The Italian is an alpine ski legend in her own right and had the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron in Cortina during Friday's Opening Ceremony. At the Beijing Olympics four years ago, she won silver in the downhill, a mere 23 days after partially tearing the ACL in her left knee in a crash in Cortina.

Today’s highly anticipated downhill ends in disaster for U.S. skiing legend, as the events continue at Milan Cortina

Here is an updated look at the Olympic mixed doubles curling standings at the 2026 Winter Games.

Sweden unveiled its roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on Jan. 2, naming a group that will try to bring the country its first gold medal since 2006 in Turin.

What to watch for: Austria’s Anna Gasser is the two-time defending Olympic gold medalist, but she hurt her shoulder surfing during the summer and has been rehabbing with the hope of making it three straight. New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, the 2022 big air silver medalist and also a slopestyle star, is another favorite.

Elis Lundholm will be the first athlete to compete at a Winter Olympics while being publicly out as trans. He competes in skiing. The post This skier is the first out trans athlete in Winter Olympics history appeared first on Outsports.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are shaping up to be extremely gay. Amber Glenn became the first out Olympic women’s figure skater, and sapphic athlete couples like hockey stars Anna Kjellbin and Ronja Savolainen or skeleton pros Kim Meylemans and Nicole Silveira are preparing to face off on the world stage, Heated Rivalry -style.

Lindsey Vonn’s brave bid for downhill gold despite a ruptured ACL has ended in heartbreak. Join our writers for updates from Milan Cortina