Olympian

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The decorated gymnast and two-time Olympian recently competed in the latest season of “Dancing With the Stars,” finishing in third place alongside her partner Ezra Sosa.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Nothing’s more stirring than seeing an Olympian override pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

And curler Rich Ruohonen, an attorney from Minnesota, became the oldest U.S. winter Olympian at 54.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

She collected three on home ice at Milano Ice Skating Arena, becoming Italy's most decorated Olympian of all time.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Sunlight poured down, as if the gods were flooding the arena with a light fiercer than usual, the better to watch the show from their Olympian heights.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks