The gap between Shiffrin and the podium was just 0.3 seconds, which she said is a sign she’s regaining speed in an event that left her shaken following a 2024 crash. CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Province of Belluno — Mikaela Shiffrin stood at the start gate atop the giant slalom course at sun-splashed Tofane and made a … Read more
Erin Jackson and Sarah Warren represented Team USA in the women’s 500m speedskating event. Here’s how they did. MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — Erin Jackson fell short in the women’s 500-meter speed skating event, failing to defend her gold medal at the 2026 Winter Games. Jackson, who became the first Black woman to win … Read more
Team USA won gold during the event’s debut in 2022. One of the two champions returned to defend the Olympic title in the 2026 Winter Games. Here’s how the U.S. did. MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — Two pairs of Team USA snowboarders competed Sunday in the mixed team snowboard cross event to defend America’s … Read more
Ponsiluoma of Sweden dominated on the shooting range Sunday to take the gold medal in the 12.5-kilometer pursuit biathlon race at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — In an upset for the French men’s biathlon team, Martin Ponsiluoma of Sweden dominated on the shooting range Sunday to take the gold … Read more
“U-S-A! U-S-A!” chants from the very red, white and blue crowd filled the arena at the opening puck drop and after all the goals. MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — Jack Eichel scored off his own faceoff win a minute after setting up Brady Tkachuk’s first of two goals the same way, and the U.S. … Read more
Olympic snowboarder Nick Baumgartner, 44, is planning to defend his mixed team snowboard cross title against some competitors who are half his age. MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — American Olympic snowboarding champion Nick Baumgartner is preparing to defend his gold medal in mixed team snowboard cross Sunday. The 44-year-old is defending his title against people … Read more
It was a win about two decades in the making. CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Province of Belluno — This time, Janine Flock finished the job. And a gold medal finally sways from her neck. Flock — the Austrian slider who came into these Milan Cortina Games winless in 16 all-time appearances at either the Olympics or the … Read more