The United States figure skating team made a strong showing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, winning three medals: gold in the team event, gold in women’s singles and silver in ice dance.
The Sidwell Friends varsity softball team opened the 2026 season with an 11-1 win over Banneker on March 11, beginning a season that includes changes to the program’s coaching staff.
Sidwell Friends basketball reaffirmed its status as one of the area’s top programs this winter at the Pearson Athletic Center, as both the boys’ and girls’ teams captured conference titles.
Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hosflot Klaebo recently became the first athlete to win six gold medals at a single Winter Olympics, placing first in every men’s cross country skiing event at the tournament.
Major League Baseball teams are preparing for the 2026 season, with Opening Day scheduled for March 25 — the earliest start in the league’s 150-year history.
Last November, Phelps was suspended by the MAC for the duration of the 2026 season due to a misunderstanding in MAC eligibility rules. After the suspension was announced, Phelps departed the Sidwell lacrosse program, an act in which the athletic department declined to comment on.
In the weeks leading up to training, several high-profile signings have reshaped the free agent market across the league, with names such as Bo Bichette, Alex Bregman, Cody Bellinger, Kyle Schwarber and Kyle Tucker, finding new or familiar homes.
The Winter Olympic Games are set to begin in Milan, Italy, in February. The women’s hockey tournament begins on Feb. 5, the men’s tournament on Feb. 11 and the Paralympics competition in March.
Despite multiple delays and rescheduled matches, the tournament produced record-setting performances, including Novak Djokovic’s 400th career Grand Slam match win, and culminated in Carlos Alcaraz capturing his first Australian Open title.
