KKR's $1.4 billion sports bet started with a decade-old relationship

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L.A. Dodgers celebrate their 2024 World Series win.
L.A. Dodgers celebrate their 2024 World Series win.

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I've spent 15 years as a hockey mom watching my daughter chase her dreams. Seeing the women's Olympic team skip the White House visit left me conflicted.

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The authors daughter poses with Olympic Gold medalist Megan Keller after her win at the 2018 Olympics/
I'm glad that my daughter can look up to the women on the US team.

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I thought I was too old to make new friends. A bold move proved me wrong.

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The author (in yellow) with her new set of friends at a bar in Connecticut.

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I'm a 2-time Olympic freeski medalist. I don't drink coffee or scroll between runs.

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Olympic skier Alex Hall.
Olympic skier Alex Hall.

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Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, 30, says she worked with a psychologist to 'desensitize' herself to the Olympics

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Mikaela Shiffrin.
Mikaela Shiffrin.

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My 15-year-old is training for the 2034 Olympics. We are considering looking for financial sponsors for him.

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Sarah Canzano's oldest son is training to be an Olympian in 2034.

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The 8 most surprising Winter Olympic sports in history

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Fabrice Becker of France does his routine during the ski ballet competition at the Olympic Games in Albertville, France.
Ski ballet was a one-time sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

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21 eerie photos show what happened to Sarajevo's Olympic venues after the 1984 Games

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SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA â" JANUARY 4: Snowfall blankets city as winter weather affects the capital Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on January 4, 2025.

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Olympic skier Eileen Gu shut down a reporter's 'ridiculous perspective' when asked if her 2 silver medals are '2 golds lost'

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Gu Ailing of China celebrates during the freestyle skiing women's freeski big air final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Photo by Wang Peng/Xinhua via Getty Images)
22-year-old Gen Zer Eileen Gu is being applauded online for her confident and no-nonsense response to a journalist's question.

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Meet the billionaire owners behind every NFL team

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Jody Allen of the Seattle Seahawks lifts the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl LX football game against the New England Patriots, at Levi's Stadium on February 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, California.
Jody Allen is the current owner of the Seattle Seahawks.

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