Senior writer for Yahoo! Sports. College football, college basketball, Olympics, tennis, horse racing and morehttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mfcs2btmj22qThe Olympics has a Russia problem — again — as we head toward the 2028 Games in LA Column for @yahoosports.bsky.social https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/the-olympics-has-a-russia-problem-heading-toward-2028-summer-games-in-los-angeles-181729283.html20 Feb 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcs2btmj22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mf7w4l2d4k2hSkiMo made its Olympics debut on Thursday! As a sport, it makes absolutely no sense. And it was pretty awesome! Column for @yahoosports.bsky.social https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/winter-olympics-ski-mountaineering-makes-no-sense--and-its-sort-of-awesome-145824068.html19 Feb 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7w4l2d4k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mf2yihjhsc2gThe IOC has quietly removed all traces of a controversial T-shirt commemorating Hitler’s 1936 Olympics in Berlin from its online store after it garnered significant attention over the weekend. Why are they selling Nazi memorabilia in the first place? https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/why-would-the-ioc-make-available-a-t-shirt-commemorating-adolf-hitlers-olympics-161941029.html17 Feb 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2yihjhsc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mf2pzj7zxk2gOne of my hottest (and best) takes: It’s time to move basketball to the Winter Olympics. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/why-basketball-should-be-in-the-winter-olympics-110021039.html17 Feb 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2pzj7zxk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mezbyobp5c22As usual, Eileen Gu was the center of attention for the Big Air finals. But the unmatched toughness of “Mighty Meg” Oldham turned out to be the story of the night. Column for @yahoosports.bsky.social https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/winter-olympics-2026-eileen-gu-won-a-silver-medal-in-freeski-big-air-the-better-story-is-canadas-mighty-meg-who-won-gold-235652603.html17 Feb 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mezbyobp5c22https://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mew7lipmbs2dEileen Gu may compete for China — fact that generates a lot of takes on social media. But the only entity she truly represents is Eileen Gu, Inc. My @yahoosports.bsky.social column https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/eileen-gu-may-compete-for-china-but-the-only-entity-she-truly-represents-is-eileen-gu-inc-181741632.html15 Feb 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mew7lipmbs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3metdglfbhk2gEveryone has a theory for the Malinin Meltdown. But trying to diagnose it misses the point. Sometimes we simply need to see failure to understand what true greatness means. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/ilia-malinins-meltdown-proved-the-point-winning-olympic-gold-isnt-supposed-to-be-easy-145356153.html14 Feb 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3metdglfbhk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3meqp5b5ch22lThe Olympics has a new judging controversy in figure skating. It happens every time. Is AI judging the answer? Can it transform the way all sports are officiated? Jeremy Bloom believes so - and has built a company trying to prove it. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/growing-figure-skating-controversy-sparks-big-question-can-ai-fix-officiating-in-sports-105434556.html13 Feb 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqp5b5ch22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mep4eq637k23Chloe Kim was on the cusp of history. She ended up passing the baton. My column on a dramatic and emotional night in Livigno, where tough-as-nails 17-year old Gaon Choi ended Kim’s eight-year Olympic halfpipe reign. “It’s such a full circle moment” https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/winter-olympics-2026-chloe-kim-facing-the-weight-of-expectation-stunned-in-halfpipe-final-200213744.html12 Feb 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mep4eq637k23https://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3meokqupi6s2dIs 17-year old Alessandro Barbieri the American heir to Shaun White’s halfpipe throne? He’s got the charisma and the tricks - and may even have the goods to snag a medal on Friday. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/winter-olympics-2026-has-the-united-states-finally-found-the-heir-to-shaun-white-174122172.html12 Feb 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3meokqupi6s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3meogbko5qk2eA photo finish, a shock DQ and a 44-year-old charging on: Snowboard cross delivered pure Olympic chaos Thursday. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/photo-finish-shock-dq-and-a-44-year-old-charging-on-snowboard-cross-delivers-pure-olympic-chaos-162847765.html12 Feb 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3meogbko5qk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mem6dpvbu222Nick Baumgartner won a gold medal at 40, came back at 44 and is thinking about making the Olympics in Salt Lake at 52. A man truly doing it for the love of the game. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/winter-olympics-2026-nick-baumgartner-out-to-prove-age-is-just-a-number-092623863.html11 Feb 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mem6dpvbu222https://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mem65vk2mc22How do snowboarders and freeskiers come up with their tricks? A lot goes into it before they ever hit the snow. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/youre-always-working-on-something-new-how-olympians-come-up-with-new-tricks-161840276.html11 Feb 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mem65vk2mc22https://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mem63ybp6222Liz Lemley is a thrill seeker, a pilot and a “silent assassin.” She’s also a 20-year old from Colorado who pulled a huge upset to win the gold medal in women’s moguls https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/winter-olympics-2026-elizabeth-lemley-flies-to-gold-in-moguls-141957837.html11 Feb 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mem63ybp6222https://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3megzuhbhck2jEileen Gu says she has nothing to prove at these Olympics. But she didn’t compete that way in the best slopestyle competition women’s skiing has ever seen. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/winter-olympics-switzerlands-mathilde-gremaud-takes-down-eileen-gu-in-freeski-slopestyle-125349592.html09 Feb 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3megzuhbhck2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3megmdid5ic26Many of the Winter Olympic sports are dangerous, but athletes don’t process risk like you and me. That doesn’t mean they’re reckless. In the wake of Lindsey Vonn’s crash, here’s my deep dive on how these athletes approach competitions that could kill them. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/how-do-olympic-athletes-measure-the-risk-of-injury-vs-the-reward-of-a-gold-meal-095747804.html09 Feb 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3megmdid5ic26https://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3meeb5oy4d22sIt ended disastrously and gruesomely, with images and sounds that will be hard to shake. But who are we to second guess Lindsey Vonn for trying? Column for @yahoosports.bsky.social https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/lindsey-vonn-went-for-it-who-are-we-to-second-guess-121059710.html08 Feb 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3meeb5oy4d22shttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mebshzdwbc2cIn America, only gold gets the glory. But skier Bryce Bennett showed Saturday you can end your career without a medal and still have everything you wanted. https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/winter-olympics-2026-bryce-bennett-didnt-win-a-medal-but-he-still-got-everything-he-wanted-153211683.html07 Feb 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebshzdwbc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mebseopjy22cA shift is taking place within snowboarding and freestyle skiing. Born out of X Games counterculture, embracing the Olympics took time. But now there’s a real debate in those communities: Has the Olympics become the pinnacle of their sports? https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/winter-olympics-2026-the-olympians-who-didnt-grow-up-dreaming-of-being-olympians-102215070.html07 Feb 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebseopjy22chttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mckyds3pms2rCould other programs have been Indiana if they’d rolled the dice on Curt Cignetti when he was at James Madison? Some ADs have regrets. “Biggest f-up ever.” https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/why-wasnt-curt-cignetti-hired-by-a-blue-blood-biggest-f-up-ever-161330413.html16 Jan 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckyds3pms2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mc3cqo6pns2zIndiana is an inevitable freight train rolling toward history. Can Miami stop it? https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/after-indianas-brutal-semifinal-beatdown-of-oregon-can-miami-stop-this-freight-train-055210483.html10 Jan 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc3cqo6pns2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mb5urmvypc2oThere are many similarities in the career arcs of Dabo Swinney and Scott Drew. But with college sports in the midst of massive change, they now stand on opposite ends of the spectrum in how to deal with it. It hasn’t inoculated either one from criticism. My column: https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/while-some-college-coaches-have-adapted-to-new-era-others-are-still-stuck-in-the-past-195841138.html29 Dec 2025 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb5urmvypc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mawdjcqrjc2oThe new “Battle of thr Sexes” is a disgrace. https://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/article/hollow-and-unserious-aryna-sabalenka-vs-nick-kyrgios-is-not-billie-jean-king-vs-bobby-riggs-141018875.html26 Dec 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mawdjcqrjc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mavwpykbx225There were a bunch of ways Michigan’s coaching search could have ended badly. Instead, they upgraded - hugely - with Kyle Whittingham. Competence wins. https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/after-years-of-coaching-flubs-landing-utahs-kyle-whittingham-would-be-best-case-scenario-for-michigan-150759833.html26 Dec 2025 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mavwpykbx225https://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3mavwnjczzc25With Baylor adding a former NBA Draft pick to its roster this week, the line between pro and college continues to blur. Can the NCAA stop the progression toward full-fledged NBA players coming back to college? Should they even try? https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/this-s-is-crazy--baylors-addition-of-james-nnaji-further-blurs-line-between-pro-and-college-hoops-175808654.html26 Dec 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mavwnjczzc25https://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3maht3tfftk24As Lane Kiffin tweeted through it in Baton Rouge, the party went on without him in Oxford and Ole Miss put him in the rear view with a playoff romp. My column for Yahoo Sports https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/pete-golding-ole-miss-put-exhausting-lane-kiffin-drama-in-rearview-with-first-round-cfp-romp-024144290.html21 Dec 2025 03:54 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3maht3tfftk24https://bsky.app/profile/danwolken.bsky.social/post/3m5yqm3ukac2fCould the CFP committee snub Ole Miss if Lane Kiffin left in the next two weeks? The committee’s protocol says they can. And the Florida State precedent looms large. https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/breaking-news/article/if-lane-kiffin-bolts-oxford-could-the-cfp-committee-ding-ole-miss--or-leave-them-out-of-the-playoff-altogether-162513072.html19 Nov 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:t2ngnbbcevhsaeutyzipljhm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yqm3ukac2f