Former GOP Sen. Ben Sasse reveals stage-4 cancer diagnosis
Former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska announced on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with metastatic stage-four pancreatic cancer, candidly calling it “a death sentence.”
“This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase: Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die,” Sasse wrote in the post.
“Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it’s a death sentence. But I already had a death sentence before last week too — we all do,” he continued.
GOP lawmaker unveils new bill to combat fraud with a name Walz won’t be happy about
FIRST ON FOX: A Republican lawmaker has reacted to the massive unfolding fraud scandal in Minnesota with legislation aimed at preventing more taxpayer dollars from being wasted at the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has introduced the Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions Act, or the “WALZ Act,” which would require HHS’ Office of Inspector General to open investigations into any program that sees a 10% or greater increase in total payments over any six-month period within a fiscal year.
Under the bill, HHS would no longer have discretion to ignore sudden billing increases that critics say often signal fraud schemes, particularly in large entitlement programs.
The bill comes amid revelations in recent months that Minnesota’s federally funded health and nutrition programs were rife with fraud to the tune of potentially up to $9 billion, federal prosecutors said last week.
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Critics have made Walz the face of the scandal, given the fact that concerns over the fraud date back to 2019, when he took office and the inability of the state, which he serves as the top executive, to tackle the problem over the last five years.
“This is on my watch,” Walz told reporters on Friday. “I am accountable for this. And more importantly, I am the one that will fix it.”
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Miller-Meeks told Fox News Digital the situation in Minnesota represents a “jaw-dropping failure of leadership.”
“This is what happens when soft-on-crime Democrats run the show: zero accountability, zero oversight and taxpayers left holding the bag,” the Iowa Republican continued. “The WALZ Act is named for a reason, to ensure this level of negligence can never be repeated anywhere else in America. This bill puts hard safeguards in place to protect taxpayer dollars, shut the door on scam artists and bring real accountability back to government programs.”
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On Monday, a group of 98 Minnesota mayors raised concerns with state leaders and Walz in a letter about their state’s fiscal policies, saying they have impacted their cities and residents, noting a disappearing $18 billion surplus and a projected $2.9 billion to $3 billion deficit for the 2028-29 biennium.
Former federal prosecutor Joe Teirab, who briefly worked on the Feeding Our Future aspect of the fraud investigation, recently told Fox News Digital the fraud scheme was notable not only for its size, but for how easy it was to carry out.
“Honestly how easy this fraud was to do,” Teirab said. “These fraudsters were just saying that they were spending all this money on feeding kids… and they were just making up these PDFs, putting false names into Excel sheets.”
Teirab said oversight failures within the Minnesota Department of Education and other agencies played a significant role. He argued that officials had incentives to avoid scrutiny, citing political sensitivities surrounding Minnesota’s Somali community.
“There were huge incentives to just turn the other way,” Teirab said. “There’s a sense of, ‘If we say something, are they going to call us racist?’ And that’s exactly what happened.”
Rand Paul says US wasted $1.6 trillion on experiments, influencers and debt payments
Congress’ top fiscal hawk is back with his yearly government waste report card, this time uncovering over $1.6 trillion in spending on cocaine experiments on dogs, COVID-19 vaccine influencer campaigns and staggering yearly debt payments.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., unveiled his 11th annual “Festivus Report” on Tuesday, detailing the wonky ways that the federal government dumps taxpayer dollars into pet projects.
Paul has long been against Congress’ spending habits, routinely voting against appropriations bills and spending packages for not trying to tackle the nation’s growing debt problem. His report highlights that even with several lawmakers pounding their chests on Washington’s spending problem, Congress can’t help but spend more.
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“No matter how much taxpayer money Washington burns through, politicians can’t help but demand more,” Paul said. “Fiscal responsibility may not be the most crowded road, but it’s one I’ve walked year after year — and this holiday season will be no different. So, before we get to the Feats of Strength, it’s time for my Airing of (Spending) Grievances.”
He lauded moves taken by the Trump administration to slash government spending, like the nearly $9 billion rescissions package that slashed funding for public broadcasting and some foreign aid, Paul said that while the action was “a good start, it’s just a drop in the bucket.”
Paul noted that in the last year, the federal debt has skyrocketed to nearly $40 trillion, up from roughly $36 trillion.
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“The Congressional Budget Office predicts we will add an average of $23.9 trillion in debt annually for the next decade. The U.S. government will add over $6.53 billion of debt every single day for the next ten years,” Paul said. “We borrow over $272 million every hour, we borrow $4.54 million every minute, and we borrow over $75,000 every second.”
“This year, I’m spotlighting a jaw-dropping amount of government waste — the kind that makes you wonder if anyone in Washington has ever heard the word ‘priorities,’” he continued. “A grand total of $1,639,135,969,608, which includes $1.22 trillion in interest payments on the debt.”
And several programs highlighted in the report that funneled taxpayer dollars to celebrities, drug experiments, diversity, equity and inclusion programs and several other obscure projects contributed to that staggering figure.
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Among the highlights are over $40 million to social media influencers to promote getting the COVID-19 vaccine to racial and ethnic minority groups, over $5 million to dose dogs with cocaine, over $1 million to teach “teenage ferrets to binge-drink alcohol,” over $14 million to teach monkeys to play a “Price is Right”-inspired game and roughly $13 million to continue experiments on beagles.
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There’s also the over $7 billion previously allocated by Congress to build electric vehicle charging stations nationwide — only 68 have been built so far, he noted — and schools receiving nearly $200 billion in COVID-19 relief funds that has been spent on “rooms at Caesars Palace, renting out MLB stadiums, and ice cream trucks.”
The report highlighted several other programs, including over $1 million to hire celebrity influencers for anti-drug campaigns targeting “Latinx” communities, nearly $5 million total for studies looking at the effect of screen time on toddlers and mobile-phone obesity intervention for toddlers, and over $2 million for researchers to take saliva swabs at electronic dance music festivals in New York City.
DOJ issues disclaimer on Trump claims as thousands of Epstein files are released
The Department of Justice on Tuesday released a new tranche of nearly 30,000 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.
“Some of these documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election,” the DOJ wrote in a post on X. “To be clear: the claims are unfounded and false, and if they had a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponized against President Trump already.”
The DOJ said is releasing the files out of a “commitment to the law and transparency.”
It added that the documents were released with the legally required protections for the victims of Epstein.
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A jail sign calling for mandatory rounds on Jeffrey Epstein every 30 minutes at Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City was defaced, according to documents released by the Department of Justice.
A photograph of an undated sign on orange paper read, “MANADATORY ROUNDS MUST BE CONDUCTED EVERY 30 MINUTES ON EPSTEIN #76318-054 AS PER GOD!!!!”
The sign was pictured with the word “mandatory” misspelled and underlined with a red ink pen, and a question mark was added after it. It was signed “God.”
The sign was hung in the Special Housing Unit where Epstein was being held, according to the documents.
The Epstein file dump includes a 2021 subpoena sent to Mar-a-Lago seeking records in the ongoing case against Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who was later convicted of sex trafficking and is in federal prison.
The document, dated Oct. 5, 2021, called for the Mar-a-Lago Club
in Palm Beach, Florida, to testify and give evidence in United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (AJN).
It demanded “any and all employment records relating to” a subject whose name was redacted in the document.
President Donald Trump owns the Mar-a-Lago Club.
The subpoena was signed by then-U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss, and an assistant U.S. attorney whose name was redacted.
Fox News’ Bill Mears contributed to this report.
A 2020 memo from a federal prosecutor states that President Donald Trump was listed as a passenger on Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane at least eight times in the mid-1990s.
The memo states that some of these flights happened “during the period we would expect to charge in a [Ghislaine] Maxwell case.”
“In particular, he is listed as a passenger on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including at least four flights on which Maxwell was also present,” the memo reads.
Trump was listed as having traveled with his then-wife Marla Maples, his daughter Tiffany, and his son Eric, according to the memo.
It states that on one flight in 1993, Trump and Epstein were the only two listed passengers. On another, the only three passengers were listed as Epstein, Trump and a then-20-year-old whose name was redacted in the released document.
Two passengers present on two other flights, respectively, were women who would be possible witnesses in a Maxwell case, the memo stated.
The name of the federal prosecutor who wrote the memo is redacted from the document.
Ducks coach blasts ‘messed up’ playoff system ahead of New Year’s showdown
The Oregon Ducks will take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup, which will also act as the Orange Bowl.
The game will be played on a neutral site despite Texas Tech being the No. 4 seed in the bracket. It’s a notion that Ducks head coach Dan Lanning had a hard time wrapping his head around. With the Playoff format the way it is now, only the first round sees home games for the highest seeds. The next rounds are considered bowl games, keeping some of the old ways intact.
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Lanning also took issue with the timing of the quarterfinal games. Oregon defeated James Madison, 51-34, on Saturday but won’t face Texas Tech until New Year’s Day. Texas Tech hasn’t played since the Big 12 Championship on Dec. 6.
“I don’t know if there’s a side advantage. I think it’s just more of an indicator that the way we do playoffs in college football is messed up. I mean, in my opinion, we’re really excited to be going to the Orange Bowl, but this game should be played at Texas Tech. They’re a higher-seeded team. We should play a week like right after the last game. The next playoff game should be the next Saturday. The next playoff game should be the next Saturday. The next playoff game should be the next Saturday, then a championship game.”
Lanning said that part of the challenge is to keep the same rhythm for his players despite there being a lack of sequence in Playoff games in this part of the year.
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“There’s definitely a skill and an art to making sure that your team’s prepared when you have long breaks. And I think that was clear last year,” he said. “Certainly, it’ll be clear now. You got a little bit more time to prepare for this game, but a little bit different than the last one.
“And that’s the other part that doesn’t make really a lot of sense is the sequence of days in between each game and each Playoff. There’s just not really a rhythm. And for us as a coach, it’s about how do you create that rhythm? How do you challenge yourself to say, ‘OK, how can we keep things the same as much as possible for our players?’ And it’s tough when you have big gaps and big breaks like that.”
Oregon will certainly have a challenge on its hands against Texas Tech.
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Joey McGuire’s team is 12-1 with their lone loss being against Arizona State earlier in the season. The Red Raiders average about 42.5 points per game, which is ranked third in the nation. The defense allows 10.9 points per game, which is also ranked third in the nation.
Iconic Kentucky bourbon distillery to pause production through end of 2026
World-famous Kentucky whiskey brand Jim Beam is reportedly closing its production facility in Clermont starting Jan. 1 through the end of 2026. The company is shifting production to its larger Booker Noe distillery in Boston, Kentucky.
The James B. Beam Distilling Co. said in a statement that it is “always assessing production levels to best meet consumer demand.” It added that there was a recent discussion of its 2026 volumes.
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“We’ve shared with our teams that while we will continue to distill at our FBN craft distillery in Clermont and at our larger Booker Noe distillery in Boston, we plan to pause distillation at our main distillery on the James B. Beam campus for 2026 while we take the opportunity to invest in site enhancements,” the company said in its statement.
“We continue to assess how best to utilize our workforce during this transition, and conversations with the union are ongoing,” it added.
Tourists looking to explore the Kentucky Bourbon Trail will still be able to go to the visitors center at the James B. Beam campus, which will remain open despite the production pause, “so visitors can have the full James B. Beam experience,” the company wrote. It added that its restaurant, The Kitchen Table would also remain open during this time. Additionally, bottling and warehousing will still be operational at the Claremont facility, the Lexington Herald Leader reported.
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Jim Beam’s parent company, Suntory Global Spirits, said the pause would allow it to keep up with customer demands while making upgrades to the Clermont facility, according to WDRB. The outlet also noted that in addition to Jim Beam, the Clermont facility produces Knob Creek, Baker’s, Booker’s and Basil Hayden’s.
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Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is grappling with a massive supply and a slump in demand, according to the Lexington Herald Leader. The outlet had previously reported that whiskey production had dropped to its lowest level in years, citing data from the Treasury Department. However, it is unclear if this is a reason behind Jim Beam’s decision to make upgrades to and pause production at its Clermont facility.
FOX Business reached out to Jim Beam for comment.
Researchers identify concerning link tied to multiple sclerosis diagnoses
A study from Sweden’s Uppsala University discovered a link between microplastics and multiple sclerosis (MS).
The research, published in the journal Environmental International, discovered that exposure to two common environmental contaminants, PFAS and PCBs, could increase the risk of the autoimmune disease.
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as “forever chemicals,” are used in some common household products, such as non-stick cookware, textiles and cleaning products. They have also been found in drinking water throughout the U.S., according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are toxic industrial chemicals once widely used in electrical equipment before being banned decades ago, as stated by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
The new study findings were based on blood samples of 1,800 Swedish individuals, including about 900 who had recently been diagnosed with MS, according to a university press release.
The first phase of the trial studied 14 different PFAS contaminants and three substances that appear when PCBs are broken down in the body. These were then investigated for a link to the odds of diagnosis.
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“We saw that several individual substances, such as PFOS and two hydroxylated PCBs, were linked to increased odds for MS,” lead study author Kim Kultima said in a statement. “People with the highest concentrations of PFOS and PCBs had approximately twice the odds of being diagnosed with MS, compared to those with the lowest concentrations.”
The researchers then examined the combined effects of these substances and found that the mixture was also linked to increased risk.
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Fellow researcher Aina Vaivade noted that risk assessments should consider chemical mixtures, not just individual exposures, because people are typically exposed to multiple substances at the same time.
The final phase of the study investigated the relationship between inheritance, chemical exposure and the odds of MS diagnosis, revealing that those who carry a certain gene variant actually have a reduced MS risk.
However, individuals who carried the gene and had higher exposure to PFOS — a singular type of chemical in the PFAS family — had an “unexpected” increased risk of MS.
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“This indicates that there is a complex interaction between inheritance and environmental exposure linked to the odds of MS,” Kultima said.
“We therefore think it is important to understand how environmental contaminants interact with hereditary factors, as this can provide new knowledge about the genesis of MS and could also be relevant for other diseases.”
Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel commented on these findings in an interview with Fox News Digital.
“MS is a complex disease that is somewhat autoimmune and somewhat post-inflammatory,” said Siegel, who was not involved in the study. “Epstein-Barr virus infection greatly increases the risk of MS.”
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“There is every reason to believe that environmental triggers play a role, including microplastics, and this important study shows a correlation, but not causation — in other words, it doesn’t prove that the microplastics caused MS.”
The study had some limitations, the researchers acknowledged, including that the chemical exposure was measured only once, at the time of blood sampling. This means it may not accurately represent participants’ long-term or past exposure levels relevant to MS development.
“There is every reason to believe that environmental triggers play a role.”
Fox News Digital reached out to several industry groups and manufacturers requesting comment on the potential link between PFAS chemicals and multiple sclerosis.
Several have issued public statements, including the American Chemistry Council, which states on its website that “manufacturers and many users of today’s PFAS are implementing a variety of practices and technologies to help minimize environmental emissions.”
In April 2024, the EPA enacted a new federal rule that sets mandatory limits on certain PFAS chemicals in drinking water, aiming to reduce exposure. The agency also aims to fund testing and treatment efforts.
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that leads to the breakdown of the protective coverings that surround nerve fibers, according to Mayo Clinic.
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The immune system’s attack on these nerve sheaths can cause numbness, weakness, trouble walking and moving, vision changes and other symptoms, and can lead to permanent damage.
There is currently no cure for MS, Mayo Clinic reports, but treatment is available to manage symptoms and modify the course of the disease.
Visitor complaints circulate online about some of America’s most popular Christmas attractions
Christmas lights, holiday markets and winter wonderlands usually spread cheer — but some of the country’s most popular attractions have also delivered a frustrating experience for many Americans, according to Tripadvisor reviews.
Visitors cite everything from massive crowds and long waits to high prices and underwhelming displays in their negative ratings posted on the review site.
The list was compiled by Nomad eSIM, a global digital service that analyzed Tripadvisor data. It ranked U.S. Christmas attractions by the volume of one- and two-star reviews the locations received.
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Criticism or not, many of these attractions remain wildly popular. Fox News Digital reached out to each of the venues for comment.
Here’s a look at America’s most “disappointing” Christmas attractions, according to the compiled list.
1. An Old Time Christmas at Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri
The holiday venue in Branson includes more than 6.5 million lights, Broadway-style performances, craft demonstrations and traditional seasonal meals, according to the park’s website.
Even so, the park received the most low-rated reviews of all U.S. Christmas attractions on Tripadvisor.
Visitors most frequently cited long wait times, heavy crowding and dissatisfaction with food and entertainment offerings during peak holiday periods.
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One reviewer from Ohio said their family of 14 spent roughly $1,500 on tickets and add-ons during a holiday visit — describing the experience as poorly managed.
Another visitor wrote, “Absolutely the worst experience we have ever had at an amusement park,” noting three-hour wait times, overcrowding and limited access to food and seating.
2. Santa Claus House, North Pole, Alaska
Santa Claus House describes itself as a year-round attraction.
It offers Santa meet-and-greets, Christmas-themed merchandise and seasonal displays in the town of North Pole, Alaska, according to the attraction’s website.
The attraction received the second-highest number of low-rated reviews among U.S. Christmas destinations on Tripadvisor.
Reviewers mentioned the experience as overpriced and limited in scope.
One reviewer wrote, “Don’t make this anything but a bathroom stop.“
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Paul Brown, the venue’s operations manager, told Fox News Digital, “While it makes for a sensational headline, this ‘report’ from Nomad certainly stretches the truth to get there. For example, see our overall 4.1-star rating on TripAdvisor and the fact that we have consistently been a ‘Best of TripAdvisor.’ [We] are currently a Travelers’ Choice — which means we’re ranked ‘in the Top 10% of properties on TripAdvisor.’”
“We must be doing something right, or we wouldn’t be celebrating our 73rd Christmas this year.”
Brown said that while the location takes “all customer feedback seriously, we also consider the context. Regarding the online review sites … the number of reviews in this case is a small percentage of the traffic we get even on a daily basis, so it is hardly representative of overall guest satisfaction.”
He added, “We like to think we must be doing something right, or we wouldn’t be celebrating our 73rd Christmas this year.”
3. Oglebay Park Festival of Lights, Wheeling, West Virginia
The Wheeling venue features a nightly drive-through holiday light display, along with additional seasonal attractions such as Santa’s Village and Christmas-themed activities at the park’s zoo, its website notes.
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The attraction received the third-highest number of low-rated reviews among U.S. Christmas destinations on Tripadvisor.
Visitors were unhappy about long wait times to enter the park, particularly during peak holiday evenings, as well as disappointed with portions of the light display.
One reviewer said the trip was the “biggest waste of time to drive four hours to see a pathetic light display.”
Other visitors called the experience “awful” and “overrated.”
4. Lights Under Louisville, Kentucky
This seasonal drive-through holiday attraction is held inside the Louisville Mega Cavern, a former limestone mine located roughly 100 feet beneath the city.
The event features illuminated displays along a route that takes vehicles through underground caverns, the attraction’s website said.
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The attraction received the fourth-highest number of low-rated reviews among U.S. Christmas destinations on Tripadvisor. Complaints centered on long wait times and disappointment with the display.
One reviewer called it “an expensive light show that didn’t feel very Christmas-themed.”
Another visitor said the experience did not compare favorably to other holiday light events the person had attended.
5. Christkindlmarkt, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Christkindlmarkt is a seasonal Christmas market often referred to as “Christmas City.” It features European-style vendors, handcrafted goods and holiday food offerings, the event’s website said.
The market received the fifth-highest number of low-rated reviews among U.S. Christmas attractions on Tripadvisor.
Multiple reviewers pointed to high entry fees, crowded walkways and the cost of food and merchandise, with several reviewers questioning whether the experience justified the price.
One reviewer wrote, “You pay $15 just to enter, and the prices inside were more than double what I’ve paid elsewhere.”
Another visitor said, “After experiencing real German Christmas markets, this one falls very short.”
In comments to Fox News Digital, the venue said its “continued growth plays a vital role in supporting our nonprofit mission and helps us provide nearly 40% of our arts and cultural programming free to the public.”
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It also pointed out that “ArtsQuest’s Christkindlmarkt 2025 was rated the No. 4 Christmas market in the nation by USAToday in 2025, and has been in the Top 10 since 2019. Additionally, Bethlehem was ranked No. 1 [among] affordable Christmas destinations for 2025 [by] HomeToGo, a global vacation marketplace that tracks travel trends.”
“Our mission [is] to make artistic and cultural experiences more accessible to all.”
The organization also said, “While we can appreciate reviews calling attention to crowds, increased attendance and the popularity of Christkindlmarkt speak directly to the value and success of our mission: to make artistic and cultural experiences more accessible to all. In addition to our regular admission, we are proud to have offered five free Fridays this year, which were enjoyed by 21,199 visitors.”
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“This year’s Christkindlmarkt marked an exciting new chapter,” Kassie Hilgert, president and CEO of ArtsQuest, told Fox News Digital. “The debut of Winter Wonderland allowed us to expand the experience into a truly immersive holiday village, creating more space, more magic and more opportunities for our community and visitors to gather, celebrate and make memories together.“
While these attractions received many low-rated reviews, they also continue to attract large numbers of visitors each year — which can contribute to higher expectations.
American skiing legend, 41, secures spot in Winter Games after remarkable return
As Philip Rivers has shown he could still tear up the NFL at age 44, American Olympic legend Lindsey Vonn has also proven that age is just a number.
Vonn, 41, qualified for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, Team USA announced on Tuesday. It will be the fifth Winter Olympics that she competes in.
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Vonn had an impressive run at the World Cup in France over the weekend. She was third in super-G, hitting a high speed of 71 mph. It was her second consecutive podium finish after she was third in downhill. It was the 142nd podium finish in her World Cup career.
“I am honored to be able to represent my country one more time, in my 5th and final Olympics!” she wrote in a post on Instagram. “When I made the decision to return to ski racing, I always had one eye on Cortina because it’s a place that is very, very special to me. Although I can’t guarantee any outcomes, I can guarantee that I will give my absolute best every time l kick out of the starting gate. No matter how these games end up, I feel like I’ve already won.
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“I am grateful for how the season has gone so far, but I am just getting started. See you in Cortina!”
Vonn has already put together an enviable career in skiing.
She won a gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Games and two bronze medals in Pyeongchang in 2018. She’s also taken home two gold, three silver and two bronze medals in the World Championships.
The Minnesota native also has 83 World Cup wins and several International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Crystal Globes.
Notably, she’s back competing for gold after being away from the sport for five years.
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The Winter Olympics will begin on Feb. 6 and run through Feb. 22.