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Today’s Connections: Sports Edition bids farewell to the Winter Olympics. If you’re having trouble solving today’s riddle but still want to solve it, read on for tips and answers.
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Tips for Connections Groups: Sports Today’s Edition
Here are four clues for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.
Yellow group index: Where the athletes will gather.
Green group index: She shoots, she scores!
Blue group index: Go for gold!
Purple group index: Draw a line ____.
Connections Group Answers: Today’s Sports Edition
Yellow group: Future Olympic hosts.
Green group: American women’s hockey players.
Blue group: As part of an Olympic medal celebration.
Purple group: ____ double.
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What are the answers from today’s Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle completed by February 22, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETYellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is future Olympic hosts. The four answers are Brisbane, the French Alps, Los Angeles and Utah.
Green words in today’s Connections
The theme is American women’s hockey players. The four answers are Carpenter, Keller, Knight and Winn.
Blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is part of a celebration of Olympic medals. The four answers are the anthem, the medal, the podium and the stuffed animal.
Purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is the ____ line. The four answers are blue, fall, finish and pork.
