Ilia Malinin's Moving Olympic Exhibition Skate — and more

The 21-year-old, who finished eighth in the competition, performed to NF's 'Fear' wearing a hoodie and jeans, describing the song as a representation of his feelings over the past year.

'There’s been so much pressure, so much doubt and everything around me, the noise with the media….It’s been so overwhelming,' Malinin said regarding the mental toll of the Games.

HOUSTON (AP) — Guilherme Santos scored two goals in the second half of his MLS debut to rally the Houston Dynamo to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in a season opener on Saturday night.

Santos found the net for the first time in the 67th minute — with assists from Jack McGlynn and Ezequiel Ponce — to tie it 1-1. He scored the winner unassisted 11 minutes later off a deflection.

Santos joined the Dynamo after scoring 95 goals in 429 appearances for Brazilian Série A side Santos FC.

Hugo Cuypers picked up where he left off last season, scoring unassisted in the 31st minute to stake the Fire to a 1-0 lead. Cuypers had 17 goals in 33 appearances last season and scored 10 times in 31 appearances in 2024 — his first season in the league.

Jonathan Bond totaled two saves for the Dynamo, while Chris Brady saved two shots for the Fire.

Head coach Gregg Berhalter led Chicago to its first playoff appearance since 2017 last season.

Up next

Houston: Hosts Los Angeles FC on Saturday.

Chicago: Hosts CF Montreal on Saturday.

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Uros “The Doctor” Medic wrote a prescription Geoff Neal couldn’t handle last night (Sat., Feb. 21, 2026) at UFC Houston LIVE on Paramount+ from inside Toyota Center in Houston, Tex., turning in a massive one-punch knockout early in the first round.

Despite coming off a brutal knockout loss to Carlos Prates his last time out, Neal was still a sizeable betting favorite over Medic heading into UFC’s return to “H-Town.” Neal has certainly fought the better competition throughout his UFC tenure, but Medic carried a 100% finish rate and was coming off back-to-back knockout wins. So even though the oddsmakers saw Neal as the go-to pick this co-main event clash was going to be closer than most expected.

Not only did Medic prove his worth, but he only needed 79 seconds to launch a perfectly-timed left hook that connected flush and instantly rendered Neal unconscious. Neal toppled to the canvas like a falling redwood and Medic walked off with one of the best knockouts 2026 will produce.

Check out the finish below:

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sam Surridge scored two goals Saturday night, Warren Madrigal added a goal and two assists, and Nashville SC beat the New England Revolution 4-1 in the season opener for both teams.

Surridge opened the scoring in the sixth minute and scored on the counter-attack in the 16th to make it 2-0.

Brian Schwake made his MLS debut. The 24-year-old goalkeeper did not record a save.

Hany Mukhtar blasted a rising first-touch shot from point-blank range to give Nashville a 3-0 lead in the 39th minute and Madrigal capped the scoring in the 49th.

Leo Campana scored in the 47th minute for New England. Campana, who scored seven goals last year in an injury-plagued season, had five goals in five preseason matches.

Matt Turner had four saves for the Revolution.

Surridge, who led Nashville with 24 goals last season (tied with Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga for second in MLS), signed a contract extension through the 2027-28 season with an option for the 2028-29 season, the club announced earlier Saturday.

Coach B.J. Callaghan signed an contract extension Monday with Nashville. In 2025, his first full season with the club, Callaghan led Nashville to franchise records for single-season wins (22), longest unbeaten streak (15 games) and most goals scored (75). Nashville tied the club’s single-season points record with 54 but lost in the first round of the playoffs to eventual MLS Cup champions Inter Miami.

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