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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is bidding farewell to the Winter Olympics. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it free online.
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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Where the athletes will gather.
Green group hint: She shoots, she scores!
Blue group hint: Go for the gold!
Purple group hint: Draw a straight ____.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Future Olympic hosts.
Green group: US women’s hockey players.
Blue group: Part of an Olympic medal celebration.
Purple group: ____ line.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 22, 2026.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is future Olympic hosts. The four answers are Brisbane, French Alps, Los Angeles and Utah.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is US women’s hockey players. The four answers are Carpenter, Keller, Knight and Winn.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is part of an Olympic medal celebration. The four answers are anthem, medal, podium and stuffed animal.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ line. The four answers are blue, fall, finish and hog.
