The black-and-white photo shows a 21-year-old Sanders, then a University of Chicago student, being taken by Chicago police ...

Olympics return in just one year! Sydni Eure spent some time at the Pettit National Ice Center, where the energy is already electric.

WSJ's Reed Albergotti tries out speed skating guided by the coaching of five-time Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair, in this latest installment of the WSJ series, "The Olympics: How Hard Can it Be?" ...

Erin Jackson was the first Black woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics when she captured the 500 meters at Beijing ...

Jordan Stolz won three titles at each of the last two single-distance world championships, and also is youngest allround ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced that six state residents will receive the Order of Lincoln for professional achievement and public service.

2025 Order of Lincoln recipients are Bonnie Blair, Sandra Cisneros ... is the first American woman to win five gold medals at the Olympic Winter Games. Since she retired from speed skating ...

Bonnie Blair trained at the Pettit National Centre in Milwaukee – she won five Olympic gold medals over three different Games. Dan Jansen, also an Olympic speed skating champion, was born and ...

Speed skater and Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair led the way once again Thursday as Gov. JB Pritzker announced that she and five others are the 2025 recipients of Order of Lincoln honors. Rounding ...