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: a covering for the hand and wrist having a separate section for the thumb only
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The whole mitten seems built for durability.
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Maggie Slepian, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
Twelve years after her first Olympic appearance and eight years after her first medal, Diggins waved on the podium, pink mittens in the air, as the crowd chanted her name.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
There are some combo mittens as well that are two in one.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The tears began welling in the eyes of Johnson as racer after racer couldn’t top her time, wiping them away with a mitten.
—Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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Maggie Slepian, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
Twelve years after her first Olympic appearance and eight years after her first medal, Diggins waved on the podium, pink mittens in the air, as the crowd chanted her name.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
There are some combo mittens as well that are two in one.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The tears began welling in the eyes of Johnson as racer after racer couldn’t top her time, wiping them away with a mitten.
—Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Mitten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mitten. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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