Several Olympians have broken medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the list is growing longer. Within the first week of competition, at least six athletes broke their medals after winning events.

Middle-class families don’t feel as secure as they once did. It isn’t because the poverty line is “really” $140,000, as Michael Green claimed in a viral essay last year. Yet the impoverished feeling ...

‘A solution has been identified, and a fix put in place’ After days of embarrassing stories about Winter Olympic medals cracking, snapping, and even breaking in two after falling in the snow, ...

MILAN -- Handle with care. That's the message from gold medalist Breezy Johnson at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after she and other athletes found their medals broke within hours. Olympic ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Breezy Johnson better hang onto her Olympic gold medal. Literally. Johnson was jumping up and down, celebrating her Olympic downhill title Sunday, Feb. 8, when her gold ...

There’s certainly a crack in the Olympic medals’ foundation. “Following reports of issues affecting a small number of medals, the organising committee immediately reviewed the matter, working closely ...

Organizers of the 2026 Winter Olympics say they’re investigating why medals are breaking — not even one week into the Games — after some athletes reported issues. Team USA alpine ski racing gold ...

World Bank says children born today could earn 51% more over lifetime if their country’s human capital improved Deteriorating health, education and training in many developing countries is ...

There might not be a bigger achievement in sports than winning a gold medal at the Olympic Games. Athletes will put themselves through endless practice, life-threatening injuries, and the sacrifice of ...

The IOC said they're "fully aware of the situation" at the 2026 Winter Olympics Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work ...

Breezy Johnson won Team USA's first gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics-- and it's already broken. Johnson secured not only her spot in history, but also the first medal for the United States at ...

At a press conference just minutes after the medal ceremony, the downhill skier explained how her gold hardware was already in three pieces Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, ...