The original story “ Alysa Liu’s Gold Ignites a Sweet Homecoming in Oakland ” is published in The Brighter Side of News. Like these kind of feel good stories? Get The Brighter Side of News’ newsletter.

All the latest as Team GB arrive home from the Winter Olympics after winning five medals including their best gold medal haul.

BEN LYNCH and his fellow Irish athletes reunited with family and loved ones during their Winter Olympics homecoming at Dublin Airport. The team returned home on Monday after impactful involvements

Laila Edwards, left, the first Black woman to suit up for Team USA women’s Olympic hockey, teammate Caroline Harvey, center, and Laila’s nephew Shiloh Stewart, right, talk during a family dinner at her childhood home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

American figure skater Alysa Liu enjoyed a fantastic performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy with two Olympic gold medals at the team event and then women's singles skating.

SKIER Thomas Maloney Westgaard brought the curtain down on Team Ireland’s Winter Olympics in “brutal” fashion. The 30-year-old finished 23rd in the men’s 50km cross-country mass classic race in

The U.S. women’s hockey gold medal-winning team has politely declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his State of the Union address on Tuesday

Team USA's men's hockey team faced criticism from some over its postgame actions following a 2-1 win over Canada in the gold-medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Sunday. Specifically, the team's response to comments made by President Donald Trump during that call raised some eyebrows.