The U.S. women's hockey team's dominance over Canada highlighted action in Olympic sports over the weekend. Abbey Murphy and Hilary Knight recorded hat tricks as the U.S. beat Canada 4-1 on Thursday in Cleveland and then 6-1 on Saturday in Buffalo in the first two of the rivals’ four pre-Olympic meetings this fall.

In the past, each Olympic sport’s international federation has been allowed to set its own rules on transgender inclusion.

U.S. Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles responded to a question about whether she experienced racism when her Paris Olympics bronze medal was rescinded.

Medical director Dr. Jane Thornton updated IOC members on the initial findings of a working group studying the issue of transgender athletes competing in women's sports.

The Times reported this week on the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) impending big announcement: competitors with differences of sexual development (DSD) and trans women — that is, biological males — will no longer be permitted to compete against women.

The move follows an IOC review finding that athletes who underwent male puberty retain physical advantages over women.

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut at Milano Cortina 2026, along with seven other fresh events at the Winter Games.

Russian skiers have challenged their continuing ban from competitions as they try to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The figure skating Grand Prix Series continues, while the U.S. and Canada women's hockey rivalry picks back up.