Snowboarder Chloe Kim rushed to her fellow Olympian’s defense after President Donald Trump labeled freestyle skier Hunter Hess “a real loser” in a vicious attack. The two-time Olympic snowboard halfpipe gold medalist said Trump’s words resonated personally as the daughter of immigrants. “We need to lead with love and compassion, and I’d love to see more of that,” said Kim, 25, who is chasing a historic third straight Olympic gold. “Obviously, my parents being immigrants, this one hits pretty close to home. I’m really proud to represent the United States, but I also think we are allowed to voice our opinions.” Trump lashed out at Hess after the Team USA athlete said he had “mixed emotions” about representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics. “There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of and think a lot of people aren’t,” Hess said. “If it aligns with my moral values, I feel like I’m representing it. But just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean that I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.” Hess is one of several Olympic athletes who have spoken out against Trump and his aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.

Cuba has told international airlines it won’t be able to refuel their planes, as supply dries up following President Trump’s military operation in Venezuela. Deliveries to the island nation have been choked off by Washington, after it took control of Venezuelan exports following the abduction of dictator Nicolás Maduro and encouraged Mexico to withhold supply. Stocks in the communist-run country are due to run out on Tuesday, its government said, according to Reuters. Cuba is reliant on oil from Venezuela—its top supplier until recent disruptions—receiving barrels in exchange for sending security personnel and other assistance to Caracas. Airlines from the U.S., Panama, and Mexico are expected to be the hardest hit by the shortage. The disruption is expected to strain the country’s already-frail tourism industry, which endured an 18-point decline in visitor numbers last year and is struggling to recover from Covid-19, The Financial Times reports. It added that Cuba has not received any oil since early January when it got a shipment from Mexico, and that swathes of the island’s business are subject to U.S. government trade restrictions.

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Super Bowl winner Barry Wilburn has died in a house fire at the age of 62, his family has confirmed. The Memphis, Tennessee, fire department said he was killed on Friday morning, according to local outlet WREG, with the Washington Commanders announcing his death on Sunday. Personnel were called out to the Orange Mound neighborhood at around 2 a.m., but when they extinguished the blaze, they found Wilburn inside, declaring him dead at the scene. He led the NFL for interceptions in the 1987 season with nine, making two during the Super Bowl as he and the side—then named the Redskins—lifted the sport’s ultimate trophy with a crushing 42-10 win over the Denver Broncos. Before joining Washington in 1985, he played college football in Mississippi, and after his time in the capital, played for the Cleveland Browns and the Philadelphia Eagles. “I always looked up to him,” Wilburn’s former Melrose High School teammate, Tim Thompson, told WREG. “He was like a role model.” “We’re saddened to learn of the passing of former Washington All-Pro and Super Bowl XXII champion Barry Wilburn,” the Commanders said on X. “Sending our deepest condolences to his family and friends.”

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Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy, 34, says he has received death threats and a wave of abusive messages after posting an anti-ICE message in yellow snow on social media ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan‑Cortina. The Instagram post read “F--- ICE,” which Kenworthy later confirmed was written in urine. In the caption, he explained his protest: “We can’t wait around while ICE continues to operate with unchecked power in our communities.” While many responses were supportive, Kenworthy said some were “awful.” “People telling me to kill myself, threatening me, wishing they’ll get to see me blow my knee or break my neck during my event, calling me slurs … it’s insane.” He also praised fellow athletes Hunter Hess and Michaela Schifrin for speaking out against Trump. Trump called Hess “a real loser” after the Team USA athlete said he had “mixed emotions” about representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Reflecting on the controversy, Kenworthy said, “I think sometimes people forget that you can love the US and be proud to be an American – I am – and still think they can be better.”

A new study has identified Florida drivers as the most annoying. Among U.S. cities, Miami ranked highest for having the worst drivers. The legal firm Lemon Law Experts ranked the city 98.50 out of 100 on their “driver annoyance index,” which roughly translates to 86 percent of residents rating drivers 7 out of 10 for extreme annoyance. A not-so-close second was Las Vegas. Survey respondents said what differentiated Miami drivers was increased aggressive and rude behavior, including tailgating, changing lanes without signaling, and failing to yield to merging traffic, among other “annoying” behaviors. It’s not just Miami or any of the other top cities in the survey; there’s been a national increase in these types of behaviors. Based on the previous report, there has been a nationwide 67 percent increase in cutting off other vehicles and a 47 percent increase in honking out of anger since 2016.

U.S. Winter Olympics champion Breezy Johnson has warned fellow winners not to jump around too much with their medals because they keep breaking. Officials are investigating the spate of breakages suffered by the Games’ opening weekend winners, including 30-year-old gold medalist Johnson, who said, “Don’t jump in them. I was jumping in excitement, and it broke. I’m sure somebody will fix it. It’s not crazy broken, but a little broken.” Similarly, U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu posted on social media saying, “My medal doesn’t need the ribbon,” along with an image of a broken award. Milan Cortina organizing committee’s COO said on Monday, “We are aware of the situation, we have seen the images. Obviously, we are trying to understand in detail if there is a problem. But obviously, we are paying maximum attention to this matter, as the medal is the dream of the athletes, so we want that, obviously, in the moment they are given it, that everything is absolutely perfect, because we really consider it to be the most important moment. So we are working on it.”

A record 13 backcountry skiers, climbers, and hikers died over the past week along the Alpine crescent where the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics kicked off over the weekend. Italian rescuers said Monday that 10 of the victims were killed by avalanches triggered by an unusually unstable snowpack, as fresh snowfall and wind-swept snowcaps on weak internal layers created especially risky conditions. The deaths occurred on ungroomed slopes, away from the Olympic sites in the Italian regions of Lombardy and the Veneto, and in Trentino’s Val di Fiemme, said a spokesperson for the Alpine Rescue Corps. The same group carried out a helicopter rescue of U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn after she broke her leg Sunday during a brutal fall while competing in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Rescuers said there was no avalanche danger for people skiing at the region’s managed ski resorts. They advised anyone making backcountry excursions to heed avalanche bulletins and wait to go out until the snowpack has consolidated.

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U.S. ski star Lindsey Vonn underwent two operations on her leg after taking a brutal fall just 13 seconds into her Olympic comeback bid, Reuters reports. She suffered a “serious fracture” after clipping a gate during the Milan Cortina Games’ downhill final in her astonishing quest to become the oldest Alpine skiing medalist ever. The three-time Olympic medalist had been racing the revered Olympia delle Tofane on Sunday as part of her comeback after eight years out of the Games, but now it seems her journey in skiing’s most prestigious competition could be over. The 41-year-old was airlifted from Cortina d’Ampezzo to Ca’ Foncello Hospital in Treviso, where the procedures were carried out in the hope of preventing any complications, according to the newswire. Vonn was operated on by local orthopaedic and plastic surgeons with her personal doctor present, although they took a back seat during the procedure, a source told Reuters. Her ACL rupture came just nine days before the Games began, during a World Cup downhill event, but she opted to compete anyway.

Ski icon Lindsey Vonn is safely recovering after a brutal fall just 13 seconds into the women’s downhill at the Olympics on Sunday. Vonn broke her leg during the crash and is currently receiving care for the injury, according to her doctors. Vonn was going down the Olympia delle Tofane when she stumbled down the course. The extent of her injury required Vonn to be airlifted out by medical staff. She underwent emergency surgery on her broken leg at a medical facility in the nearby town of Treviso, Italy. The surgery stabilized the fracture caused by the violent on-air crash. Vonn was competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics after an 8-year hiatus from the games. The athlete, 41, has won three Olympic medals in her career, including gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Just nine days before competing in Sunday’s Olympic race, Vonn ruptured her ACL during a World Cup downhill event, but she still decided to compete. Her Olympic journey has been cut short due to the crash.