Olympic Games
plural noun
1
: an ancient Panhellenic festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of sports, music, and literature with the victor's prize a crown of wild olive
2
: a modified revival of the ancient Olympic Games consisting of international athletic contests that are held at separate winter and summer gatherings at four year intervals
called also
Olym*pics\
ə-ˈlim-piks 
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The veteran skier had previously ruptured her ACL in her left knee before deciding to still compete in this year's Olympic Games.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Vonn won a gold medal in the downhill and a bronze medal in the super-G at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games and a bronze medal in the downhill at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
In December, while refining his routine for his first Olympic Games, in Milan, the 21-year-old figure skater landed seven quadruple jumps in competition, spinning like a weather vane in a windstorm.
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
For the first time in two decades, John Shuster will not represent the United States at an Olympic Games.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Vonn won a gold medal in the downhill and a bronze medal in the super-G at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games and a bronze medal in the downhill at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
In December, while refining his routine for his first Olympic Games, in Milan, the 21-year-old figure skater landed seven quadruple jumps in competition, spinning like a weather vane in a windstorm.
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
For the first time in two decades, John Shuster will not represent the United States at an Olympic Games.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
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