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Akin makes history with world record at Westmoreland

Image Lebanon Democrat 12 Feb 2026
Recently, longtime teacher Glenda Akin retired from Westmoreland High School. Her beloved high school shared that not only was she an enormous part of their school, but she also made history! ....
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Mother, son for Mexico set to make history

Image Hickory Record 12 Feb 2026
Sarah Schleper and her son Lasse Gaxiola are set to make history when they compete for Mexico. It will mark the first time a mother and son have competed at the same Winter Olympics, according to research by an Olympic ... .
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Curling alternate Rich Ruohonen makes history as oldest U.S. Winter Olympian ever

NBC Washington 12 Feb 2026
Rich Ruohonen, the 54-year-old alternate for Team USA, made history with his Olympic debut at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday ... .
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Lawyer makes history as team’s oldest-ever Winter Olympian

The Independent 12 Feb 2026
American curler Rich Ruohonen made history by becoming the USA's oldest Winter Olympian at 54 years old. .
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Ilia Malinin making history with skating's first Olympic backflip in decades

Image Henry Herald 12 Feb 2026
MILAN, Italy -- When Ilia Malinin launched himself into a backflip at the Milan Cortina Olympics, it detonated through the crowd like a firecracker and even brought tennis great Novak Djokovic to his feet with his hands on his head ... .
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54-Year-Old Olympian Makes History for United States 

Newsweek 12 Feb 2026
Ruohonen, 54, is a personal injury lawyer from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota ... On Thursday, Ruohonen made Olympic history for the United States, etching his name in the record books when the U.S. faced Switzerland ... Winter Olympian of all time. More news ... USA .
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Swimming: From five swimmers to champions, Shawnee girls make history

Image Springfield News-Sun 12 Feb 2026
Shawnee’s strength in numbers is paying off in the form of making history and bringing home hardware this winter ... time in school history — a rare feat for the program that began more than 40 years ago.
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Omani female athlete Fedaa al Barwani makes history at the Arab Cup gold

Muskat Daily 12 Feb 2026
Being the first makes it even more special, and I hope it opens doors for more Omani girls to believe that this level is possible.” ... Carrying the hopes of making history for Oman inevitably brought pressure, but she chose to channel it positively.
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Israeli Athletes Rack Up Medals, Make History at Worldwide Competitions in Ju-Jitsu, MMA, Windsurfing

The Algemeiner 12 Feb 2026
20, 2025 ... Pariente’s father Ido, president of the Israeli MMA Federation, presented the athlete with his gold medal while Israel’s national anthem “Hatikvah” was played for the first time ever in the history of the competition.
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Tulare Union basketball's Hatton makes history as team heads to playoffs

Visalia Times Delta 12 Feb 2026
Highlights. Tulare Western basketball beats Tulare Union in double OT. Tulare Western outlasted Tulare Union 71-69 on Feb ... Second, longtime head coach Mark Hatton became the winningest head coach in Central Section history, registering career win No.
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Lewis sisters make history on Pine Forest girls basketball team

Pensacola News Journal 12 Feb 2026
Pensacola Catholic girls soccer Florida High FHSAA playoff highlights ... 9. Check out the highlights ... Pine Forest girls basketball senior Amoni Lewis didn’t know she may be part of history ... “And it’s kind of making us a better team.”.
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