Highlights of Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games Day 2-Xinhua
Highlights of Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games Day 2
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-02-09 17:03:17
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Norway's Sander Eitrem delivered a record-breaking triumph on the speed skating oval on Sunday, as the Milan-Cortina Winter Games produced drama across multiple venues on the second competition day.
Sander Eitrem of Norway celebrates after the speed skating men's 5000m match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jing)Sander Eitrem of Norway celebrates after the speed skating men's 5000m match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)Riccardo Lorello of Italy competes during the speed skating men's 5000m match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)
Breezy Johnson, competing in her second Olympics, became the second American woman to win an Olympic downhill gold.
Breezy Johnson of the United States competes during the alpine skiing women's downhill at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Germany's Max Langenhan dominated the men's singles luge, winning gold with a four-run total of three minutes, 31.191 seconds.
Max Langenhan of Germany celebrates after the luge men's singles match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)Max Langenhan of Germany celebrates after the luge men's singles match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo surged clear late to win the men's 10km+10km skiathlon in 46:11, capturing his sixth Olympic gold medal.
Gold medalist Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway bites his medal during the awarding ceremony of the cross-country skiing men's 10km+10km skiathlon at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/He Canling)Stevenson Savart of Haiti competes during the cross-country skiing men's 10km+10km skiathlon at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
At the Milano Ice Skating Arena, the United States captured gold in the figure skating team event with 69 points, edging Japan by a single point. Italy earned bronze with 60 points.
Gold medalists team the United States (C), silver medalists team Japan (L) and bronze medalists team Italy pose for photos during the awarding ceremony for the figure skating team event of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)Ellie Kam (L)/Danny O'Shea of the United States perform during the figure skating team event pair skating free skating of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)Amber Glenn of team the United States celebrates with her gold medal after the awarding ceremony for the figure skating team event of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the women single skating free skating of the figure skating team event of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)Ilia Malinin of the United States competes during the figure skating team event men single skating free skating of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)Ilia Malinin of the United States competes during the figure skating team event men single skating free skating of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)Ilia Malinin of the United States competes during the figure skating team event men single skating free skating of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)Sakamoto Kaori (C) of Japan reacts after her performance during the figure skating team event women single skating free skating of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
France opened the biathlon program by winning gold in the mixed 4x6km relay. Anchor Julia Simon shot clean, hitting all 10 targets, as France finished in 1:04:15.5. Italy earned silver on home snow, with Germany taking bronze.
Julia Simon (2nd L), Lou Jeanmonnot (2nd R), Quentin Fillon Maillet (1st L), and Eric Perrot of France pose for photos during the awarding ceremony of the biathlon mixed relay 4 x 6km (M+W) at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)Silver medalists Lisa Vittozzi (1st L), Dorothea Wierer (2nd L), Lukas Hofer (2nd R) and Tommaso Giacomel of Italy celebrate after the biathlon mixed relay 4 x 6km (M+W) at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)Quentin Fillon Maillet of France competes during the biathlon mixed relay 4 x 6km (M+W) at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)Julia Simon of France celebrates after the biathlon mixed relay 4 x 6km (M+W) at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)Zhang Xiaonan of China competes during the Snowboard Women's Big Air qualification at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
