Shocks, comebacks, and firsts at the Milan Olympics

Today's story: The 2026 Winter Olympics were kind to some 40-something competitors, but devastating to the skier Lindsay Vonn. Mikhail Shaidorov brought Kazakhstan its first gold medal since 1994 after defeating the self-proclaimed "Quad God." Team GB won its first event on snow, and Brazil became the first South American country to claim a Winter Olympic gold medal. And an anonymous woman somewhere in Norway got quite a shock. Transcript & Exercises: Get the full story and learning resources: -- Plain English helps you improve your English: Learn about the world and improve your English Clear, natural English at a speed you can understand New stories every week Learn even more at PlainEnglish.com

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Shocks, comebacks, and firsts at the Milan Olympics is an episode from Plain English Podcast | Learn English | Practice English with Current Events at the Right Speed for Learners by Jeff B. | Chicago, IL, USA | Helping you upgrade your English every week.

This episode is 14:06 long.

This episode was published on Mar 9, 2026.

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