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Shiffrin wins Olympic slalom gold

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Mikaela Shiffrin won the women's slalom gold at Milano‑Cortina, dominating the race and finishing ahead of Switzerland's Camille Rast and Sweden's Anna Swenn‑Larsson.

The Guardian
Winter Olympics 2026: USA defeat Sweden in men’s ice hockey and glory for Shiffrin on day 12 – live

Medal table | Live scores and schedule | Results | Briefing Follow us over on Bluesky | And you can email James Women’s aerials: the qualifying rounds of accelerating down a ramp and flying through the air. Hanna Huskova, gold medallist in 2018, does a triple somersault, or the “the kiss arse blaster” in the commentator’s words, but it is only enough to leave her seventh. Women’s curling: Back to the brushes, where Rebecca Morrison posts the final stone of the sixth end into perfect position, Team GB take two and go into a 4-3 lead against the USA with four ends left. Continue reading. . .

Winter Olympics 2026: USA defeat Sweden in men’s ice hockey and glory for Shiffrin on day 12 – live
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Corriere della Sera
Short Track: Silver for the Women's Relay. Fontana Reaches 14 Medals, Surpassing Mangiarotti. Sighel Falls and Loses His Temper: Skips the Small Final

The Italian women finish second, ahead of Meloni, who was in the stands. Pietro Sighel, touched by an opponent, falls in the semifinal and protests against the judges. Bronze for Barp and Pellegrino in the team sprint on the long track. Shiffrin gold 12 years after Sochi.

Short Track: Silver for the Women's Relay. Fontana Reaches 14 Medals, Surpassing Mangiarotti. Sighel Falls and Loses His Temper: Skips the Small Final
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The Guardian
Mikaela Shiffrin overcame grief, crashes and her own self-doubt to win slalom gold again

The greatest American skier of all time won her first Olympic medal in 2014. The 12 years in between have been marked by brutal ups and downs A lot can happen in 12 years. If you’re Mikaela Shiffrin, as a teenager you can become the youngest ever person to win the Olympic slalom , stack a couple more medals at the next Olympics, become the most successful World Cup skier of all time with a record 108 victories, go 10 more Olympic races in a row over three Winter Games without reaching the podium, overcome the two biggest crashes of your career and subsequent battles with self-doubt and post-traumatic stress disorder and eroding trust in your own skiing, and then bring it all back home with a second Olympic slalom gold . You can also lose your dad. Continue reading. . .

Mikaela Shiffrin overcame grief, crashes and her own self-doubt to win slalom gold again
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The Sidney Morning Herald
Norwegian superstar clinches record-equalling gold

Skiing legend Johannes Klaebo wins the men's cross-country team sprint with Einar Hedegart to claim his fifth gold medal at Milano Cortina, the equal most golds at a Winter Olympic Games.

Norwegian superstar clinches record-equalling gold
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Le Monde
Biathlon aux JO 2026 : le relais des Bleues se pare d’or au terme d’un nouveau scénario renversant

L’équipe de France féminine de biathlon, composée de Camille Bened, Lou Jeanmonnot, Océane Michelon et Julia Simon, a décroché le titre olympique en relais, mercredi à Antholz-Anterselva, après avoir effectué une remontée époustouflante.

Biathlon aux JO 2026 : le relais des Bleues se pare d’or au terme d’un nouveau scénario renversant
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La Repubblica
Italy takes silver in the short track relay; Arianna Fontana reaches 14 medals, a new record

The women's event was won by Korea; the Italians did not take advantage of the Dutch fall, but the star surpasses Edoardo Mangiarotti in the all-time Olympic podium list.

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Le Monde
Mikaela Shiffrin, crowned in the alpine ski slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics, ends her Olympic drought

The 30-year-old American won gold on Wednesday in the slalom at Tofane. This victory, eight years after her last Olympic title at PyeongChang, allows her to forget forever her disappointing Winter Games in Beijing in 2022.

Mikaela Shiffrin, crowned in the alpine ski slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics, ends her Olympic drought
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NRC
Drama and euphoria are never far away for Olympic champion Kjeld Nuis

On Thursday, three-time Olympic champion Kjeld Nuis (36) will race at the Games for the last time. He has spent his sport for fifteen years almost exclusively in peaks and valleys. 'Fuck no, we have to win a medal.'

Drama and euphoria are never far away for Olympic champion Kjeld Nuis
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The Guardian
Mikaela Shiffrin storms to stunning slalom gold to make Winter Olympic history

American wins third gold overall and first since 2018 Shiffrin more than a second ahead of Rast in silver With one last chance to break her ­barren Olympic run stretching back eight years, Mikaela ­Shiffrin ­delivered in style. The 30-year-old American surged to victory in the women’s slalom on a sun-splashed Wednesday in the Dolomites with a two-run time of 1min 39. 10sec, becoming the first US skier to win three Olympic gold medals. Switzerland’s Camille Rast, the reigning world champion and only woman to have beaten Shiffrin in her signature discipline this season, came in a yawning 1. 50sec behind for the silver - the largest winning margin in any Olympic alpine skiing event since 1998 - while Anna Swenn-Larsson of Sweden took the bronze. After fourth-placed Wendy Holdener, of Switzerland, the rest of the field trailed by at least two seconds in the final race of the alpine skiing. Continue reading. . .

Mikaela Shiffrin storms to stunning slalom gold to make Winter Olympic history
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The Guardian
King Klæbo seals 10th Winter Olympics gold as Norway win team sprint

Norwegian claims his fifth gold medal at Milano Cortina USA have to settle for silver in cross-country battle Johannes Høsflot Klæbo led Norway to victory in the men’s cross-country team sprint on Wednesday to claim his fifth win at Milano Cortina Olympics and a record 10th Winter Olympic gold medal. Alongside Einar Hedegart in the final, the duo saw off the United States, clocking 18min 28. 9sec. Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher were 1. 4sec behind for the silver, while Italy’s Elia Barp and Federico Pellegrino took bronze, 3. 3sec back. Continue reading. . .

King Klæbo seals 10th Winter Olympics gold as Norway win team sprint
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The Independent
JD Vance suggests Olympic medalist Eileen Gu should compete for the US instead of China after benefiting from American system

Gu is the most decorated female Olympic freestyle skier

JD Vance suggests Olympic medalist Eileen Gu should compete for the US instead of China after benefiting from American system
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La Repubblica
Shiffrin, fine della maledizione: oro in slalom 12 anni dopo Sochi

La campionessa statunitense domina tra i pali stretti a Cortina. Argento alla svizzera Rast, terza la svedese Larsson. 13° posto per Peterlini e Della Mea

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NRC
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo wins fifth gold medal and equals Olympic record

The Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won gold again today in the team sprint freestyle.

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo wins fifth gold medal and equals Olympic record
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Le Monde
Live, 2026 Winter Olympics: cascading disappointments for the French team in cross-country and snowboarding ahead of the women's biathlon relay

The French delegation will have several chances to win a medal on Wednesday. First in the team cross-country skiing event, then in snowboard slopestyle, with Romain Allemand in the final. In the afternoon, the French biathletes will try to win gold, as their male counterparts did, in the relay.

Live, 2026 Winter Olympics: cascading disappointments for the French team in cross-country and snowboarding ahead of the women's biathlon relay
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Aftenposten
Bronsevinner står utenfor landslaget: – Absolutt mye som kjennes vondt

Her smiler Karoline Knotten (31) side om side med lagvenninnene på stafetten.

Bronsevinner står utenfor landslaget: – Absolutt mye som kjennes vondt
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Helsingin Sanomat
Olympialaiset | Parisprintin vaihdosta tuli täysi sirkus, Suomikin joutui kuultavaksi

Lauri Vuorinen ja Joni Mäki jäivät olympialaisten parisprintissä kauaksi kärjestä.

Olympialaiset | Parisprintin vaihdosta tuli täysi sirkus, Suomikin joutui kuultavaksi
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Der Spiegel
Winter Olympics 2026: Coletta Rydzek and Laura Gimmler win bronze

In a gripping final, Coletta Rydzek clinched bronze in the team sprint. One of the first to congratulate her was Nordic combined Olympic champion Johannes Rydzek, her brother, in whose apartment she lives. A dog drew attention.

Winter Olympics 2026: Coletta Rydzek and Laura Gimmler win bronze
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Aftenposten
The superstar broke the curse and finally won the long-awaited gold

Mikaela Shiffrin (30) ended the Olympics with a bang and earned her first slalom gold in many years.

The superstar broke the curse and finally won the long-awaited gold
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Aftenposten
France crushes everyone - Norway and Sweden battle for the silver

Can Norway win a medal? Tune in from 14:45.

France crushes everyone - Norway and Sweden battle for the silver
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Der Standard
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo earns his tenth Olympic gold with team sprint victory

The Norwegian had already won his fifth gold medal at the Winter Games in Italy. Both Austrian Olympic Committee teams finished in the top ten.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo earns his tenth Olympic gold with team sprint victory
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