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Gates Downsizes, Bryant's Work Ethic, Vonn Crashes

American ski star Lindsey Vonn crashed in the women's downhill race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, ending her hopes of winning another Olympic medal, according to NPR News. The crash occurred just 13 seconds into the race, one of the most anticipated events of the games.

Meanwhile, in the world of sports, NBA champion Metta World Peace shared a lesson he learned from Kobe Bryant about hard work. World Peace, in an interview with Fortune, revealed that he once arrived at the gym at 8 a.m. to see if Bryant was already there, only to find the basketball legend already showered and done with his workout. "I got to the gym and I said, let me see if Kobe is really in the gym," World Peace said. This experience taught him that someone is always working harder. Additionally, players on the winning team in Super Bowl LX will earn a $178,000 league-paid bonus, as set by the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, according to Fortune. This is up $7,000 from the previous year's Super Bowl share.

In other news, Bill Gates is downsizing his real estate holdings, according to Fortune. The Microsoft co-founder put up for sale a $4.8 million property near his $132 million Xanadu 2.0 compound outside Seattle. This move contrasts with his previous statements from about a year ago, when he said he wasn't looking to downsize.

The housing market is also facing scrutiny. Researchers, including UC Irvine PhD student Schuyler Louie and San Francisco Fed researchers, suggest that higher earners, not a lack of supply, are driving home price increases, according to Fortune. They found a strong relationship between average income growth and house price growth, but almost no connection between average income growth and growth in housing supply. Housing supply growth, however, has a strong positive relationship with population growth.

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