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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.

by Simon Lester

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simonlester.com
I'll watch if they play it in the snow in the next winter Olympics
February 8, 2026 at 11:34 PM

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shireenahmed.bsky.social
As part of the CBC Olympics 2026 Milano-Cortina coverage, I wrote about Lindsey Vonn's crash, the risks of sport, and why athletes make the decisions they make.
Thank you to mental performance consultant Georgia Ens for her insight.

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ANALYSIS | Despite disastrous crash, Lindsey Vonn’s return was neither selfish or unwarranted | CBC Sports
All the emotions swirling around Lindsey Vonn’s crash, and questions about why she decided to compete in the first place, are blowing up the internet. But for elite athletes, it’s not the glory but th...
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February 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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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by David Darmofal

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That team figure skating competition is the highlight of the first couple of days of the Olympics.
February 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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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by James Goodwin

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jamesgoodwin.bsky.social
The next summer Olympics are going to be so embarrassing.
February 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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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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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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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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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