Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women’s slalom competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (James Hill/The New York Times) By VICTOR MATHER and JAMES HILL After a couple of disappointing races, Mikaela Shiffrin was down to one event Wednesday in her bid to end her poor Olympic stretch. Luckily for her, it was her best event, the slalom, in which she has won nine World Cu

Haley Bush’s 27 points helped the Valencianas of Juncos come from behind to defeat the Leonas of Ponce in five sets. By THE STAR STAFF The start of the sixth week of the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish) season saw the Valencianas of Juncos, the Pinkin of Corozal and the Cangrejeras of Santurce emerge victorious on Wednesday night. At Rafael G. Amalbert Coliseum in Juncos, the Valencianas rallied from a 2-1 deficit in sets to force a tiebrea

Neira Ortiz’s momentum-changing play at the net helped the Cangrejeras of Santurce stay undefeated last week. (Heriberto Rosario Rosa – FPV) By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation presented the All-Star Team for Week 5 of the 2026 Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish), highlighting the most consistent and impactful players in their respective positions. The week was marked by difference-making performances, led by Neira Ortiz,

The Puerto Rico Women’s Superior Softball League will operate under an autonomous administrative structure endorsed by the Puerto Rico Softball Federation when it opens a new season on May 17. “My vision is to position the Women’s Superior Softball League as the premier women’s league in Puerto Rico,” said Jeanc Rodríguez, center, chairman of the league’s board of directors. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Women’s Superior Softball League will operate the 2026 season under

A poster of the Olympian Laila Edwards at the community center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2026. The Olympic journey of Edwards, the first Black woman to play for the U.S. hockey team, has captivated her hometown of Cleveland Heights. (Daniel Lozada/The New York Times) By ALEXANDRA E. PETRI It’s just after 2 p.m. on a Tuesday, and the televisions in the New Heights Grill are showing the only programming that matters to the bar’s patrons: a women’s hockey game unfoldin

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan compete in the free skating segment of the pair skating event at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. They won gold in the event. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By VICTOR MATHER, DOUG MILLS and VINCENT ALBAN Despite the unexpected return of the defending champions, the 2026 Olympics brought a changing of the guard in pairs skating. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan emerged with the gold medal after a flawless, h

Alexis Bermúdez pitched 5.1 innings to earn the win for the Águilas of Veracruz in her Mexican Softball League debut. By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rican pitcher Alexis Bermúdez earned the win in her first start for the Águilas of Veracruz in the Mexican Softball League this past weekend. Bermúdez pitched 5.1 innings in her debut and was relieved by American Lisa Hopp, who recorded the save in a 3-1 victory over the Olmecs of Tabasco. The pitcher belongs to the Valencianas of Junc

Ilia Malinin of the United States was heavily favored on Friday to win the Olympic gold medal in men’s figure skating. He then imploded in a shocking collapse, succumbing to the enormous pressure of his first Winter Games and finishing an incomprehensible eighth. (Photographs and composite image by Jeremy White/The New York Times) By ASHLEY CAI, WEIYI CAI, BORA ERDEN, LAZARO GAMIO, JERÉ LONGMAN, JOE WARD and JEREMY WHITE What seemed inevitable for Ilia Malinin became inconcei