kicked off on Thursday, April 14, in Fort Myers, Florida, includes many Olympians. Gold medalist Nathan Chen left audiences’ jaws on the […]

Time to lace up your skates! Stars on Ice is finally hitting the road again after a two-year break. Following the 2022 Winter Olympics, some of figure skating’s biggest stars will take part in the 24-city tour that begins in Fort Myers, Florida, on Thursday, April 14. “I am really excited about the opportunity to […]

A winning pair! Olympians Laurie Hernandez and Charlotte Drury have won plenty of medals — and they’ve also won each other’s heart. Hernandez and Drury, who have both been members of the U.S. National Gymnastics team and competed at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, respectively, quietly began dating in December 2020. Though they’ve dropped hints […]

Go team go! Team USA has a long history of winning at the Winter Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Games are no different. The athletes donning stars and stripes ended the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics with 23 total medals, including nine gold. The country’s strong showing put Team USA in the No. 4 spot overall for […]

All the drama! The Olympics may be an event that is all about the sports activities, but that doesn’t mean that the most shocking things happen during the tournaments. Throughout the years, many controversial incidents have made headlines outside of the event. During the 1994 games, ice skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked with a baton […]

Focusing on the positive. After a difficult start at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin offered a glimpse at how she approached her remaining time at the international sports competition. “The girl who failed … could also fly,” Shiffrin, 26, wrote alongside a compilation of Instagram photos from her time in Beijing, China on Friday, […]

A legendary career. Shaun White reflected on his snowboarding achievements after his final Olympic Games ended without a medal. “I just want to thank everyone for watching. Everyone at home, thank you,” the California native, 35, told NBC after his event concluded at the 2022 Beijing games on Thursday, February 10. “Snowboarding, thank you. It’s been […]

Let the games begin! After a one-year delay amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics have finally arrived. After the Parade of Nations and Opening Ceremony took place in July 2021, the athletes have begun competing in all sorts of new and existing sporting events — and racking up medals. Just like Us, many celebrities have […]

These Team USA athletes are going for the gold — with the full support of their four-legged companions! Aside from earning the coveted title of Winter Olympians, several of these athletes are proud dog and cat parents. “Let’s go baby!!!!” Nina Dobrev cheered on boyfriend Shaun White in February 2022 via Instagram Story, as she […]

A proud support system! As Shaun White made his Beijing Olympics debut in the men’s snowboarding qualifying round, girlfriend Nina Dobrev had a pair of special guests watching the event with her. “Let’s go baby!!!!” the Vampire Diaries alum, 33, captioned a Tuesday, February 8, Instagram Story video while holding her pup Maverick. In the Boomerang clip, […]