Olympian
Example Sentences
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Only once he’s in a skintight ski suit does the 29-year-old from Norway begin to resemble his true identity: greatest winter Olympian of all time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Staley, a Hall of Fame player and gold medal Olympian, is a transformative character.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
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
It was my least favorite Olympian: Ares, the god of war.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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