Winter Olympics 2026: Jutta Leerdam, Jake Paul's fiancée, takes home second medal after surprising finish in women's 500 meters

To Leerdam, silver in the 500 was “the ideal result.” She says she knew she wasn't going to knock off fellow Dutch speedskater Femke Kok, so she was happy to settle for silver.

By Jeff Eisenberg

Reactions to the banning of Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Olympics - AP News

Reactions to the banning of Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Olympics  AP News

Luger Sophia Kirkby Spills the Tea on Her 'Really Fun' Secret Valentine's Day Date at 2026 Winter Olympics

The athlete has been sharing her dating journey with followers since arriving in Italy

Ilia Malinin Reportedly Set To Return To Olympic Stage In Final Weekend

The "Quad God," who captured team gold before a devastating men's free skate performance, could hit the ice again for a non-medal event in Milan.

GB edged out in thriller but semis still in sights

GB's men's curlers suffer their second defeat of the Winter Olympics but remain on course for a semi-final place, after following a win over Germany with a nerve-shredding extra-end loss to Switzerland on Sunday.

Elias Lajunen injury update: Finnish skier involved in scary crash during Olympic big air qualifying

Finnish skier Elias Lajunen was involved in a scary crash during competition on Sunday. Here are the latest updates on his condition.

Flyers Olympic Update: All Three Flyers Olympians Continue To Knockout Rounds

The group stage has concluded in men's hockey at the 2026 Olympics, and all three Philadelphia Flyers players representing their countries will continue on to the knockout stages.

Olympic hockey fight! Canada's Tom Wilson scuffles with Pierre Crinon

Fighting is prohibited in Olympic hockey, but there was one in Sunday's Canada-France game.

Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker storm to history-making mixed team skeleton gold

Weston claimed his second gold medal of the Games.

By Anita Chambers

Finnish freestyle skier Lajunen suffers heavy fall in qualification

Finnish freestyle skier Elias Lajunen suffered a violent fall in the Big Air qualification at the Winter Olympics on Sunday. The 18-year-old lost control after take-off and crashed onto the icy surface with his back.

USA vs. Germany box score: Full stats from 2026 Olympic men's hockey preliminary game

A complete look at the box score and stats from USA's Olympic men's hockey game against Germany.

Olympic rivals turned lovers as US ice dancer proposes to Spanish skater on Valentine's Day in Milan

Olympic figure skater Olivia Smart said yes when former US ice dancer Jean-Luc Baker proposed on Valentine's Day in Milan during the 2026 Olympic Games.

Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war dead - AP News

Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war dead  AP News

Winter Olympics 2026: Weston and Stoecker cap golden day for GB; Strøm wins women’s ski jumping – live

Medal table | Live scores and schedule | Results | Briefing Follow us over on Bluesky | Get in touch: email Graham Brignone smashed her leg at the end of last season, fought her way back, and now look! Goodness me, she’s almost perfect as she nears the end, and 1:03.23 is her time! That puts her 0.74 up on Colturi, Hector and Stjernesund, plus a whole 1.02 on Shiffrin! Continue reading...

By Graham Searles (now), Daniel Harris and Yara El-Shaboury (earlier)

Odine Strøm adds large hill gold to normal hill win as Prevc third

Norwegian ski jumper Anna Odine Strøm swooped to an Olympic double on Sunday after adding large hill gold to normal hill glory as Slovenian favourite Nika Prevc could only place third. Prevc had helped Slovenia to mixed team gold on Tuesday and her brother Domen claimed a men's large hill victory on Saturday.

Freestyle star Gu criticizes ruling body FIS for scheduling conflicts

Freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu has criticized the sport's ruling body FIS for scheduling conflicts at the Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics. The 22-year-old Chinese skier complained that the big air final on Monday evening will overlap with the halfpipe training.

Muller 1 step closer to 2nd Olympic women's hockey medal, 12 years after helping Swiss win bronze

It’s been 12 years since Alina Muller scored the most significant goal in Switzerland women’s hockey history, and she’s tired of reminiscing. Muller is tired of that moment representing the first and only time the Swiss women have medaled in international play, be it the Olympics or world championships. “I just want to create a new story with the Swiss team, win the medal with them and hopefully then we don’t have to talk about 2014 again anymore,” she added.

By JOHN WAWROW

Connecticut's Austin Florian places 7th in Olympic Skeleton Mixed Team in Milan

The event of Skeleton Mixed Team was making its Olympic debut.

Mike Sullivan Praises Jack Hughes As One Of The Best Players America Has To Offer

As coach of the U.S. Men’s Hockey Olympic Team, New York Rangers head coach Mike Sullivan gets to work alongside some of the team’s top players from a different perspective.

Olympic hockey top goal scorers 2026: Updated rankings for Nathan MacKinnon, Sidney Crosby and more points leaders

Which hockey stars are leading the way in Olympic goals?

Connor McDavid makes Olympic history after explosive start for Team Canada

Connor McDavid showed up to Milano ready to ball out. The Canadian captain has nine points through three games, including a goal and two assists in Canada’s 10-2 demolition of France at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. Three games, three…

CT Olympian finishes seventh in skeleton relay

Austin Florian, an Olympic skeleton racer from Southington, set a track record with mixed doubles partner Mystique Ro Sunday at the Winter Olympics in Italy. Florian and Ro, who won the world championship in the event last year, finished the race in 2:00.39 at the Cortina Sliding Center. But there were still a number of teams left to slide, including men’s gold medalist Matt Weston of Great ...

Elias Lajunen crash scares Olympics fans during skiing big air competition

This was a scary moment.

Spanish Figure Skater Gets Engaged to Her Former Rival on the Streets of Milan During Winter Olympics

Olivia Smart and Jean-Luc Baker competed against each other at the 2022 Beijing Games

USA skiier Nick Page involved in chaotic Olympic duals moguls run with opponent finishing race backwards

Here is more on Nick Page's duals moguls run that ended chaotically as his opponent finished the event running backwards.

Brignone wins second Milan-Cortina gold as Klaebo claims record ninth

Italy's Federica Brignone won her second gold of a fairytale Olympics in Sunday's giant slalom as Norway’s Johannes Klaebo claimed a record ninth Winter Games title.- Klaebo stands alone - In Tesero, Klaebo led home the Norwegian 4 x 7.5-kilometre relay team to win the ninth gold medal of his career, more than any man or woman has ever achieved in the Winter Olympics.

Jutta Leerdam and Jordan Stolz turn an Olympic rumor into reality by skating together - AP News

Jutta Leerdam and Jordan Stolz turn an Olympic rumor into reality by skating together  AP News

NHL Hall-Of-Famer Believes 2026 Swiss Olympic Team Could Beat The 2025–26 Vancouver Canucks

It’s no secret that the Vancouver Canucks have not had a great season — but how would they stack up against the 2026 Winter Olympic men’s hockey teams?

Winter Olympics 2026: Weston and Stoecker cap golden day for GB; Strøm wins women’s ski jumping – live

The Winter Games continue in Italy with nine gold medals up for grabs on Sunday. Join our team of writers for all the latest

By Graham Searles (now), Daniel Harris and Yara El-Shaboury (earlier)

Raedler and Huber of Austria win team combined at the Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin is 4th - AP News

Raedler and Huber of Austria win team combined at the Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin is 4th  AP News

Morning Mail: anguish over Bali death; the looming great wealth transfer; Matt Graham claims moguls medal

Consulate staff failed to issue emergency passport for critically ill Australian; younger Australians set to inherit trillions; Winter Olympics bronze for skier Matt Graham

By Paul Gallagher

'I can't believe it' - Weston and Stoecker react to historic gold

Great Britain's Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker give their reactions to making history by winning gold in the mixed team skeleton at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Olympic photo highlights from Day 4 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games - AP News

Olympic photo highlights from Day 4 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games  AP News

Weston and Stoecker strike gold to cap GB’s greatest day at Winter Olympics

British pair triumph in mixed team skeleton event Bankes and Nightingale win mixed snowboard cross Great Britain had their greatest day at a Winter Olympics, after Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker won gold in the mixed team skeleton in a combined time of 1min 59.35sec. It was the British team’s second gold medal in the space of just a few hours, following the victory by Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale in the mixed team snowboard cross earlier in the afternoon. Weston has now become the first British athlete to win two medals at the same Winter Olympic Games, and only the second Team GB athlete, after Lizzy Yarnold, to win two winter gold medals in a career. Continue reading...

By Andy Bull at the Cortina Sliding Centre

Weston and Stoecker strike gold to cap GB’s greatest day at Winter Olympics

Great Britain had their greatest day at a Winter Olympics, after Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker won gold in the mixed team skeleton in a combined time of 1min 59.35sec

By Andy Bull at the Cortina Sliding Centre

Femke Kok dominates 500m speed skating to end Jackson’s hopes of retaining Olympic title

Dutch star’s years of dominance culminates in gold Jutta Leerdam wins silver in Dutch one-two USA’s Erin Jackson misses out on retaining title Speed skater Femke Kok had admitted that anything but gold in her signature 500m race would be a disappointment after opening her Olympic account last Monday with silver in a Dutch one-two alongside Jutta Leerdam in the 1000m. On Sunday evening, she performed like an athlete insistent on leaving no room for doubt. Kok leveraged two years of total sprint dominance into the first Olympic gold medal of her career. She blew away the field in the women’s 500m in an Olympic-record time of 36.49sec with the kind of controlled, furious circuit that has made her a three-time world champion at the distance at 25 years old. Continue reading...

By Bryan Armen Graham at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium

Femke Kok dominates 500m speed skating to end Jackson’s hopes of retaining Olympic title

The Dutch skater blew away the field in the women’s 500m in an Olympic-record time of 36.49sec to claim gold

By Bryan Armen Graham at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium

Juraj Slafkovsky scores twice as Slovakia upsets Finland 4-1 to open the Milan Cortina Olympics - AP News

Juraj Slafkovsky scores twice as Slovakia upsets Finland 4-1 to open the Milan Cortina Olympics  AP News

2026 Winter Olympics - AP News

2026 Winter Olympics  AP News

How Italy’s Federica Brignone Won Gold in Giant Slalom.

At 35, Federica Brignone of Italy became the oldest Olympic Alpine gold medalist. Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. finished a disappointing 11th.

By Victor Mather and James Hill

Winter Olympics Announcer Violated Official Broadcast Outfit Rules

Spanish skater says it’s ‘amazing’ to bring Minions to Olympic ice after music dispute - AP News

Spanish skater says it’s ‘amazing’ to bring Minions to Olympic ice after music dispute  AP News

‘The ride was worth the fall’: Lindsey Vonn returning to US for further surgeries after downhill crash

Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly back to America after she fractured her tibia last week, according to the CEO of the US Ski and Snowboard Association

By Guardian sport and agencies

Federica Brignone sparks Italian joy with second gold as Mikaela Shiffrin struggles

Italian wins her second gold medal on Cortina slopes Sara Hector and Thea Louise Stjernesund share silver Federica Brignone, the racing queen of Cortina, has won her second gold medal in the space of three days at the Winter Olympics. After her victory in the women’s Super-G on Friday, she won the giant slalom by just over six-tenths of a second. As small as that gap sounds, it was an enormous margin in a race where there were only six-hundredths of a second between the three women who finished behind her; Sweden’s Sara Hector, Norway’s Thea Louise Stjernesund and Brignone’s Italian teammate Lara Della Mea. The gap between Brignone and second place was the same as that between second and 15th. Continue reading...

By Andy Bull in Cortina

Federica Brignone sparks Italian joy with second gold as Mikaela Shiffrin struggles

Italy’s Federica Brignone won her second gold medal in the space of three days at the Winter Olympics, claiming a dominant victory in the giant slalom

By Andy Bull in Cortina

No miracle, but Denmark hockey team gives U.S. a good fight.

The Americans trailed Denmark after one period, but fought back to cruise to a 6-3 victory.

By Victor Mather and Doug Mills

Bankes and Nightingale win mixed team snowboard cross for GB’s first Olympic gold on snow

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale win a thriller First time GB have won two golds at a Winter Games A drinking session, a punch on the nose, an equipment malfunction. It sounds like a typical Saturday night in Hemel Hempstead or Bolton. But it turned out to be the unlikely recipe behind Team GB’s first gold medal on snow at the Winter Olympics – after 102 years of trying. Amid dramatic scenes in Livigno, Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale carved their way into Team GB history with a staggering display of devilry and nerve to secure mixed snowboard cross glory. For good measure, it was the first leg of what turned out to be Britain’s greatest day at the Winter Games with Tabitha Stoecker and Matt Weston also later winning gold. Continue reading...

By Sean Ingle at Livigno Snow Park

Bankes and Nightingale win mixed team snowboard cross for GB’s first Olympic gold on snow

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale took a thrilling victory in the mixed team snowboard cross

By Sean Ingle at Livigno Snow Park

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil and Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan Win Olympic Gold Medals

A Brazilian skier secured South America’s maiden medal at a Winter Games the day after a Kazakh figure skater won his nation’s first winter gold in 32 years.

By Patricia Mazzei and Tariq Panja

Love is in the big air for Ukrainian skier after reaching Winter Olympics final

For most athletes, qualifying for your first Olympic final would be more than enough excitement for one night. But the Ukrainian freeskier Kateryna Kotsar’s evening was just getting started

By Sean Ingle in Livigno

Winter Olympics briefing: Pinheiro Braathen writes Brazilian fairytale

Brazil’s president hails ‘unprecedented result’ as 25-year-old wins first Winter Olympic medal for country and continent

By Billy Munday

Lee congratulates short tracker Hwang Dae-heon on silver medal win

President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday congratulated short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon on his silver medal win at the men's 1,500 meters at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. "I send a big applause to Hwang Dae-heon, who has captured a priceless silver medal," Lee wrote on Facebook after Hwang clinched the medal -- for his second consecutive medal in that distance -- on Saturday (local time). Lee touted Hwang for proving his world-class talent, noting how he won the silver following a gold meda

By The Korea Herald

‘Even more special’: Jakara Anthony dusts off Winter Olympics heartbreak for historic triumph

Freestyle skier becomes Australia’s first two-time Winter Games gold medallist with victory in dual moguls Olympic debut just days after shock defeat

By Martin Pegan

Short tracker Hwang Dae-heon takes silver in men's 1,500m

Short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon captured the silver medal in the men's 1,500 meters at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday for his second consecutive medal in that distance. Hwang finished in second place behind Jens van 't Wout of the Netherlands in a chaotic, nine-skater final at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, four years after winning the gold medal in Beijing. Roberts Kruzbergs of Latvia took the bronze. This was South Korea's second short track medal here and its fifth

By The Korea Herald

Scotty James Is Edged Out by Yuto Totsuka of Japan in the Halfpipe.

Scotty James of Australia laid down a strong run, but was outdone by Japan’s Yuto Totsuka.

By Victor Mather and Gabriela Bhaskar

The 2026 Milan Olympics Has Its Eyes on Grana Padano

Grana Padano cheese is trying to capture some of the international spotlight on Italy, appearing on billboards and social media — and in high-protein muffins for athletes.

By Kim Severson

What Olympians understand about work that most offices don’t

At the Winter Olympics, where medals are decided by tenths of a second and the difference between the podium and just off it can hinge on a single edge or landing, the competition is not only physical. It is cognitive and emotional. Athletes are navigating not only slippery courses and triple rotations, but also the quiet churn of memory — the crash last season, the near miss, the doubt that resurfaces from time to time. This is what Liane Davey, a team effectiveness adviser and New York Times b

By The Korea Herald

Ilia Malinin’s catastrophic free skate: ‘I blew it.’

Malinin, the heavy favorite to win gold, fell twice during his final routine and finished 8th.

By Victor Mather, Doug Mills and Vincent Alban

No regrets for figure skater despite near miss

Following the end of his free skate Friday night, marred by an early mistake with a jump, Cha Jun-hwan remained on the ice for a few extra moments, his legs stretched out and his hands propping him up. The South Korean figure skater appeared to be soaking up the cheers from the crowd at Milano Ice Skating Arena at the conclusion of his Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Cha deserved all the adulation that came his way, as he finished in fourth place overall with 273.92 points. He received 181.20 poi

By The Korea Herald

Figure skater Cha Jun-hwan finishes 4th in men's singles

Cha Jun-hwan finished fourth in the men's singles figure skating event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, topping his own record for the best performance by a South Korean male figure skater but coming up just short of a medal. Cha scored 181.20 points in the free skate at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan for his season-best total of 273.92 points. He had the sixth-highest short program score of 92.72 points on Tuesday. With one medal contender after another falling left and right,

By The Korea Herald

Milano Cortina: Moioli wins bronze in snowboard cross

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - Italy's Michela Moioli on Friday won bronze in the women's snowboard cross at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. In the final on the Livigno slope, Moioli, a PyeongChang 2018 Olympian, finished behind Australian Baff and Czech Republic's Adamczykova. The Italian athlete had reached the final with a sensational comeback from last place in the semifinal heat. (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

Milano Cortina: Moioli says medal collection complete, I'm proud

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - Michela Moioli said her Olympic medal cabinet was now complete after winning bronze in the snowboard cross at Milano Cortina Friday having won silver at Beijing four years ago and gold in Pyeongchang in 2018. "It was long and difficult, and I have to thank my team for getting this medal," said the 30-year-old from Alzano Lombardo near Bergamo north of Milan. "My collection is now complete, and I can say I'm very proud of myself." Michela Moioli was visibly emotional on the podium in Livigno, after winning her third medal in as many Olympics, which she achieved "with an obstacle course". The last hurdle came just before the start of training, with a nasty fall that left her with scars, including facial trauma. "I believed in it until the end," the Italian athlete told Rai. "Every medal has its own story, and these are certainly special Olympics; I've dreamed of it so much, and being here means so much. I almost couldn't believe it any more. I'm incredibly proud, and I salute my grandmother, who followed me from home." (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

Milano Cortina: Moioli says medal collection complete, I'm proud

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - Michela Moioli said her Olympic medal cabinet was now complete after winning bronze in the snowboard cross at Milano Cortina Friday having won silver at Beijing four years ago and gold in Pyeongchang in 2018. "It was long and difficult, and I have to thank my team for getting this medal," said the 30-year-old from Alzano Lombardo near Bergamo north of Milan. "My collection is now complete, and I can say I'm very proud of myself." Michela Moioli was visibly emotional on the podium in Livigno, after winning her third medal in as many Olympics, which she achieved "with an obstacle course". The last hurdle came just before the start of training, with a nasty fall that left her with scars, including facial trauma. "I believed in it until the end," the Italian athlete told Rai. "Every medal has its own story, and these are certainly special Olympics; I've dreamed of it so much, and being here means so much. I almost couldn't believe it any more. I'm incredibly proud, and I salute my grandmother, who followed me from home." (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

Milano Cortina: Passler wins appeal against doping suspension

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - Italy's Rebecca Passler has won an appeal against her doping suspension and the biathlete has been readmitted to Milano Cortina 2026, the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) said on Friday. Passler, 24, was suspended just days before the start of the Games for having tested positive for letrozole in an out-of-competition test on January 26. Letrozole is an aromatase inhibitor and it is banned because it can be used to counteract the side effects of anabolic steroids. FISI said the court of appeal of Italy's NADO anti-doping organzation had accepted that the positive test was the result of an unintentional intake or accidental contamination. In her appeal, Passler said she used a spoon contaminated letrozole when she ate some chocolate spread at home, not knowing that her mother was using the banned substance for medical reasons. On Wednesday the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had turned down Passler's appeal against the suspension, saying it did not have jurisdiction as she had not first gone through the national appeals process. (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

Milano Cortina: Moioli wins bronze in snowboard cross

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - Italy's Michela Moioli on Friday won bronze in the women's snowboard cross at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. In the final on the Livigno slope, Moioli, a PyeongChang 2018 Olympian, finished behind Australian Baff and Czech Republic's Adamczykova. The Italian athlete had reached the final with a sensational comeback from last place in the semifinal heat. (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

Milano Cortina: 'Tiger' Brignone to become a film

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - The wonderful sporting and human story of Federica Brignone, the Winter Olympics' oldest gold medalist ever Thursday in the Super-G at the Milan Cortina Games, 315 days after a horrific accident in which she shattered her left leg, is being made into a film, sources said Friday adding that it will feature the self-styled monicker that she wears on her helmet, a tiger, in the title. Filming is already underway after the Italian athlete's team long since signed a deal with a major production company, the sources said. The film is scheduled for release next autumn. Brignone won the women's SuperG at Milano Cortina 2026 on Thursday, securing her first Olympic gold and pulling off an epic sporting feat having only just returned to action after breaking her leg in the nasty fall in Val di Fassa in April. (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

Milano Cortina: 'Tiger' Brignone to become a film

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - The wonderful sporting and human story of Federica Brignone, the Winter Olympics' oldest gold medalist ever Thursday in the Super-G at the Milan Cortina Games, 315 days after a horrific accident in which she shattered her left leg, is being made into a film, sources said Friday adding that it will feature the self-styled monicker that she wears on her helmet, a tiger, in the title. Filming is already underway after the Italian athlete's team long since signed a deal with a major production company, the sources said. The film is scheduled for release next autumn. Brignone won the women's SuperG at Milano Cortina 2026 on Thursday, securing her first Olympic gold and pulling off an epic sporting feat having only just returned to action after breaking her leg in the nasty fall in Val di Fassa in April. (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

Milano Cortina: Coventry hails resilience of Brignone and Fontana

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry on Friday paid tribute to Italian Alpine skier Federica Brignone and short-track speed skater Arianna Fontana who both came back from major injuries over the last year to win gold medals at Milano Cortina 2026. Brignone, who broke her leg in April, won the women's SuperG on Thursday. Fontana, who suffered a muscle tear in October, helped Italy win the mixed short-track relay event on Tuesday before taking silver in the individual 500 metres on Thursday to notch the 13th Olympic medal of her remarkable career. She is the Italian woman athlete to have won the most Olympic medals and she has equalled the record for either sex of fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti, who also won 13 between 1936 and 1960. "The Games are going well, I saw some athletes who are doing very well, like the Italian ones," Coventry told a press conference. "I was able to see Federica Brignone and Arianna Fontana, and I'm very happy to have had the opportunity to witness their stories of resilience. "Arianna is now the Italian athlete who has won the most medals during the Olympic Games. "It's wonderful, and yesterday again you could feel the passion and respect she has for this sport and for her competitors. "It was a fantastic moment". (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

Milano Cortina: Coventry hails resilience of Brignone and Fontana

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry on Friday paid tribute to Italian Alpine skier Federica Brignone and short-track speed skater Arianna Fontana who both came back from major injuries over the last year to win gold medals at Milano Cortina 2026. Brignone, who broke her leg in April, won the women's SuperG on Thursday. Fontana, who suffered a muscle tear in October, helped Italy win the mixed short-track relay event on Tuesday before taking silver in the individual 500 metres on Thursday to notch the 13th Olympic medal of her remarkable career. She is the Italian woman athlete to have won the most Olympic medals and she has equalled the record for either sex of fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti, who also won 13 between 1936 and 1960. "The Games are going well, I saw some athletes who are doing very well, like the Italian ones," Coventry told a press conference. "I was able to see Federica Brignone and Arianna Fontana, and I'm very happy to have had the opportunity to witness their stories of resilience. "Arianna is now the Italian athlete who has won the most medals during the Olympic Games. "It's wonderful, and yesterday again you could feel the passion and respect she has for this sport and for her competitors. "It was a fantastic moment". (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

It means a lot says Fontana after winning 13th Olympic medal

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - Italian short-track speed skater Arianna Fontana has expressed her satisfaction after taking silver in the women's 500m event at Milano Cortina 2026 on Thursday to notch the 13th Olympic medal of her remarkable career. That tally, which includes the golds she won in the relay event this week and in the individual 500m at Pyeongchang in 2018 and Beijing in 2022, equals the record for the most number of Olympic medals won by an Italian athlete set by fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti between 1936 and 1960. "It means a lot because when I tore my quadriceps by five centimetres in October, I thought that the hopes of being here ready for the 500 meters (were not high)," the 35-year-old told Rai television. "I'm really proud of the work we did with my team, I had incredible support from so many people who really helped me recover and be here today in a condition to fight for an Olympic medal. "At 35, I broke my own record in the 500 meters, I've never raced so fast, being here, with this medal around my neck, is truly incredible. "At 35 years of age, I have faced athletes who were 10 years younger than me". (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

It means a lot says Fontana after winning 13th Olympic medal

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - Italian short-track speed skater Arianna Fontana has expressed her satisfaction after taking silver in the women's 500m event at Milano Cortina 2026 on Thursday to notch the 13th Olympic medal of her remarkable career. That tally, which includes the golds she won in the relay event this week and in the individual 500m at Pyeongchang in 2018 and Beijing in 2022, equals the record for the most number of Olympic medals won by an Italian athlete set by fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti between 1936 and 1960. "It means a lot because when I tore my quadriceps by five centimetres in October, I thought that the hopes of being here ready for the 500 meters (were not high)," the 35-year-old told Rai television. "I'm really proud of the work we did with my team, I had incredible support from so many people who really helped me recover and be here today in a condition to fight for an Olympic medal. "At 35, I broke my own record in the 500 meters, I've never raced so fast, being here, with this medal around my neck, is truly incredible. "At 35 years of age, I have faced athletes who were 10 years younger than me". (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

Milano Cortina: Passler wins appeal against doping suspension

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - Italy's Rebecca Passler has won an appeal against her doping suspension and the biathlete has been readmitted to Milano Cortina 2026, the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) said on Friday. Passler, 24, was suspended just days before the start of the Games for having tested positive for letrozole in an out-of-competition test on January 26. Letrozole is an aromatase inhibitor and it is banned because it can be used to counteract the side effects of anabolic steroids. FISI said the court of appeal of Italy's NADO anti-doping organzation had accepted that the positive test was the result of an unintentional intake or accidental contamination. On Wednesday the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had turned down Passler's appeal against the suspension, saying it did not have jurisdiction as she had not first gone through the national appeals process. (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

‘A great wee place’: the small Scottish factory crafting Olympic curling stones

All stones in Cortina are made from granite found on tiny island in Firth of Clyde and crafted in East Ayrshire “It takes 60m years and about six hours to make a curling stone,” shouts Ricky English above the whine of the lathes. The operations manager at Kays Scotland is surrounded by wheels of ancient granite in varying states of refinement. It is a small business with a big responsibility: the only factory in the world to supply the Winter Olympics with curling stones. Competitors don’t travel with their own stones, which weigh about 18kg each, and with 16 required for a game. Instead, this year, 132 stones were crafted in the East Ayrshire town of Mauchline and shipped to northern Italy. Continue reading...

By Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Milano Cortina: Another luge medal, mixed relay bronze

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 12 - Thursday brought another medal, bronze, for Italy in luge at the Milano Cortina Games after two golds on Monday. After the gold double, the bronze medal came in the mixed relay with IVerena Hofer, Dominik Fischnaller, and the two Olympic title-winning pairs Emanuel Rieder/Simon Kainzwaldern and Andrea Voetter/Marion Oberhofer. Gold went to Germany. (ANSA). Read article...

By ANSA

Milano Cortina: Lollobrigida wins 5,000m speed skating gold, her second

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 12 - Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida on Thursday won the gold medal in the women's 5,000 metres speed skating, her second gold after the 3,000m last Saturday. The win took Italy's tally to six golds, two silvers and seven bronzes, in all 15 medals, just behind leaders Norway in the medal table so far. (ANSA). Read article...

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Milano Cortina: Lollobrigida says gave 200% on last laps, thanks to crowd

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 12 - Francesca Lollobrigida said she had given 200% on the last few laps of her triumphant 3,000 metres speed skating race on Thursday when she won her second gold after winning the 5,000m Saturday, and that she had the crowd to thank for helping push her to victory. "I had to give 200% in the last two laps. In the end, I was super happy, but I was dead tired," she told reporters. At the end of the race, "I wanted to say goodbye to the crowd. It took me a moment to recover," she continued, "but the great thing is that in the plan I had worked out with my coaches, I really wanted the fans' help, and I took full advantage of it. "So I also have to thank them for their passion for this sport. "The 3,000 is my favourite race, and I'm happy to have won gold. "The 5,000 is also very special to me because I won my world title last year," the Azzurra recalled, "so I wanted to confirm my success with an Olympic gold medal in the same distance, and I did it. "It was a much more carefully planned race because in the 3,000 I was in a bubble, I hadn't heard the Olympic record, I didn't even look at the times," she concluded, "while in the 5,000 I knew it had to be a much more intelligent race. "In fact, with the coach and the sports director, we developed a plan because, being the last heat, I could obviously benefit from knowing my opponents' times." (ANSA). Read article...

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Milano Cortina: Lollobrigida says gave 200% on last laps, thanks to crowd

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 12 - Francesca Lollobrigida said she had given 200% on the last few laps of her triumphant 3,000 metres speed skating race on Thursday when she won her second gold after winning the 5,000m Saturday, and that she had the crowd to thank for helping push her to victory. "I had to give 200% in the last two laps. In the end, I was super happy, but I was dead tired," she told reporters. At the end of the race, "I wanted to say goodbye to the crowd. It took me a moment to recover," she continued, "but the great thing is that in the plan I had worked out with my coaches, I really wanted the fans' help, and I took full advantage of it. "So I also have to thank them for their passion for this sport. "The 3,000 is my favourite race, and I'm happy to have won gold. "The 5,000 is also very special to me because I won my world title last year," the Azzurra recalled, "so I wanted to confirm my success with an Olympic gold medal in the same distance, and I did it. "It was a much more carefully planned race because in the 3,000 I was in a bubble, I hadn't heard the Olympic record, I didn't even look at the times," she concluded, "while in the 5,000 I knew it had to be a much more intelligent race. "In fact, with the coach and the sports director, we developed a plan because, being the last heat, I could obviously benefit from knowing my opponents' times." (ANSA). Read article...

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Milano Cortina: Another luge medal, mixed relay bronze

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 12 - Thursday brought another medal, bronze, for Italy in luge at the Milano Cortina Games after two golds on Monday. After the gold double, the bronze medal came in the mixed relay with IVerena Hofer, Dominik Fischnaller, and the two Olympic title-winning pairs Emanuel Rieder/Simon Kainzwaldern and Andrea Voetter/Marion Oberhofer. Gold went to Germany. (ANSA). Read article...

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Milano Cortina: Lollobrigida wins 5,000m speed skating gold, her second

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 12 - Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida on Thursday won the gold medal in the women's 5,000 metres speed skating, her second gold after the 3,000m last Saturday. The win took Italy's tally to six golds, two silvers and seven bronzes, in all 15 medals, just behind leaders Norway in the medal table so far. (ANSA). Read article...

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Milano Cortina: Brignone wins SuperG gold

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 12 - Italy's Alpine skiing star Federica Brignone won the women's SuperG at Milano Cortina 2026 on Thursday, securing her first Olympic gold and pulling off an epic sporting feat having only just returned to action after breaking her leg in a nasty fall in Val di Fassa in April. The 35-year-old prevailed with a time 1:23.41 ahead of France's Romane Miradoli and Austria's Cornelia Huetter to win Italy's fifth medal of the Games and the 14th overall. Italian President Sergio Mattarella was in the crowd celebrating her achievement. "This is incredible," Brignone told Rai television after her winning run. "I'm still excited and still have the adrenalin running through my veins. "I was very relaxed today. I wanted to ski fluidly, smoothly and do it it all. "I didn't try to do a perfect line but to do the bends as fast as possible". Brignone was already the all-time most successful Italian woman skier in the World Cup, and her 37 wins put her behind only the great Alberto Tomba, on 50, for both sexes. But she had never previously reached the top of an Olympic podium, having two Olympic silvers and a bronze in her trophy cabinet as well as two world championship golds and three silvers. (ANSA). Read article...

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Milano Cortina: 'Never thought I would win gold' says Brignone

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 12 - Federica Brignone said she has exceeded her own expectations on Thursday after taking the gold medal in the women's Super G at Milano Cortina 2026, having won a race against time to be fit for the Games after breaking her leg in April. "I focused on skiing, I tried to do my best, I said it's do-or-die, but I didn't think I could win gold," Brignone told Rai Sport. "I never expected to become Olympic champion after the injury, never in my life really. It's something special. "Maybe I achieved it precisely because I didn't feel I was missing it. "I knew I had already done my best and it was just a plus. That was my strength. "I was relaxed. "I considered myself an outsider but I said, give everything or you won't get a result". (see related). (ANSA). Read article...

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Milano Cortina: 'Never thought I would win gold' says Brignone

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 12 - Federica Brignone said she has exceeded her own expectations on Thursday after taking the gold medal in the women's Super G at Milano Cortina 2026, having won a race against time to be fit for the Games after breaking her leg in April. "I focused on skiing, I tried to do my best, I said it's do-or-die, but I didn't think I could win gold," Brignone told Rai Sport. "I never expected to become Olympic champion after the injury, never in my life really. It's something special. "Maybe I achieved it precisely because I didn't feel I was missing it. "I knew I had already done my best and it was just a plus. That was my strength. "I was relaxed. "I considered myself an outsider but I said, give everything or you won't get a result". (see related). (ANSA). Read article...

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Milano Cortina: Brignone wins SuperG gold

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 12 - Italy's Alpine skiing star Federica Brignone won the women's SuperG at Milano Cortina 2026 on Thursday, securing her first Olympic gold and pulling off an epic sporting feat having only just returned to action after breaking her leg in a nasty fall in Val di Fassa in April. The 35-year-old prevailed with a time 1:23.41 ahead of France's Romane Miradoli and Austria's Cornelia Huetter to win Italy's fifth medal of the Games and the 14th overall. Brignone was already the all-time most successful Italian woman skier in the World Cup, and her 37 wins put her behind only the great Alberto Tomba, on 50, for both sexes. But she had never previously reached the top of an Olympic podium, having two Olympic silvers and a bronze in her trophy cabinet as well as two world championship golds and three silvers. (ANSA). Read article...

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Milano Cortina: Ukraine's Heraskevych disqualified from skeleton over helmet

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 12 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday disqualified Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych from the men's skeleton at Milano Cortina 2026 after he refused to respect a ban on him wearing a helmet depicting victims of the war with Russia. Heraskevych said he would probably appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision. "I think we have to keep fighting for our rights," he said. "I have said from day one that I don't agree with what the IOC is telling us. "Other athletes have already expressed themselves, and they didn't have to deal with things like this. "So all of a sudden, only one Ukrainian athlete at these Olympics will be disqualified for this helmet, which does not violate any rules". (ANSA). Read article...

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Milano Cortina: Ukraine's Heraskevych disqualified from skeleton over helmet

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 12 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday disqualified Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych from the men's skeleton at Milano Cortina 2026 after he refused to respect a ban on him wearing a helmet depicting victims of the war with Russia. Heraskevych said he would probably appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision. "I think we have to keep fighting for our rights," he said. "I have said from day one that I don't agree with what the IOC is telling us. "Other athletes have already expressed themselves, and they didn't have to deal with things like this. "So all of a sudden, only one Ukrainian athlete at these Olympics will be disqualified for this helmet, which does not violate any rules". (ANSA). Read article...

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