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With an impressive lead in the race, Sweden’s Frida Karlsson won the women’s skiathlon on the first day of cross-country skiing competition at Milan Cortina.

Franjo von Allmen won the first gold medal awarded at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, conquering the Stelvio downhill. Giovanni Franzoni and Dominik Paris of Italy claimed silver and bronze, respectively.

Americans Bryce Bennett, Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Kyle Negomir, and Sam Morse all take their runs in the men’s downhill skiing final at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

The rematch for freeski slopestyle gold is on between Swiss Mathilde Gremaud and China’s Eileen Gu, who qualified 1-2 for the final. Great Britain’s Kirsty Muir and American Avery Krumme qualified 3rd and 4th.

U.S. Alpine skiier Breezy Johnson posted the fastest time during the third session of downhill training Saturday morning. Johnson finished the run in 1:37:91, which was 0.43 seconds faster than the next-best time.

Sweden scored four points in the fifth end, and three in each of the seventh and eighth for a comeback victory over Switzerland on Day 4 of mixed doubles curling action in Cortina.

Just over a week after rupturing her ACL, U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn posted an impressive training run. At the moment of her run, Vonn had the third-best time, just 0.37 seconds off teammate Breezy Johnson.

After allowing Canada to score one in the sixth end and two more in the seventh, Great Britain held on in the eighth for a 7-5 mixed doubles curling win on Day 4 of competition in Cortina.

Swiss Sarah Hoefflin’s skis went flying off her feet as she attempted a double cork 1080 during her first run in the women’s freeski slopestyle qualification. She narrowly missed the cutoff for the final by 0.16 points.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea and Alysa Liu highlight the team event for Team USA in rhythm dance, pairs short and women’s short.

Italian actress Sabrina Impacciatore performed a captivating dance routine at the 2026 Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony, guiding the audience through 100 years of Winter Olympics history.

Take it from Samuel L. Jackson, the stars of Team USA aren’t messing around when it comes to representing their country at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Team USA athletes describe the emotional and gratifying experience of representing their country and participating in the 2026 Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony.

Surrounded by a kaleidoscope of colors at the Opening Ceremony, Mariah Carey performs Domenico Modugno’s “Nel Blu, dipinto di Blu” followed by one her most iconic songs, “Nothing is Impossible.”

Andrea Bocelli’s famous vocals provide a fitting backdrop to the Olympic torch relay in San Siro Stadium as a group of three Italian athletes lead the flame out of the stadium.

Stanley Tucci revisits the construction of the Duomo di Milano that has served as a testament to humanity over the years, and explains how it serves as a symbol to all Olympians that beauty is in the details.