American superstar Mikaela Shiffrin has put in two dominant runs to win the women’s slalom by a massive 1.50 seconds.

The 29‑year‑old, racing with Einar Hedegart, won the men's cross-country team sprint for his fifth gold at the 2026 Games, clocking 18 minutes, 28.9 seconds.

Mikaela Shiffrin is one of the most popular American athletes at the 2026 Olympics. Here's how many medals she's won at the Milano Cortina Games.

In a historic clash in Milan, Team USA secured a 2-1 overtime victory against Sweden, marking the first time the Americans have defeated the Swedes in Olympic play since the 1960 Squaw Valley Games. The win, sealed by Quinn Hughes’ extra-session heroics, snapped a nine-game Olympic winless streak against Sweden that had spanned 66 years.

After the game, the NHL announced historic news regarding the 29-year-old star. McDavid recorded his ninth assist in Milan, passing Finland’s Saku Koivu (who had eight in 1996 and 2006) for the most assists in a single Olympic tournament featuring NHL players.

Canada survives Czechia in OT as Crosby exits, Marner scores, advancing to Olympic semifinals.

Stroem sailed to her second gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games as Norway took the top two spots, with Eirin Maria Kvandal winning silver. Slovenian favorite Nika Prevc settled for bronze. Stroem said she hadn’t dared to believe she would leave the Olympics with two gold medals and a silver as she praised her team and Kvandal.

Netherlands speedskating sensation Jutta Leerdam entered the 2026 Winter Olympics with a cult following on social media, boasting more than 6.5 million followers on Instagram and another 2.9 million followers on TikTok.