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февраль 19, 2026
Mikaela Shiffrin honors her dad after winning Olympic gold
After winning Olympic gold in the women’s slalom, US alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin fought back tears while speaking about her late father, Jeff Shiffrin, who died in 2020.
TL;DR
- Mikaela Shiffrin won Olympic gold and spoke tearfully about her late father.
- A baby monkey in Japan found comfort in a plush orangutan.
- A truck crashed into a house in Tigard, Oregon.
- A Netflix docuseries examines controversies surrounding 'America's Next Top Model'.
- An injured bird with a fishing hook in its beak sought help at a German hospital.
- Breezy Johnson was proposed to at the Winter Olympics with a sapphire ring.
- Ailsa Craig, an island off Scotland, provides granite for Olympic curling stones.
- Designer Rachel Scott uses her brand for political expression at New York Fashion Week.
After winning Olympic gold in the women’s slalom, US alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin fought back tears while speaking about her late father, Jeff Shiffrin, who died in 2020.
After winning Olympic gold in the women’s slalom, US alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin fought back tears while speaking about her late father, Jeff Shiffrin, who died in 2020.
'Punch' the baby monkey and his plushie mom
Abandoned at birth in Ichikawa Zoo in Japan, this 6‑month‑old monkey found comfort in a stuffed orangutan - and won thousands of hearts online.
Truck flies through the air and smashes into house
Police in Tigard, Oregon, arrested a man after his truck went flying through the air and into a house.
'America’s Next Top Model' is messier than we knew
A new Netflix docuseries has reopened the wounds of “America’s Next Top Model,” the popular reality show that began by promising young women a chance at a real modeling career and ended as a meme machine for its problematic photo shoots and judging. CNN’s Lisa Respers France explains what you need to know about “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.”
Injured bird admits itself into hospital
A hospital in Germany received an unexpected visitor in its emergency room when an injured cormorant pecked at the glass door, prompting staff to call firefighters to remove a fishing hook from its beak.
Breezy Johnson takes home more bling than an Olympic Gold Medal
CNN's Coy Wire spoke to US Olympic gold medalist Breezy Johnson after her engagement at the Winter Olympics. Her longtime boyfriend, Connor Watkins, proposed to her at the finish area with a sapphire ring—a moment she had once said she dreamed of at the Games.
One small island is at the center of Olympics curling
Ailsa Craig, an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland, has provided the unique granite used to make Olympic curling stones for over a century. CNN speaks to Scottish video creator Ruth Aisling about her visit to the island and how the stones are harvested.
Designer calling out ICE on the runway
Jamaican-born designer Rachel Scott tells CNN how she's using her brand, Diotima, as a platform for political expression. CNN’s Rachel Tashjian reports from New York Fashion Week.