Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Johannes Dale-Skjevdal of Norway celebrates after the biathlon men's 15km mass start event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao) ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb.(Xinhua) -- Norway's Johannes Dale-Skjevdal claimed gold in the men's 15km mass start at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, hitting all 20 targets to finish in 39 minutes 17.1 seconds. The 28-year-old had been left out of Norway

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry (C) is seen during the luge men's doubles match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu) MILAN, Feb. (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry defended on Friday the political neutrality of the Olympic Movement, stressing that the Games remain a powerful force for unity despite growing global t

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of the Netherlands celebrates after the speed skating women's 1500m event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jing) MILAN, Feb. (Xinhua) -- Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of the Netherlands finally landed her first Olympic gold medal in her fourth Winter Games as she claimed the title of the women's 1,500 meters speed skating here on Friday. Having reaped three bronzes and

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Wang Xindi (R) of China and his wife Xu Mengtao, who won the gold medal in the women's freestyle skiing aerials, are seen during the freestyle skiing men's aerials final 2 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao) China's Wang Xindi captured Olympic gold in men's freestyle aerials at the Milan-Cortina just two days after his wife Xu Mengtao won the women's title, marking a rare feat of a mar

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Players of Canada celebrate scoring during the ice hockey men's play-offs semifinal match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan) MILAN, Feb. (Xinhua) -- The stage is set for a North American showdown in the Milan-Cortina 2026 men's ice hockey gold medal game after Canada and the United States advanced through contrasting semifinal victories on Friday. Canada staged a dramatic comeback t

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States celebrates during the awarding ceremony of alpine skiing women's slalom at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb.(Xinhua) -- American star alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin clinched gold in the women's slalom at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Wednesday, marking her third Olympic title and ret

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Gold medalist Su Yiming of China reacts during the awarding ceremony for the snowboard men's slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Peng) LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's star snowboarder Su Yiming said he once "lost a lot of motivation" after the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, but rebuilt himself mentally and physically to return to the top of the Olympic podium at Milan

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia This photo taken on Jan. 15, 2026 shows Qu Xiaotong, a ski photographer, taking pictures in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province. (Bi Chunhua/Handout via Xinhua) SHIJIAZHUANG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- On Wednesday at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, China's freeski aerials star Xu Mengtao soared through a breathtaking series of jumps to defend her Olympic title, delivering a performance reminiscent of her historic triumph

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo (R) of Norway competes during the cross-country skiing men's team sprint free final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/He Canling) TESERO, Italy, Feb. (Xinhua) -- Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo extended his Olympic gold medal record to 10 as Norway secured the men's team sprint title at Milan-Cortina on Wednesday, while Sweden claimed the women's title. Led by nine-time Olymp

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Su Yiming of China shows his medal after the award ceremony for the snowboard men's slopestyle at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Peng) MILAN, Feb. (Xinhua) -- China claimed two golds on snow at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday, while Norway's cross-country sensation Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo raised his Winter Olympic gold medal tally to ten. On his 22nd birthday, Su Yiming s

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Gold medalists of France pose for photos during the award ceremony of the biathlon women's 4x6km relay at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han) ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb.(Xinhua) -- France won the women's 4x6km biathlon relay at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday, as the quartet of Camille Bened, Lou Jeanmonnot, Oceane Michelon and Julia Simon clocked 1:10:22.7 to take the gold med

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Gold medalists Eric Perrot, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Emilien Jacquelin and Fabien Claude of France celebrate during the award ceremony of the biathlon men's 4x7.5km relay at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao) ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb. (Xinhua) -- France overcame a disastrous first leg that dropped them to last place, rallying to claim its first-ever Olympic gold medal in the men's 4x7.5km b

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia BEIJING, Feb. (Xinhua) -- At Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, the Norwegian quartet clocked one hour, four minutes and 24.5 seconds in the men's 4x7.5km relay, finishing 22.2 seconds ahead of France. Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo became the first athlete in Winter Olympic history to win nine gold medals. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway shows his gold medal during the awarding ceremony for the cross-country skiing men's 4X7.5km relay ma

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Gong Li (1st R) and Zhang Chutong (2nd R) of China compete during the short track speed skating women's 1000m quarterfinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Min) Yang Jingru (2nd R) of China competes during the short track speed skating women's 1000m quarterfinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming) Zhang Chutong (L) of China comp

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Jan Hoerl of Austria celebrates after the second round of the ski jumping men's super team event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin) PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb. (Xinhua) -- Austria's Jan Hoerl and Stephan Embacher delivered a commanding performance on the large hill to win the first-ever men's ski jumping super team gold at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday. At Milan-Cortina,

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland in action during the women's freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang) LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. (Xinhua) -- Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud has withdrawn from the women's freeski big air final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics after sustaining a hip injury in training, Swiss Ski confirmed on Monday. Gremaud, the event's bronze medalist

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Players of the United States celebrate scoring during the ice hockey women's play-offs semifinal against Sweden at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fei) MILAN, Feb. (Xinhua) -- The United States and Canada will meet in the Olympic women's ice hockey gold-medal game after both teams booked their places with contrasting semifinal wins on Monday in Milan. The United States delivered a commanding

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia Gu Ailing of China competes during the women's freeski big air qualification at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang) LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Gu Ailing of China advanced to the final of the women's freeski big air event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics along with teammate Liu Mengting here on Saturday. Gu, the first to take the run in the qualifica

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia LIVIGNO, Feb. 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gu Ailing of China reacts during the free skiing women's freeski big air qualification at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. (Xinhua) -- After advancing to the women's big air final Saturday here at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, Gu Ailing voiced frustration with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), saying the event schedule unf

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia BEIJING, Feb. (Xinhua) -- China's Ning Zhongyan claimed bronze in the men's 1,000m speed skating, delivering the country's first medal on ice at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Ning clocked 1:07.34 - his best low-altitude time of the season - to secure his first Olympic podium. Jordan Stolz of the United States took gold in 1:06.28, breaking the previous Olympic record set by Dutch skater Gerard van Velde at Salt Lake City 2002. Stolz finished