Everywhere at these Olympics, athlete moms are shattering a tired sports myth

Brittany Ghiroli Fri, 20 February 2026 at 2:46 pm UTC·6 min read MILAN — This has been the most gender equitable Olympics yet. It’s no surprise then that these Milan Cortina Games, which may be remembered for a lot of reasons, should go down in history for one very specific reason: This one was for the moms.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Female athletes have been participating in the Olympics since 1900, originally in a few hand-picked sports that were deemed by men to be socially acceptable. It’s taken more than a century for women who chipped away at the narrative, who pushed boundaries and held their ground, to obliterate the last inane competitive shackle: starting a family....