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Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics officially underway
At the end of the ceremony, the Olympic cauldrons were lit in Milan by alpine skiing legends Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni, and in Cortina by downhill star Sofia Goggia.
Alpine skiing-Innerhofer defies limits as oldest male skier at Games
BORMIO, ITALY, Feb 11 : Italy’s Christof Innerhofer, 41, became the oldest male to complete an Alpine skiing event at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Wednesday, adding another milestone to a career that has stretched across five Winter Games.
Alpine skiing-Ski binding failure derails Italian veteran Paris' bid for second medal
BORMIO, Italy, Feb 11 : Italian ski champion Dominik Paris' bid for a second Olympic medal lasted less than 20 seconds on Wednesday as one of his ski bindings unexpectedly came off while competing in super-G.
IOC urges Ukrainian racer to compete amid row over banned war victim helmet
The International Olympic Committee says it wants Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych to race as it seeks to resolve the issue over his helmet that features pictures of people who have been killed in the war with Russia.
Short track-Organisers defend quality of ice at shared venue after concerns voiced
MILAN, Feb 11 : Milano Cortina organisers said on Wednesday they were happy with the quality of the short track ice after some competitors said it had been hard to navigate in the first races.
Nordic Combined-Norway's Oftebro skis from behind to first individual gold
TESERO, Italy, Feb 11 : Norway's Jens Luraas Oftebro won his first individual gold in the men's normal hill Nordic combined on Wednesday at the Milano Cortina Olympics, overcoming a trio of earlier starters in a hard-fought ski in slushy conditions.
CAS tells Passler it has no jurisdiction over doping suspension appeal
MILAN, Feb 11 : Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler will have to appeal her provisional doping suspension with Italy's anti-doping body (NADO) as the Court of Arbitration for Sport has no jurisdiction over her case, CAS said on Wednesday.