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Connor McDavid had two assists, giving the Olympic silver medalist an NHL-best 98 points in 59 games.—Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026 Several athletes made epic comebacks at this year’s Olympic Winter Games, from gold medalist Alysa Liu’s triumphant return to figure skating to alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s slalom victory, which came after she was disqualified from the event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026 Now that the 2026 Winter Olympics are over, many people are prying into the personal lives of Olympic gold medalists.—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2026 Aristo Sham, gold medalist of the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will make his DSO debut, performing the Prokofiev Second Concerto.—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medalist