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Malinin helps US retain gold

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Ilia Malinin delivered in the men’s free skate as the United States retained the Olympic team figure skating gold at the Milan–Cortina Games, with Japan second and host Italy third.

La Repubblica
Italy silver in biathlon. Lorello, Goggia, Dalmasso, Fischnaller and figure skating bronze

Events and results from February 8.

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The Guardian
Winter Olympics 2026: Vonn ‘stable’ after crash; luge, speed skating and more – live

Latest news and updates | Vonn airlifted away after crash Schedule | Results | Medal table | Briefing | Email Graham Alpine skiiing: Breezy Johnson goes top, for USA. Had a twist in the air off one of the early jumps, had to battle to land it, but then comes through with a sizzling run on the rest of the course, improving on her training run time by a second and a half. Alpine skiing: It’s a gorgeous day out there, blue sky. We’ve had five skiers so far, Ariane Raedler of Austria is leading on 1:37:20, the Italian Brignone and three Swiss skiers following her. Janine Schmitt and Jasmine Flury both almost stacked, but recovered it, terrifying at that speed. Malorie Blanc went first and had a clean run, 1:38:77. Continue reading. . .

Winter Olympics 2026: Vonn ‘stable’ after crash; luge, speed skating and more – live
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Le Monde
LIVE, 2026 Olympics: The French are well placed in the skiathlon behind the Norwegian Klaebo, Lindsey Vonn injured in the women's downhill

The day after a podium-rich opening day, but not yet for the French, the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games continue on Sunday with the women's downhill in alpine skiing and the mixed biathlon relay on the program.

LIVE, 2026 Olympics: The French are well placed in the skiathlon behind the Norwegian Klaebo, Lindsey Vonn injured in the women's downhill
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Le Figaro
2026 Olympics: Gold and silver for France, Lindsey Vonn's terrible fall... What to take away from this Sunday

After the Lindsey Vonn shock, as she crashed heavily in the downhill, the skiathlon delivered France's first medal with Mathis Desloges. And the French biathlon mixed relay clinched gold. A dream Sunday for France.

2026 Olympics: Gold and silver for France, Lindsey Vonn's terrible fall... What to take away from this Sunday
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Aftenposten
Olympics live: Amundsen falls after collision with Russian

Follow the men's first Olympic race here.

Olympics live: Amundsen falls after collision with Russian
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The Guardian
Winter Olympics briefing: Italy’s golden moment and Sweden stick it to Norway

Francesca Lollobrigida brought the house down at the Milano Ice Park and then searched out her son to share her joy Even before the final pairing of the women’s 3, 000m speed skating had finished, two-year-old Tommaso was being hurried towards the middle of the track, where his mother had just broken the Olympic record and was on the verge of winning gold on her 35th birthday. When the final pairing of Joy Beune and Isabelle Weidemann had failed to beat Francesca Lollobrigida’s phenomenal time, the Italian sprinted through the bowels of the stadium to fetch her son. Still basking in the glow of an excellent opening ceremony and the thrill of two medalists in the men’s downhill skiing earlier in the day, the hosts celebrated a new star. Lollobrigida, the silver medalist from Beijing in 2022, struck gold for the first time in her fourth Olympics. She brought the house down at the Milano Ice Park as she crossed the line in a time of 54. 28sec, knocking two and a half seconds off Irene Schouten’s record from 2022. Continue reading. . .

Winter Olympics briefing: Italy’s golden moment and Sweden stick it to Norway
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Le Monde
Speed Skating at the 2026 Olympics: France's Team Dreams of Its First Olympic Medal After a Successful Makeover and Years of 'Tinkering'

The six French long-track skaters qualified for the Milan-Cortina Games have long trained in precarious conditions. Since this season, they have never had so many resources. And the results are beginning to show.

Speed Skating at the 2026 Olympics: France's Team Dreams of Its First Olympic Medal After a Successful Makeover and Years of 'Tinkering'
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Corriere della Sera
Lucia Dalmasso exults, leaps, and cries for her bronze: from ligament rupture to the podium

Lucia Dalmasso exults, leaps, and cries for her bronze: from ligament rupture to the podium.

Lucia Dalmasso exults, leaps, and cries for her bronze: from ligament rupture to the podium
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
The fall of the favorites: make way for the second-best

Marco Odermatt, Nika Prevc and Felix Loch cannot meet their own and others' expectations at the Olympic Winter Games. But that doesn't mean they are losers.

The fall of the favorites: make way for the second-best
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Skispringen: Die wohl traurigste Silbergewinnerin der Winterspiele

Von Nika Prevc hatten alle Gold erwartet, doch der Druck war zu groß. So überrascht die Norwegerin Anna Odine Stroem, während für das deutsche Team eine beeindruckende Serie endet.

Skispringen: Die wohl traurigste Silbergewinnerin der Winterspiele
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Le Figaro
Olympics 2026: Gina Lollobrigida's great-niece, retirement, gold-medalist speed skater... 5 things to know about Francesca Lollobrigida

The speed skater dominated the 3,000 m and gave Italy its first gold medal of the Games this Saturday in Milan.

Olympics 2026: Gina Lollobrigida's great-niece, retirement, gold-medalist speed skater... 5 things to know about Francesca Lollobrigida
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Winter Olympic Games: Biathlon schedule for the 2026 Olympics – when each race takes place

The biathletes will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Antholz. In South Tyrol, eleven events are on the program — an overview.

Winter Olympic Games: Biathlon schedule for the 2026 Olympics – when each race takes place
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Der Spiegel
Olympics 2026: Francesca Lollobrigida wins gold and thrills Italy

Speed skating Olympic champion Francesca Lollobrigida captivates host country Italy with her gold medal. The story of the determined mother is not only Hollywood-worthy but also socially relevant.

Olympics 2026: Francesca Lollobrigida wins gold and thrills Italy
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Le Figaro
Winter Olympics 2026: Sport, business and diplomacy — Olympism, this language of peace

SPORT BUSINESS OBSERVATORY - As the Milan-Cortina Winter Games open, world sport enters a new diplomatic phase. More than a simple sporting event, Olympism today is establishing itself as a major soft power tool capable of speaking to peoples where traditional diplomacy sometimes reaches its limits.

Winter Olympics 2026: Sport, business and diplomacy — Olympism, this language of peace
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Le Monde
Biathlon at the 2026 Olympics: Antholz-Anterselva, a breathtaking course

Despite the beauty of its panorama, the site hosting the Olympic biathlon competitions from Saturday is not enchanting for the athletes involved. Indeed, its altitude and the hazards of the course put their bodies to the test.

Biathlon at the 2026 Olympics: Antholz-Anterselva, a breathtaking course
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Winter Olympic Games: 2026 Olympics: All Alpine Skiing Events on the Schedule

On February 6, 2026, the Winter Olympic Games open, and the Alpine skiing events begin the next day. The schedule for all races is in this overview.

Winter Olympic Games: 2026 Olympics: All Alpine Skiing Events on the Schedule
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La Repubblica
Madeline Schizas and the email to the teachers: 'I can't hand in the assignment, I'm at the Olympics'

The Canadian figure skater has become a social media star: 'I love being a student-athlete,' she joked.

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