Nordic combined is one of the 16 original Winter Olympics events, dating back to the Games’ origins in 1924 in Chamonix, France. It’s also the only winter sport to never allow women to compete at the Games.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — The fans from the Czech Republic clanged cowbells and waved their red-white-and-blue tricolor for a sun-splashed Olympic victory they simply knew was coming. Then, they all looked down and checked their programs.

But she is not yet ready for that to be solely her way of living because there’s still “pure joy” to be had in competing, in being an Olympian. Born in 1973, Riegler has just completed her fifth Winter Olympics to become the oldest female athlete to ever participate at the Games.

Several Olympic medals have already been won at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, and there's a plethora still up for grabs as the Winter Olympics continue in northern Italy throughout the next two weeks.

The weekend is over, and the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina is now hitting its stride. After convincing victories in their first two games, the U.S. women's hockey team returns to the ice on Monday,