It’s Day 5 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, with eight gold medals on the line. The first went to Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen, who added Alpine skiing’s super-G to his downhill and team combined titles. U.S. star Ryan Cochran-Siegle repeated his Beijing feat with a fine silver.

Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton was airlifted to the hospital after breaking his neck while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics

Reportedly, as required by law, the medals’ cords are fitted with a breakaway mechanism so that they don’t accidentally choke the wearer, which caused the issue. That would explain why some ended up on the ground. A spokesperson said that there had been reports that the issues impacted “​​a small number of medals,” according to The Guardian.

While the United States isn't leading in the medal count, Team USA is looking golden at this year's Winter Olympic Games

Days after the Games officially opened, the 2026 Winter Olympics have already created a number of indelible images.

The United States have a lot of star power at the Olympic Winter Games in Milan. They include Mikaela Shiffrin, Jordan Stolz, Lindsey Vonn, Chloe Kim, and Ilya Malinin. However, on Tuesday, it was the American supporting cast that

The toughest group of the Men’s tournament in these Olympics, this group features the powerhouse Team Canada, the ever-competing Team Czechia, the new threat of Team Switzerland, and the respectable outsider Team France. Let’s start with Team Canada.