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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

“We knew it was a matter of time,” Knight, a five-time Olympian, said, “just leaning on them slowly.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 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

I didn’t want to use my newfound platform as an Olympian to talk about my religious beliefs, but that didn’t stop the flurry of attention I received because of my hijab.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad