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The Opening Ceremony is underway, and the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games are officially off and running. Hosted by Italy's Cortina d'Ampezzo and Milan ...

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Dorothy Hyman, Wilma Rudolph and Giuseppina Leone shake hands while standing on the podium at the 1960 Olympics. U.S. swimmer ...

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