Ledecka's quest for Olympic snowboarding 3-peat grinds to a halt - ESPN
LIVIGNO, Italy — Ester Ledecka's quest to become the first snowboarder to win gold medals in three straight Olympics came to a surprisingly early end Sunday.
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Snowboard-Riders campaign to save parallel giant slalom from Olympic axe
LIVIGNO, Italy Feb 7 : With the Olympic snowboard parallel giant slalom competitions approaching on Sunday, riders are wondering whether they will be racing in the discipline's last appearance at a Winter Games as a review by the International Olympic Committee looms.
Luge-Langenhan breaks track record twice for halfway lead
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 7 : Germany's Max Langenhan got the Olympic luge competition off to a flying start on Saturday, scorching to a track record with the first run of the men's singles then breaking it with his second to place one hand on the gold medal at the halfway point.
Nordic combined-Milano Cortina spotlight falls on sport fighting to stay in Games
TESERO, Italy, Feb 7 : The Milano Cortina Games mark a pivotal moment for the sport of Nordic combined, which is fighting for its future on the Olympic programme as women remain excluded and the men seek broader global attention.
Alpine skiing-Cortina’s revered Olimpia piste prepares for spotlight
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY, Feb 7 : Carved into the pale limestone amphitheatre of the Italian Dolomites, the Olimpia delle Tofane descends toward Cortina d’Ampezzo like a ribbon of alpine history - a slope where speed, risk and mythology converge.
Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo burn dual flames for Winter Games
MILAN, Feb 6 : With the lighting of the two cauldrons — one in Milan and one in Cortina d'Ampezzo — the Winter Olympics got under way, marking the first time in history that the Games have begun with dual host-city flames.
Snowboard-Austria's Karrer flips into adulthood on Milano Cortina snow
LIVIGNO, Italy Feb 6 : Austrian freestyle snowboarder Hanna Karrer blew out 18 candles on Friday in Livigno, at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics, marking her coming of age on the world’s biggest winter sports stage.
Biathlon-Austrian federation supporting Unterweger after partner's positive drug test
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 6 : Austrian biathlete Dominic Unterweger is receiving support from his federation following the revelation that his Italian partner Rebecca Passler had tested positive for banned substances ahead of the Milano Cortina Olympics.