MILAN (AP) — The determination that fuels an athlete’s ascent to the Olympics can explain why they believe they’re capable of enormous feats — even when they’re injured. Lindsey Vonn tore her left ACL but nine days later put on a brace and let it fly in the women’s downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Norway's Anna Odine Strøm beat top favourite Nika Prevc at the Milano/Cortina Winter Olympics to claim women's ski jumping normal hill gold in Predazzo on Saturday. The Norwegian had jumps of 100 metres and 101m to beat Slovenia's Prevc by a mere 1.

A robust training centre, youth development programme and a family of high flyers have helped Slovenia defy gravity and

It’s been an exciting first full day of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. If you haven’t been with us for the last couple hours, here’s what to know: Men’s snowboard big air: Japan’s Kira Kimura walked away with a gold medal after wowing judges and getting the highest score on his final run.

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Across village hills to towering ski flying arenas in Slovenia, the name Prevc is spoken as if it belongs to the country’s sporting landscape itself, with ambition rising across the nation as the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina draw closer.

Anna Odine Stroem of Norway won the Olympic gold medal on the normal hill in women's ski jumping Saturday ahead of Slovenian favorite Nika Prevc.

Four medals will be handed out at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Monday. Switzerland will try to win its second gold in men's alpine skiing in the team combined event. The Swiss had three teams finish in the top four during the first half of the event.

The first medals of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have been won and while there’s still more medal events to go Saturday, some countries are off to a bigger start than others. Here’s a look at what’s been won so far and where things stand: Swiss racer Franjo von Allmen captured the Olympic downhill to win the first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games.

The 2026 Winter Olympics is under way in Milano-Cortina and there are plenty of eye-catching sports on display. Among them is ski jumping, one of the traditional classics which has been part of the Games since its inception nearly a century ago.