the Olympics
noun
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years
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Since being selected for the Olympics, both Toews and Landeskog have suffered injury during regular season play in the NHL.
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Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The Wild organization will have three players representing the United States, four on Team Sweden, and one each skating for Germany, Czechia and Slovakia in the Olympics, which begin in early February.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
Like, like the Olympics can feel so big, so massive.
—Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
So, with Larkin, Raymond and Moritz Seider all set to go to an even longer, potentially more grueling tournament in the Olympics next month, how those three key drivers return is going to have a huge say in the Red Wings’ outlook.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
The Wild organization will have three players representing the United States, four on Team Sweden, and one each skating for Germany, Czechia and Slovakia in the Olympics, which begin in early February.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
Like, like the Olympics can feel so big, so massive.
—Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
So, with Larkin, Raymond and Moritz Seider all set to go to an even longer, potentially more grueling tournament in the Olympics next month, how those three key drivers return is going to have a huge say in the Red Wings’ outlook.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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“The Olympics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Olympics. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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