Highlights of Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games Day 9

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 match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway competes during the cross-country skiing men's 4X7.5km relay match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

On home snow in Cortina d'Ampezzo, 35-year-old alpine veteran Federica Brignone claimed her second gold of the Games in the women's giant slalom with a combined time of 2:13.50, having led after the first run.

Federica Brignone of Italy competes during the alpine skiing women's giant slalom run 2 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

Gold medalist Federica Brignone of Italy celebrates during the awarding ceremony of the alpine skiing women's giant slalom at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)

Britain's Matt Weston also completed a golden double in Cortina, teaming up with Tabitha Stoecker to win the skeleton mixed team event in a track-record time of 1:59.36.

Tabitha Stoecker (L)/Matt Weston of Britain celebrate after the skeleton mixed team competition at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Matt Weston of Britain competes during the skeleton mixed team event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

China reached the semifinals of the men's team pursuit speed skating for the first time since the event debuted at the Winter Olympics in 2006.

Liu Hanbin, Wu Yu and Li Wenhao (L to R) of China compete during the speed skating men's team pursuit quarterfinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

Liu Hanbin, Ning Zhongyan, Li Wenhao and Wu Yu (L to R) of China celebrate after the speed skating men's team pursuit quarterfinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

In the men's snowboard slopestyle, Beijing 2022 silver medalist Su Yiming advanced to the final after finishing eighth in qualification under a two-run format.

Su Yiming of China competes during the snowboard men's snowboard slopestyle qualification at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

Su Yiming of China reacts during the snowboard men's snowboard slopestyle qualification at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

Meanwhile, Beijing 2022 champions Sui Wenjing and Han Cong returned to Olympic competition in the pairs figure skating. The Chinese duo, who resumed competition this season in preparation for Milan-Cortina, progressed to the free skate with a sixth-place finish in the short program.

Sui Wenjing (L)/Han Cong compete during the figure skating pair skating short program match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

Sui Wenjing (above)/Han Cong compete during the figure skating pair skating short program match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

Also on Sunday, Dutch skater Femke Kok claimed her first Olympic gold in the women's 500m, setting a new Olympic record of 36.49 seconds.

Femke Kok of the Netherlands competes during the speed skating women's 500m final match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

Femke Kok of the Netherlands celebrates after the speed skating women's 500m final match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)

Norway added another ski jumping gold as Anna Odine Stroem secured her second title of the Games in the women's large hill event.

Norway's Anna Odine Stroem competes during the final round of ski jumping women's large hill individual event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

Norway's Anna Odine Stroem competes during the first round of ski jumping women's large hill individual event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

Italy's Lisa Vittozzi won the women's 10km pursuit, clocking 30 minutes 11.8 seconds and securing the host nation's first-ever Olympic gold medal in biathlon.

Lisa Vittozzi of Italy competes during the biathlon women's 10km pursuit at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

Lisa Vittozzi of Italy competes during the biathlon women's 10km pursuit at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

Britain took the mixed team snowboard cross gold, while the freestyle skiing men's dual moguls title went to Canada's Mikael Kingsbury.

Gold medalists Huw Nightingale (R)/Charlotte Bankes of Team Britain 1 pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the mixed team snowboard cross at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

Mikael Kingsbury (R) of Canada and Horishima Ikuma of Japan compete during the freestyle skiing men's dual moguls big final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 15, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)■