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This year, the U.S. is sending 14 athletes to compete in Bobsled at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy. You can catch all of Team USA’s Bobsled competitions, including monobob, 2-woman, and 4-man Bobsleigh, live from Italy, streaming on Peacock.

Here’s a complete schedule of all Team USA’s Bobsled events at this year’s games, along with a rundown of who is competing. While every race will stream on Peacock, some will also be broadcast on NBC and USA Network. (To see specific air times, check out the official NBC Olympics broadcast schedule, and toggle your search to “TV Only.”) Here’s a rundown of how to watch every Bobsled event at the 2026 Winter Games.

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And if you want to learn even more about every event at this year’s Winter Games, here’s a guide to everything you need to know about Milan-Cortina 2026.

How to watch Bobsled at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Dates: Feb. 15 – 22

TV channels: NBC, USA

Streaming: Peacock, DirecTV, and more

Where can I stream Bobsled at the 2026 Winter Olympics?

Where to watch Bobsled on TV:

Team USA men’s and women’s Bobsled coverage will be split between NBC and USA, which you can stream on DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV, and more. NBC will only be airing select coverage live. For specific times on NBC, make sure to check out the official NBC Olympics broadcast schedule, and toggle your search to “TV Only.”

LIVIGNO, Italy — Torn labrum and all, there’s no slowing down Chloe Kim when there’s an Olympic halfpipe in sight.

The American superstar snowboarder showed it’s all systems go for her third consecutive gold medal Wednesday, putting down a clean qualifying run that scored 90.25 — nearly three points better than Japan’s Sara Shimizu with American Maddie Mastro qualifying in third place.

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Though scores reset for Thursday’s final, when riders get three attempts to show their best, Kim’s almost effortless trick execution and noticeably elite amplitude on her first qualifying attempt answered every question about the mental and physical preparation she might have had coming into her third Olympics.

“I knew I could do it,” she said. “I’ve been doing this for 22 years. Muscle memory is a thing. I might be better at snowboarding than I am at walking. Obviously there’s some nerves, but I think at the Olympics, I’m just so happy I made it — especially this time around.”

In January, Kim slammed her left shoulder into the top of the pipe during a crash in Switzerland, limiting much of her preparation for these Games. She spoke Monday about the brace she has to wear to compete, joking that it might actually make her better. Kim was also anxious because she hadn’t taken part in a serious competition in nearly a year.

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But all it took was one run to prove yet again that when she’s even close to her best, she’s just better than everyone else in women’s halfpipe.

“She played it well by taking time off to rest and recover after it unfortunately happened,” said teammate Madeline Schaffrick, who finished 15th and did not qualify for the finals. “Chloe was very smart about it.”

Kim’s qualifying run, which included a cab 1080 and a frontside 900, was not as ambitious as what she plans for Thursday’s final. She revealed that there were “maybe two hits” from the qualifying run that will be part of her final program. With riders having three chances in the final to nail their run, Kim said she won’t feel quite as much pressure.

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“I’m really excited,” she said. “I think I feel like I’m in a good place. I’ve landed all the components of my finals run, I just haven’t put them all together. So I’ll get to do it on the big day.”

As far as her health, Kim said the shoulder has been “very well behaved” and that there haven’t been any setbacks.

“I’ve been working relentlessly on getting it as strong as possible, and obviously the shoulder brace is really helpful,” she said. “We have an amazing medical staff and an amazing physical therapist. So it takes a village, but it’s working.”

Kim’s will attempt to make history Thursday by becoming the first snowboarder to win three consecutive golds. Shaun White won halfpipe gold three times but in 2006, 2010 and 2018.

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Some of Kim’s strongest opposition might come from within Team USA.

Mastro, who missed the finals by one spot in 2022, said she was so nervous Wednesday morning she couldn’t get any food down and was looking forward to the pasta bolognese in the athletes’ lounge now that her place in the final is secure. She actually put down two very good runs, improving on her second try to get in third position.

“I haven’t always had the best Olympic performances or qualifiers so after my first run, I was just really happy to land one and perform that way,” she said. “It washed away some anxieties, a lot of anxious energy. I can finally eat, which is nice.”

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Team USA will have a third entrant in the 12-rider finals with 19-year old Bea Kim, who will enroll at Columbia this fall, advancing in her first Olympics.

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🚨 Headlines

🇺🇸 Team USA’s historic day: For the first time ever at the Winter Olympics, Team USA won five medals in five different sports on the same day, capturing three silvers (curling, freeskiing, cross-country skiing) and two bronzes (luge, alpine skiing).

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🏈 SB ratings down slightly: This year’s Super Bowl averaged 124.9 million viewers, which was down from last year’s record number (127.7 million). But it did set a new high for peak viewership, with 137.8 million tuning in during the second quarter.

⚾️ Verlander comes home: Justin Verlander is returning to the Tigers on a one-year, $13 million deal, coming back for his 21st season to the team that drafted him all the way back in 2004.

🏀 All-Star replacements: Raptors forward Brandon Ingram (for Stephen Curry) and Rockets center Alperen Şengün (for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) have been named as injury replacements for this weekend’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles.

⛳️ Woods to FSU: Rising high school senior Charlie Woods, son of Tiger, has committed to play golf at Florida State. The 17-year-old from The Benjamin School in Palm Beach, Florida, is the ninth-ranked golfer in the Class of 2027.

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🇺🇸 Snapshots: Yesterday in Milan

Tesero — Ben Ogden captured a historic silver in Tuesday’s sprint classic, becoming the first American man in 50 years to win an Olympic medal in cross country skiing. Bill Koch, a 1976 silver medalist, was the only other one to do so. And in a bit of kismet, Ogden grew up in the Bill Koch Youth Ski League and has skied with Koch, a fellow Vermonter.

As for the winner? That would be Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, who’s won two golds at these Games and seven in his career, just one shy of the record. With four events left, the 29-year-old is almost certain to leave Milan as the winningest Winter Olympian ever. Look at this speed!

Cortina d’Ampezzo — Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic struggles continued at the team combined, where she and Breezy Johnson finished one spot off the podium after an uncharacteristically poor slalom in which she placed 15th (of the 18 finishers). Americans Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan took bronze behind duos from Austria and Germany.

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Olympic yips? It’s hard to comprehend what we’re witnessing with Shiffrin, who remains an all-time great in her prime but just can’t seem to perform at the Olympics. She went 0-for-6 in Beijing and is now 0-for-1 in Milan, despite dominating the World Cup circuit in between. Shiffrin has two events left in Milan (slalom, giant slalom) to end her Olympic drought.

Milan — The U.S. wasn’t supposed to dominate Canada the way they did their other opponents, but they put the hammer down anyway in a 5-0 rout to clinch the No. 1 seed in the knockouts. Next up? Italy in the quarterfinals.

O no, Canada: The five-time gold medalists (in just seven tournaments) entered this game with a 37-3 record in the Olympics and had never been shutout. The Americans are just on another level at the moment… and have now won seven straight games against their rivals to the north.

Cortina d’Ampezzo — Ashley Farquharson rallied to claim bronze in singles luge, joining Erin Hamlin in 2014 as the only American women to medal in a sport that continues to be dominated by one country: Germany.

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Second to none: No country has won a higher percentage of the Winter Olympics medals in any one sport than Germany has in luge, with 89 of 163 all-time (55%). They’re even more dominant in women’s singles, having won 36 of 51 medals (71%) and 13 of 17 golds, including this year’s.

More highlights: Defending slopestyle gold medalist Alex Hall was dethroned but still took silver; curling duo Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse lost a heartbreaker to Sweden to take silver; Ilia Malinin landed another backflip in the short program and will enter Friday’s free skate final in first place.

We’ll be spotlighting America’s best athletes throughout the Games. Follow Team USA’s progress on their homepage, and for in-depth Olympics coverage, go to ours.

🥇 Medal table: Day 5

28 of 116 events completed. Full table.

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🏀 Big Number: 10 teams

Since 2002, all but one* NCAA men’s basketball champion ranked among the top 25 teams nationally in both offensive and defensive efficiency, per KenPom.

This year’s list: With just under five weeks until Selection Sunday, only 10 teams currently fit that criteria:

Notably absent: Miami (Ohio), the nation’s only remaining undefeated team, is nowhere near joining that group, with the 63rd-ranked offense and 146th-ranked defense.

*Odd man out: 2014 UConn was the only team to buck the trend. They finished the season with the 10th-best defense but just the 39th-best offense.

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🏈 NFL power rankings

The Super Bowl champion Seahawks sit atop our way-too-early 2026 power rankings as the offseason gets underway.

Looking ahead: Is Seattle on the brink of a dynasty? They have a strong roster with a fantastic coach, not many pending free agents, and the fifth-most projected cap space in the league. But they also just lost their offensive coordinator, and it’s never easy to climb back up the mountain.

📚 Good reads

🏀 Kelly Iko: Why the surging Hornets could be here to stay

The Hornets, who were a bleak 11-22 at the beginning of 2026, have turned the page rather quickly, winning 14 of 21 games since then. But it’s what they’ve been able to accomplish in the past couple weeks that is truly remarkable. Since Jan. 22, Charlotte is second in the league in point differential, scoring 121 points per 100 possessions, and is allowing just 108.8 points per 100 possessions — giving them the league’s No. 2 unit at both ends of the floor.

⚽️ Steven Goff: Meet Noahkai Banks, the teenage Bundesliga starter making his case for Mauricio Pochettino’s World Cup roster

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With the World Cup just four months away, much of coach Mauricio Pochettino’s U.S. roster has fallen into place. There is, however, an intriguing candidate without any senior international matches on his portfolio — a Hawaiian-born, German American teenager standing 6-foot-4 and starting at center back in the Bundesliga.

🥊 Sean Wheelock: The night Andre the Giant fought the real-life Rocky Balboa: Was it real or was it all show? An investigation

In a new Uncrowned series, combat sports television commentator, historian, officials trainer and regulator Sean Wheelock takes an in-depth and analytical look at infamous matches from MMA, boxing, pro wrestling, bare-knuckle, and the long and confused history of mixed-match fighting to determine whether controversial bouts were Shoots (legitimate competition) or Works (predetermined results).

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📺 Watchlist: Wednesday, Feb. 11

⛸️ Speed Skating, Men’s 1000m

American phenom Jordan Stolz, the world record holder in the 1000m, headlines the field for today’s speed skating final (12:30pm ET, NBC) as the 21-year-old Wisconsin native begins his quest for Olympic history.

4-for-4? This is the first of four events Stolz will compete in, and he’s favored in all of them. If he leaves Milan with four golds, he’d be second only to fellow American speed skater Eric Heiden, who won a record five golds at the 1980 Lake Placid Games.

🏒 Men’s Hockey

The first Olympic hockey tournament since 2014 to feature NHL players gets underway today, with Slovakia vs. Finland in the opener (10:40am, USA) and Italy vs. Sweden later in the day (3:10pm, Peacock).

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NHL representation: 147 NHL players are in Milan, including at least one from all 32 teams. The U.S., Canada and Sweden all have full 25-man rosters of NHL players and Finland is right behind them with 24. The rest: Czechia (11), Switzerland (10), Germany (7), Slovakia (7), Latvia (6), Denmark (6), France (1) and Italy (0).

⛸️ Figure Skating, Free Dance

The ice dance champions will be crowned today in Milan (1:15pm, USA), where three-time defending world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates go for their second gold of these Games after helping the U.S. win the team event on Sunday.

Where it stands: Chock and Bates finished Monday’s rhythm dance segment in second place, just 0.46 points behind France’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron. They’ll need to make up that gap in today’s longer free dance routine.

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🎯 Biathlon, Women’s 15km Individual

Did you know: Biathlon is the only Winter Olympics sport in which the U.S. has never won a medal? Four American women will try to change that today (8:15am, Peacock), led by Michigan Tech grad Deedra Irwin, who finished seventh in Beijing.

How it works: Racers take five laps around a 3km cross-country skiing track, stopping four times to shoot targets with a rifle. The shooting sections, which alternate between standing and prone, each include five targets. Every missed target incurs a one-minute penalty.

🥇 Medal events

• ⛷️ Nordic Combined: Men’s Normal Hill (7:45am, Peacock)

• 🎿 Freeskiing: Women’s Moguls Final (8:15am, USA)

• 🛷 Luge: Men’s and Women’s Doubles (11am, USA)

Daily schedule.

More to watch:

• 🏀 NCAAW: No. 2 UCLA at No. 13 Michigan State (8pm, Peacock) … The Bruins’ 17-game winning streak is the third-longest in the nation behind UConn (41) and NDSU (20).

• 🏀 NBA: Knicks at 76ers (7:30pm, ESPN); Spurs at Warriors (10pm, ESPN) … Elite scorers Tyrese Maxey (28.8 ppg) and Jalen Brunson (27.4 ppg) go head-to-head in Philly.

• ⚽️ EPL: Manchester City vs. Fulham (2:30pm, Peacock) … City (15-5-5) are six points behind league-leading Arsenal (17-5-3) with one-third of the season left to play.

• 🏀 Unrivaled: 1-on-1 Tournament (7pm, truTV) … Kelsey Mitchell, Paige Bueckers, Allisha Gray and Breanna Stewart are the top seeds in the 32-player mid-season event.

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⚾️ MLB trivia

Justin Verlander is returning to the Tigers, where he was famously part of a 2014 pitching staff that had five past or future Cy Young winners.

Question: Who were the other four?

Hint: Their first initials are M, D, R, R.

Answer at the bottom.

⚾️ Yahoo Fantasy: Play ball

Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is back, and playing is easier and more fun than ever. Get your crew together and launch a league today.

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• Upgraded Commissioner Tools: Everything you need to manage your draft and your league is now all in the app, all in one place.

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Trivia answer: Max Scherzer, David Price, Rick Porcello, Robbie Ray

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LIVIGNO, Italy — Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu was taken out of the halfpipe by medical personnel Wednesday after a dangerous crash near the end of women’s qualifying.

It appeared Liu, on the final trick of her second run, landed on the edge of her snowboard and lost her balance, tumbling head-first into the bottom of the pipe. Liu then flipped over and did not appear to be moving as she came to a stop on her back. Emergency medical personnel immediately surrounded Liu and it took roughly 15 minutes before they could load her onto a sled.

According to Xinhua Sports, medical staff said it’s “unlikely” Liu suffered a spine injury.

Though all riders wear helmets in competition, halfpipe crashes can become dangerous, particularly when there is an impact to the head and neck.

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Sarah Burke, a world champion freestyle skier, died as a result of injuries sustained on a halfpipe in Utah. Kevin Pearce suffered significant brain injuries while preparing for the 2010 Olympics.

An Olympic cheating scandal was revealed at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday, but it had nothing to do with performance-enhancing drugs or crotch manipulation.

Norway’s Sturla Holm Lægreid won a bronze medal in the 20km biathlon and used his post-race interview to reveal that he had cheated on his girlfriend.

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Speaking to Norway’s NRK, Lægreid said that he told his partner last week about his unfaithfulness.

“Six months ago I met the love of my life. The world’s most beautiful, sweetest person,” Lægreid said through tears. “And three months ago I made the biggest mistake of my life and cheated on her.”

Lægreid’s ex-girlfriend responded to the biathletes gesture Wednesday, telling a Norwegian tabloid that it’s “hard to forgive” Lægreid for his actions, per the New York Post.

“It’s hard to forgive. Even after a declaration of love in front of the whole world,” Lægreid’s ex-girlfriend, who wanted to remain anonymous, said. She added that she did not want to be put in this position, per the Post.

“I did not choose to be put in this position, and it hurts to have to be in it,” she said. “We have had contact, and he is aware of my opinions on this.”

Lægreid’s ex also thanked those who showed support for her, including her family and random strangers who heard about her story following Lægreid’s public admission.

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The 28-year-old Lægreid, who won gold at the 2022 Olympics in the 4×7.5km relay and is a seven-time world champion in five different biathlon disciplines, expressed his desire to share this medal moment with his partner. He added that while people may see him differently after his confession, he “only has eyes for her.”

Fellow Norwegian Johan-Olav Botn won gold in the event in his Olympic debut. Lægreid said he felt bad about using the post-race moment to overshadow Botn’s accomplishment.

“Now I hope I didn’t ruin Johan’s day,” Lægreid said. “Maybe it was really selfish of me to give that interview. I’m not really here, mentally.”

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At a post-race press conference, Lægreid said he decided to reveal his infidelity on Tuesday in the hopes that there is a chance his partner “will see what she really means to me.”

Lægreid hoped his public confession would improve things with his ex.

“I hope there’s light at the end of the tunnel for both of us,” Lægreid told NKO following the medal ceremony. “And that she can still love me.”

Following Lægreid’s ex-girlfriend’s comments Wednesday, it doesn’t appear the biathlete’s gambit worked.

The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl 60 on Sunday evening at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California — a result sportsbooks were happy to see.

While the betting public generally backed the Seahawks to cover the 4.5-point spread, the game stayed under the total and many player’s yardage props stayed under, including Seahawks WR Jaxson Smith-Njigba.

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To wit: More than half of all parlay wagers at Hard Rock Bet were on the Seahawks to win, Smith-Njigba to score a touchdown and Kennth Walker III to score a TD. Neither Smith-Njigba or Walker III scored a TD, and the first TD going to Seahawks TE AJ Barner also helped books.

Even before the game kicked off, there was plenty of fireworks, as one bettor at Caesars Palace wagered $253,000 — all in cash — on the coin toss to be heads at -103 odds. The bettor won over $245,000 after the coin toss landed heads. A different bettor in Iowa at Caesars had bet $100,000 on tails earlier in the week.

Sportsbooks were hurt by some bettors capitalizing on alternate lines for the Seahawks (Seattle -6.5, -7.5, -10, etc.), but overall it was a good day for the sportsbooks.

Circa Sports in Las Vegas took not one, but two seven-figure wagers on the Patriots moneyline, which certainly helped the book’s bottom line on the game.

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“Hell of a a day given our futures position,” Jeff Benson, director of operations at Circa Sports, told Yahoo Sports. “Took two million-dollar bets on the Patriots, which worked out well. Lot of unders on props. Game staying under was beautiful. Kenneth Walker III [winning] MVP was good. We cleaned up and I’ll be heading to the beach to enjoy my riches.”

The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported on Monday evening that Nevada sportsbooks won $9.9 million from $133.8 million in total wagers across the state’s 186 sportsbooks. That equates to a 7.4% hold, despite the lowest amount wagered in the state on a Super Bowl since 2016. The overall handle on the Super Bowl was $151.6 million last year and a record $190 million for the 2024 game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs.

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“I thought our hold was solid, considering the public was squarely on the favorite and they won and covered,” John Murray, vice president of race and sports at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, said in a text message. “Lost some money in garbage time on props, which is always painful to watch. I said I thought it was a forgettable game and a forgettable result, but we did fine.”

No overtime, no safety and only two players throwing a pass were other props that helped sportsbooks avoid big losses. The Seattle defense scoring a late touchdown on an Uchenna Nwosu 45-yard interception return caused by a Devon Witherspoon hit was one multiple oddsmakers told Yahoo Sports hurt them in the props market.

“Overall a solid day,” noted Chuck Espositio, Station Casinos sportsbook director. “We had a lot of Patriots money show in the 48 hours leading up to kickoff. Keeping it under definitely helped. Two props were extremely good for the guests … defensive score and the special point spreads with the Seahawks winning by so much.”

Perhaps one longtime Vegas oddsmaker summed it up best when asked how the game went for his book: “Pretty nice day.”

Johannes Hosflot Klaebo needs no introduction in Norway. The cross-country skier is already among the country’s most-decorated Olympians, as his nine medals rank as the fourth-most among Norwegian athletes over the course of the Winter Games.

But the Olympics give athletes like Klaebo a chance to receive recognition all around the world. That’s exactly what happened with Klaebo after a clip from his gold-medal performance Tuesday went viral.

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In the clip, Klaebo is charging uphill on his skis at a sub-six-minute mile pace. It’s a truly impressive 12-second video, one that speaks to Klaebo’s dominance in the sport.

Turns out, that type of feat should be expected from Klaebo by now. The 29-year-old has proven to be a natural on skis. He first burst onto the Olympic scene in 2018, winning three gold medals at the event. He nearly repeated that performance in 2022, winning two more gold medals and taking home a silver and a bronze. The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics played out similarly, as Klaebo picked up gold medals in his first two events, including the individual sprint, where the video of Klaebo running uphill originated. Klaebo has nine total medals since his first Olympics. Seven of those medals are gold, speaking to his utter dominance of the sport.

None of this seemed likely when Klaebo was a teenager. Despite skiing most of his life, Klaebo fell behind other athletes as a teen due to his lack of size. His under-15 coach Rune Sandoy shared Klaebo’s training data from that period with the Athletic. It made the future skiing superstar look incredibly mortal.

Sharing his data with The Athletic, as a 15-year-old, Klæbo sat 18th of 25 in the 60-meter sprint, 20th in chin-ups, and 24th in uphill strides. A fifth place in sit-ups and a seventh in push-ups offered more signs of grit than talent.

But a new training method, combined with Klaebo hitting a growth spurt at 17, resulted in a breakout. Klaebo started winning events at a rapid pace during the 2016-17 season, paving the way for his first Olympic appearance in 2018.

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During that period, Klaebo developed the uphill run that would go viral years later. It even has its own name — the Klaebo-kliv — per The Athletic.

Observers noticed a new technique as the young athlete strode uphill, a rapid turnover rate which produced huge power. The high-tempo movement quickly developed its own name — Klæbo-kliv (The Klæbo Run).

“It actually first happened because he didn’t have enough wax on his skis, so it was a little bit slippy,” [Klaebo’s grandfather and coach] Kare explains. “And then he just found: ‘OK, if I run, I can make it.’”

Skiing is a family affair for Klaebo. His mother Elisabeth also skied. She was coached by her father Kare, who now coaches Klaebo. Despite his age, the 82-year-old Kare worked with Klaebo prior to the 2026 Winter Olympics. In a video highlighting their relationship, Klaebo called Kare, “One of the most important parts of my career, both my professional career and also in life.”

Kare was responsible for Klaebo’s love of skiing, giving his grandson a pair of skis when Klaebo was just 2 years old. Kare started taking a more active coaching role around the time Klaebo was 10. That relationship has continued to develop as Klaebo became a dominant force in the sport.

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Following his early wins at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, Klaebo has a chance to continue adding to his legacy at the event. Klaebo will go for his third gold medal Friday, when he takes part in the men’s 10km interval start free. He’ll also compete in the men’s 4×7.5km relay, men’s team sprint free and men’s 50km mass start classic at the 2026 Winter Olympics, giving Klaebo multiple chances to further cement himself as not just one of Norway’s best Olympians, but as one of the most dominant Olympians of all time.

John Harbaugh is reportedly adding another former NFL head coach to his inaugural New York Giants offensive staff.

Brian Callahan, who coached the Tennessee Titans for 23 games from 2024-25, is joining the Giants as their quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported on Wednesday.

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Callahan will work under new Giants offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, who coached the Chicago Bears from 2018-21 and is coming off his second stint as the Kansas City Chiefs’ OC.

The 41-year-old Callahan has found a landing spot after being fired by the Titans just six games into this past season, his second as Tennessee’s head coach. He posted a meager 4-19 record in that role, but, before that, he enjoyed quite a bit of success as the Cincinnati Bengals’ offensive coordinator.

Callahan was with the Bengals from 2019-23. Serving under Zac Taylor, he helped Joe Burrow reach the Super Bowl as a second-year quarterback. Cincinnati ranked top 10 in points per game and passing yards per game in both 2021 and 2022, when the Bengals first made it to the big game and then returned to the AFC championship the following season.

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Most recently, Callahan worked with another top overall pick, Cam Ward. Now he’ll be tasked with harnessing the skill set of an additional first-round quarterback from last year’s draft: Jaxson Dart.

Dart impressed during his rookie season after the Giants traded up to select him with the No. 25 overall pick.

While he put himself in harm’s way too often, he established himself as one of the league’s more intriguing dual-threat signal-callers. Along with completing 63.7% of his passes and tossing 15 scores, he also ran for nine touchdowns during the 2025 campaign.

Callahan played quarterback at UCLA, and, since then, he’s been around some of the best NFL players at the position. He was an offensive assistant with the Denver Broncos when Peyton Manning threw 55 touchdowns and won a Super Bowl two seasons later. Plus, he was the quarterbacks coach for the Detroit Lions from 2016-17 and the then-Oakland Raiders in 2018. At those posts, he found himself lending a hand to Matthew Stafford and Derek Carr.

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That said, Callahan’s quarterback track record took a hit in Tennessee. Under his watch, Will Levis struggled mightily with turnovers, and Ward hardly hit the ground running.

Callahan will have the chance to hit the reset button in New York with Dart.

The New England Patriots fell short of their ultimate goal — a Super Bowl championship — losing to the Seattle Seahawks, 29-13. MVP runner-up Drake Maye nearly threw for 300 yards in the loss despite Seattle dominating most of the game. Maye operated most of the season with a rag-tag bunch of receivers, led by veteran Stefon Diggs.

But when you reach the biggest stage and Mack Hollins is your leading wideout, you may need to consider making some additions in the offseason. Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski talked about what the Patriots can do to shore up the receiver position with a splashy addition on the latest episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast.

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Pianowski begins by connecting the dots between New England head coach Mike Vrabel and Brown, the two having spent three seasons together in Tennessee prior to Brown being sent to Philly. Might a reunion make sense?

We know Brown was unhappy for most of the 2025 season with the Eagles. Still, the Pro Bowl wideout was able to post a fourth straight 1,000-receiving-yard season with seven touchdowns. Brown will turn 29 years old before the 2026 regular season and has four years remaining on his contract.

Harmon plays devil’s advocate to Pianowski and thinks it may not be wise to trade, say, the 31st pick in the 2026 NFL Draft in a deal for Brown, a player whom he views as in decline. Now, that doesn’t mean that Brown is “cooked,” but Harmon says we don’t normally see receivers return to elite status once the decline starts.

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Pianowski closes by saying, of course, you want someone who is trending up or draft somebody who can evolve into a top wideout. But teams aren’t usually jumping at the chance to trade a young, promising wide receiver, so the Patriots may have to take what they can get, whether that’s via trade, free agency or in the draft.

Yahoo analyst Justin Boone has Brown as the WR11 in his early 2026 fantasy football WR rankings. Perhaps a move to a better situation, or simply out of Philly, will boost Brown’s stock.

AFC East: Buffalo Bills | Miami Dolphins | New England Patriots | New York Jets
AFC North: Baltimore Ravens | Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns | Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South: Houston Texans | Indianapolis Colts | Jacksonville Jaguars | Tennessee Titans
AFC West: Denver Broncos | Kansas City Chiefs | Las Vegas Raiders | Los Angeles Chargers
NFC East: Dallas Cowboys | New York Giants | Philadelphia Eagles | Washington Commanders
NFC North: Chicago Bears | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | Minnesota Vikings
NFC South: Atlanta Falcons | Carolina Panthers | New Orleans Saints | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC West: Arizona Cardinals | Los Angeles Rams | San Francisco 49ers | Seattle Seahawks

Putting together a dynasty in the NFL is hard.

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What the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs have done this century has made it look a lot easier than it is. Dynasties like that are possible but not the norm.

The Philadelphia Eagles know. They won Super Bowl LIX and it looked like their dominance would last a while. They had the best roster in the NFL, with stars on both sides of the ball. They blasted the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. Then reality set in. The Eagles lost offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and didn’t adequately replace him. There were more injuries. Saquon Barkley wasn’t the same. Nobody seemed happy to be around each other. The Eagles were bounced in the first round of the playoffs. By the time the playoffs started, everyone knew they were too flawed to win another Super Bowl anyway. And they have plenty of questions going forward now.

So when we hear that perhaps the Seattle Seahawks are the NFL’s next dynasty, it’s worth being cautious.

There’s a reason Super Bowl hangovers are real. Winning a Super Bowl requires playing an extra long season. Climbing back up the mountain is a challenge and complacency is human nature. A team like the Seahawks also has to avoid bad luck, like key injuries. Any number of things can go wrong, even if we can look at the Seahawks and see a strong roster with a fantastic coach, not too many key pending free agents and the fifth-most projected cap space in the NFL at this early point in the offseason. There are no tangible reasons to believe the Seahawks can’t be the NFL’s best team again in 2026. But it’s a lot easier said than done. Ask the Eagles.

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Here are the way-too-early power rankings as a long offseason begins. (Click on the team name for our offseason preview.)

The Jets finished last season with Brady Cook at quarterback as they got blown out week after week. And they’ll begin next season at quarterback with … who, exactly? That’s a tough question to answer, and one that many teams are staring at to begin the offseason. It also will be almost an entirely new staff under coach Aaron Glenn after he had to change out many of his assistants following a rough season. That’s another bad sign. Drafting second overall is fine, but it’s not like there will be a quarterback worth taking there. New York has the 16th pick as well, which will help. But there won’t be much for Jets fans to get excited about, other than the possibility of drafting a new quarterback in 2027.

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The Cardinals might not technically have been the last team to hire a new coach, but they were clearly the most unappealing opening in the cycle. For good reason. The quarterback situation is a mess, the team as a whole took a step back and they play in a rough division. Mike LaFleur, Arizona’s new coach, has a lot of work ahead of him. Finishing last in the NFC West seems to be a near lock.

The hope for the Raiders is obvious. Barring a massive surprise there will be a new quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, who will be coached by Klint Kubiak. Kubiak was a hot name at the beginning of the cycle and the Raiders were fortunate to land him. Maxx Crosby’s future is a cloud over the offseason, and we’ll see how the Raiders handle that. The roster needs a lot of work but Mendoza, as well as Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty, provide hope for better days ahead.

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New head coach Jeff Hafley is not stepping into an easy situation. The Dolphins have to figure out what to do with Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill, then start the tough job of replacing them. Miami has mismanaged the cap and it won’t get easier if the team decides to move on from Tagovailoa. That could lead to a forced marriage of Tagovailoa and the Dolphins in 2026, after they were clearly moving away from him at the end of the 2025 season. This is what the start of a long rebuild looks like.

Robert Saleh was a good hire as head coach, and Brian Daboll could turn out to be a good addition as offensive coordinator. We’ll see how much Daboll really had to do with Josh Allen’s development, because he’ll be at the forefront of bringing Cam Ward along. Ward did play well down the stretch in a lost Titans season. The problem is that the roster around Ward is not good enough. Tennessee has the most projected cap space in the NFL as the offseason begins, and they need to turn that into some help for Ward.

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The Browns wish the Jaguars hadn’t been so good, because the pick they traded to Cleveland will be 24th overall. But combined with the sixth pick and a strong 2025 rookie class, there’s momentum building. Figuring out quarterback won’t be easy, and that’s a serious roadblock in Cleveland making up a lot of ground in the AFC North this season. But new coach Todd Monken has some foundational pieces already in place.

The Saints are among the teams with the worst cap situation in the NFL, but that’s nothing new. Pushing cap hits out to the future has been their mode for well over a decade. That makes it hard to be a big player in free agency, and they could use some more talent. What they need is to draft well, and they got a head start by getting quarterback Tyler Shough in last year’s draft. He had a good final second half of the season after taking over as the starter, and in an offseason in which many teams have no idea what the future holds at quarterback, the Saints know who their guy is. That’s a big help.

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The Giants will be a fun team to track next season. John Harbaugh gives them a legitimate head coach for the first time in seemingly forever. A young core has some exciting pieces, assuming Malik Nabers returns well from a torn ACL and Jaxson Dart continues to develop. This is still a 4-13 team and they’re miles behind the Eagles in terms of the talent on the roster, so it’s not all roses for the Giants. But there’s finally a path forward.

The Colts’ surging to the top of the NFL a couple months into last season feels like it happened a lifetime ago. It would be fine to believe they could replicate that, but Daniel Jones’ Achilles injury is one that could linger into next season. He’s also a free agent; the team will try to retain him but the injury complicates those talks. The team already traded its first-round pick for Sauce Gardner at midseason. There’s talent here but a lot of questions too.

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Keeping Jayden Daniels healthy is the most important factor in getting back to the playoffs. Washington also needs to remake a roster that was by far the oldest in the NFL last season. In most scenarios, a team that won only five games with a roster that old would be in deep trouble. However, Daniels is a massive difference-maker as long as he is healthy. Washington also has a good amount of cap space to build the roster back up around him.

The Panthers have every reason to feel good after winning the NFC South and almost knocking off the Rams in the playoffs. They should also not be fooled in thinking they’re further along than they are. They were an 8-9 team that had some ugly losses and needed a lot of help to make the playoffs. The biggest factor is whether Bryce Young graduates to being a more prolific passer, or stays the same up-and-down player he has generally been in the NFL.

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The Falcons are yet another team with quarterback questions. They reportedly plan to cut Kirk Cousins, but that leaves them not knowing if Michael Penix Jr. will be healthy enough for Week 1 or even if he’s the answer at the position. The James Pearce Jr. legal situation doesn’t help a defense that was gaining traction (and it doesn’t help that their 2026 first-round pick went to the Rams to take Pearce). New coach Kevin Stefanski has a lot to work with but a similar problem to one he had in Cleveland: His quarterback room is a potential problem.

Stop if you’ve heard this one before: The Vikings have a good roster and a big quarterback question. Minnesota going 9-8 with poor play from J.J. McCarthy most of the season speaks to their upside. But the main problem isn’t solved yet. It’s possible McCarthy takes a step forward in his second season as a starter (he also needs to stay healthy) but that is far from a sure thing. The Vikings fired GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and have said they want to bring in a veteran QB for depth, but good luck doing that when so many teams will be looking for a competent starter.

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The Buccaneers’ collapse in the second half was stunning. It was even harder to believe because the team was getting healthy right as the losses piled up. The Bucs decided to run it back with coach Todd Bowles, though he’ll be on the hot seat. There should be no question about the talent on hand, assuming Baker Mayfield shakes off whatever was causing his poor play in the second half. But after such an epic failure and blowing the NFC South, it’s hard to trust them.

The Bengals need consistent offensive line play and a defense, and that’s a lot to ask in one offseason. Cincinnati does have a surprising amount of cap flexibility to fill some holes, if ownership wishes to spend the cash. The Bengals have missed the playoffs three straight times in Joe Burrow’s prime, which is an organizational failure. Burrow’s injuries have led to some losses, but the Bengals’ inability to protect Burrow has led to some of those injury issues. It’s a critical offseason and there are many challenges.

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Dallas has to practically build a defense from scratch after last year’s debacle. They do have Quinnen Williams in the middle of the line as a start, and maybe new coordinator Christian Parker will lift the unit. But it needs a lot of work. The George Pickens situation will have to come to a resolution, as it seems the Cowboys will franchise tag him and he won’t be happy. But if that is resolved, the Cowboys are in good shape on offense. Everything should be poured into the defensive side. Two draft picks in the top 20 (the second pick is from the Micah Parsons trade) will help.

It’s a new era in Pittsburgh, with Mike McCarthy taking over for Mike Tomlin. Tomlin was a floor raiser who wasn’t getting the Steelers to their ceiling anymore. And that’s exactly what McCarthy has become, so it’s hard to see it as an upgrade. The Steelers’ biggest question (you know the drill, all together now … ) is they can’t be sure who their quarterback will be. Even if it is Aaron Rodgers, he’ll be 43 years old in December and you’re really gambling on him missing that age cliff again. Also, the Steelers’ defense looked old for a lot of last season. Pittsburgh will probably be what it has been, hovering around .500 with no chance of being a real contender.

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It will be hard to project the Chiefs. They had a rough record last season, but a lot of that was close losses early and an unwinnable quarterback situation late. Of course, Patrick Mahomes’ recovery from a torn ACL completely affects the outlook, especially early in the season. Kansas City still has plenty of pieces from the AFC championship team of two seasons ago, but that can be a long time in the NFL and it has been hard for Kansas City to restock the roster at key spots, like the offensive line. That task doesn’t get easier with the Chiefs having a mess of a cap situation to clean up in the offseason. There’s also a question of Travis Kelce’s future. However, nothing else matters much if Mahomes is on the sideline.

The Texans need to get some better talent around C.J. Stroud, particularly on the offensive line, and see if Stroud can get back to that rookie form that has been missing the last couple seasons. The defense was one of the top two in the NFL all last season. The offense just needs to come along and support that defense better. There’s still a chance for Stroud to emerge as a star for many years to come, but that prospect is a bit murkier than it was a couple years ago.

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Micah Parsons’ recovery from a torn ACL, after the Packers got aggressive to trade for him before last season, is the headline of the offseason. It was clear to see how Parsons raised the Packers’ ability to win a championship, and also obvious to see how much they missed him after the injury. The roster practically is what it is at this point, and they won’t have a first-round pick to get some instant energy from. Matt LaFleur has to figure out how to take this group to another level.

The Ravens will be fascinating in 2026. John Harbaugh is out and in comes a very young staff led by new coach Jesse Minter and offensive coordinator Declan Doyle. The youth movement could reinvigorate a team that fell woefully short of Super Bowl dreams last season, but it is risky. Also, what to make of Lamar Jackson? Last season was a mess, even when he came back from a hamstring injury. The Ravens still have a Super Bowl upside. But also for the first time in a long time, they’re a little tough to read.

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A year ago, we were all wondering if the Eagles were a dynasty. Then the 2025 season was rough. There was drama seemingly all season and the offensive coordinator situation was a mess. They hired Sean Mannion, who has two years of coaching experience, to be their new OC. That’s bold, and risky too. Does A.J. Brown return? Will Saquon Barkley ever rebound from his heavy-usage 2024 season? Can Jalen Hurts put a poor season behind him? There are enough blue-chip players, especially on defense, that the Eagles could look much better in 2026.

The 49ers need better luck on the injury front. But it’s a little more complicated than that. They’re an aging team. Injuries will be a bigger part of the equation as that happens. The 49ers need defenders Nick Bosa and Fred Warner to come back strong off injuries, and add pieces around them. They also need to hope that Christian McCaffrey doesn’t hit a wall after a massive usage season. Kyle Shanahan will get the most out of his team, but time is running out for this group to win a Super Bowl.

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The Bears came along fast in 2025. Often teams that take a big leap fall back the next year, but Caleb Williams should theoretically improve in his third season, especially with Ben Johnson coaching him. The defense could use some pieces, particularly in the pass rush, though it will be hard with the 25th pick or without a ton of cap space. Still, the roster was good enough for a division title and a playoff win, and there’s reason to believe the trajectory is still pointing up.

There’s almost nowhere for the Jaguars to go but down after a 13-win season. But Jacksonville shouldn’t fall too far if the strides we saw Trevor Lawrence make in Liam Coen’s offense are a sign of things to come. Getting Travis Hunter back after he missed most of the second half of the season due to injury will help too. The Jaguars don’t have their first-round pick due to that Hunter trade and aren’t in great cap shape, but the talent on hand is good enough to compete for another division title.

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The Bills seemed to make an emotional decision in firing Sean McDermott after a divisional round loss, and promoting Joe Brady from offensive coordinator to head coach seems like a weird next step. But perhaps Brady gives new life to a Bills team that is feeling the pressure of getting Josh Allen to a Super Bowl. General manager Brandon Beane doesn’t like to be criticized but he has to upgrade the roster, especially at receiver. He doesn’t have a lot of cap space to do that.

This will be everyone’s bounce-back candidate for 2026. Metrics said the Lions were still an elite team last season. They just lost a lot of close games against a tough schedule, which left them out of the playoffs. But the Lions’ talent is undeniable. The major key might be new offensive coordinator Drew Petzing. There probably won’t be too many roster changes, which is fine because there’s more than enough talent to win the NFC North again.

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The Chargers are in a great spot. They won 11 games despite losing two stellar offensive tackles. You can’t assume Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater won’t be lessened by their season-ending injuries, but if they return near their normal level, Los Angeles could have an elite roster. Losing defensive coordinator Jesse Minter hurts, but adding Mike McDaniel as offensive coordinator should be a plus for Justin Herbert. The Chargers also have the fourth-most projected cap space in the NFL. This could be the season the Chargers break through.

There are more questions than you’d think for an AFC champion and a runner-up for NFL MVP at quarterback. The way Super Bowl LX played out, with the Patriots being dominated and Drake Maye finishing out a subpar individual postseason, will bring up more questions about New England’s legitimacy. The schedule will get tougher next season. The roster is fine, but improving the offensive line and receiver need to be priorities. The Patriots have enough cap space to make adds there. That’s the beauty of having Maye on his rookie deal.

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The Broncos’ highest-paid player each of the past two seasons has been Russell Wilson. That big dead cap hit comes off the books, and Sean Payton is always aggressive in free agency. Adding a running back, and perhaps another receiver, would help an offense that needed it at times. Bo Nix isn’t expected to be impacted by an ankle injury that ended his season. The defense will still be very good. There’s no reason the Broncos can’t win the AFC West again.

The Rams were one of the best teams in the NFL, and have pick Nos. 13 and 29 in the NFL Draft. They also will have Matthew Stafford back for another season after he won his first MVP. Cornerback is a big need, but those two first-round picks could help solve that. Finding a successor for Stafford is another pressing task, and we’ll see how the Rams go about that. But the Rams will be a popular Super Bowl pick next season, and for good reason.

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The Seahawks were the best team in the NFL last season and it’s hard to dispute that. There’s no reason to believe the Seahawks will slip, but it is hard to repeat for a reason. They also play in a very tough division. But the foundation is strong and will be for a while. Mike Macdonald profiles as the type of coach who will always get the most out of his defense, and he’ll be just 39 years old next season. The Seahawks should be very good for a while.