Olympian

Example Sentences

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Olympian, who went to the locker room at the end of the second period after taking a puck off his mouth, skated in on Darcy Kuemper and went to his backhand for the winner.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Perathoner, who lives two hours from Cortina, is a two-time Olympian in snowboard cross but in January 2021 suffered a serious knee injury while training for the Beijing Games.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Forty-six years to the day after the Miracle on Ice, a same-named Olympian brings gold and glory to America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

O’Brien’s rise to Olympian in the two-person bobsled, the second-fastest sliding sport of the Winter Games, has been even swifter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

It was understood that I didn’t lie because I was too proud to be caught and forced to admit that I was capable of less than Olympian action.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou