Feb. 9, 2026 - Winter Olympics updates
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Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud won her second straight gold medal in the women's slopestyle, besting China's Eileen Gu in a tight final day of competition. Gu held the top spot following the first run with a score of 86.58 compared to Gremaud's 83.60. But the second run saw Gremaud move ahead of Gu with an 86.98.
The opening weekend of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina featured politics, weird controversies, and Mariah Carey.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen won the first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics over the weekend, and he added another on Day 3. It's turning into quite the Olympic debut for von Allmen,
Winter Olympics live: Lindsey Vonn has ‘no regrets’ over competing despite broken leg from horror crash - The ski legend is ‘stable’ after surgery on a leg fracture and the IOC have come out to defend
Returning US legend Mikaela Shiffrin favourite for gold in women's team combined alpine skiing (downhill at 09:30 GMT and slalom at 13:00)
The freeski men's events commence at Milan Cortina 2026 with the men's slopestyle qualification on Saturday, Feb. 7. American Alex Hall, the defending Olympic champion, is favored to win gold at this Games.
Here is what's happening Monday at the Winter Olympics, including five medal events like women's freeski slopestyle and women's big air finals. (AP photo)
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