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Good morning and welcome to Kid News.
I'm Kim.
Today is Wednesday, February 11th, 2026.
And we begin with the Emerald City rolling out the red carpet.
At 10 am this morning, Seattle Washington will celebrate its Super Bowl winning Seahawks with a sold out trophy ceremony at Lumen Field, followed by a parade through the heart of the town.
Between 750,000 and 1 million Seahawks fans known as the 12s are expected to line the route.
The 12s is a nickname born out of respect.
The team calls its fan base the 12th player on the field.
Seattle even retired the number 12 in 1984, becoming the first organization to honor those who loudly cheer them on with their own jersey.
The noise they make is intense.
It's even caused minor seismic activity, like the famous Beast quake in 2010 and similar stadium shakers last season.
A few weeks ago, we told you about the Los Angeles area teenager named Kaylee taking Instagram and YouTube to trial.
That case is now in full swing, with the prosecution telling jurors that the companies built their products to be intentionally addicting, didn't warn users, and teens and tweens paid for it with their mental health.
Both tech giants deny the charges and say Kayleigh was troubled before she jumped onto YouTube when she was six and Instagram at nine.
According to Reuters, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to take the stand on or around February 18th.
Kayleigh is also expected to testify and the trial could stretch into March.
While many of you along the East Coast are likely sick of all the snow and cold, those in the West particularly skiers are jealous.
Scientists say it's been historically warm across the Rockies.
Just since December 1st, there have been more than 8500 high-temperature records broken or tied according to NOAA data, and snow cover and snow depth are both at the lowest levels in decades.
Utah is particularly hard hit.
The National Weather Service reports it's been 328 days since the airport in Salt Lake City received even an inch of powder, marking the longest snowless stretch since 1891.
On the positive side, the forecast may be changing for the better.
Rain and possibly a little snow is expected today.
Ski resorts are hoping it's a sign of things to come, maybe even the prelude to a March miracle.
The figure skater known as the Quad God has successfully shaken off some of the Olympic pressure that's been dogging him.
21-year-old Ilya Molinin of Vienna Virginia, entered the Games as the runaway favorite and, while doing well, has fallen short of his own expectations and maybe those of the world.
But redemption came last night as he wowed the crowd and the judges to take the top spot in the men's short program.
In Friday's final he'll go for individual gold in the long program, where he could roll out as many as seven quadruple jumps, including the hardest jump on ice, the quad axel.
To date, he's the only man to land it in competition.
Ilya also does a death-defying backflip, which was banned from the Games 50 years ago and only allowed back in last year.
He doesn't do it because he gets points.
The judges won't reward it and they won't penalize it.
The quad god does it simply because he can.
No regrets for Lindsey Vonn.
Despite suffering a complex tibia fracture that will require multiple surgeries.
The veteran skier says she's glad she had the courage to get back in the starting gate.
Knowing I stood there.
Having a chance to win was a victory in and of itself.
She posted Monday night
I also knew that racing was a risk.
It always was and always will be an incredibly dangerous sport.
Her fall, which she says had nothing to do with her ACL, could have been far worse.
But Lindsay, like all the downhill skiers who hit speeds of up to 90 miles an hour, was wearing a mandatory, state-of-the-art airbag vest that inflates during crashes.
Airbag or no, maybe dad knows best.
Her father, Alan Kildo, told the Associated Press there will be no more ski races for Lindsay Vaughn as long as I have anything to say about it.
While Lindsay's ski career winds down, Abby's is just getting started.
Still ahead.
We'll meet the fearless 15-year-old who has the distinction of being the youngest athlete representing the US at the Winter Games.
But first we want to wish a happy early 11th birthday to Ava Marie Ferreira of San Jose, California.
Ava Marie, your dad, mom and moon love your creativity and beautiful art and tell us you're a graceful dancer, a kind team player and a wonderful friend to many.
Happy birthday, Ava Marie, and go Sacred Heart Mustangs.
Now, today's Kid News Quiz.
What do the Seahawks call their fans?
The 12s.
Who says Lindsey Vonn won't race again if he has a say?
Her dad.
What is figure skater Ilya Malinin's nickname?
The quad god for his quadruple rotation jumps.
How long has it been since the airport in Salt Lake City, Utah received even an inch of snow?
328 days, according to the National Weather Service.
In today's Kid News.
Kicker, the youngest American athlete at the Winter Games, isn't even old enough for a driver's license.
15-year-old freestyle skier Abby Winterberger grew up skiing near Lake Tahoe, California.
Until the pandemic, she was too sporting and actually thought she'd go to the Olympics as a gymnast.
But when her gym closed because of COVID, she began skiing off homemade jumps in the backyard.
One thing led to another, and now she's an Olympian.
Her coach says it's exciting, but there are no expectations.
He told NBC News that they're looking at her first games like a really sick ski trip.
We're going to learn a lot from our peers and just try to really take it all in at home.
Abby tries to be a normal teen, but her round the world travel in pursuit of her ski dreams makes it hard.
She now does high school entirely online.
Thanks again to the Ferreras of San Jose, California, for sponsoring today's quiz.
Happy 11th birthday a day early to Ava Marie and hello to her teacher, Mr Wilson, and all her fellow Mustangs and friends at Sacred Heart.
And shout-outs to our other Kid News classrooms.
Mrs Castillo and her Bobcats at Stone Oak in San Antonio, Texas.
Mrs. Siegman and Team 5C at NSHA in Great Neck, New York.
Mrs. Culp and her tigers at Douglas in Watertown, Wisconsin.
And Mrs. Randall and her huskies at Herrig in Saginaw, Michigan.
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