Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Feb. 22, #517

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 22, No. 517. Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.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.Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of BetaHints for today's Connections: Sports Edition groupsHere 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 groupsYellow group: Future Olympic hosts.Green group: US women's hockey players.Blue group: Part of an Olympic medal celebration.Purple group: ____ line.Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English WordsWhat are today's Connections: Sports Edition answers? The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 22, 2026. NYT/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is future Olympic hosts. The four answers are Brisbane, French Alps, Los Angeles and Utah.The green words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is US women's hockey players. The four answers are Carpenter, Keller, Knight and Winn.The blue words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is part of an Olympic medal celebration. The four answers are anthem, medal, podium and stuffed animal.The purple words in today's ConnectionsThe theme is ____ line. The four answers are blue, fall, finish and hog.