Norway's Anna Odine Strøm beat top favourite Nika Prevc at the Milano/Cortina Winter Olympics to claim women's ski jumping normal hill gold in Predazzo on Saturday. The Norwegian had jumps of 100 metres and 101m to beat Slovenia's Prevc by a mere 1.

A robust training centre, youth development programme and a family of high flyers have helped Slovenia defy gravity and

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are underway from Italy, and medals are already being collected. Action began on Wednesday, Feb. 4 with the first medal being handed out on Saturday. Medals will be handed out daily from now until the end of the event on Feb.

Norway's Anna Odine Stroem shocked favorite Nika Prevc to take gold in the individual normal hill competition on Saturday.

Anna Odine Stroem of Norway won the Olympic gold medal on the normal hill in women's ski jumping Saturday ahead of Slovenian favorite Nika Prevc.

The first medals of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have been won and while there's still more medal events to go Saturday, some countries are off to a bigger start than others.

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Across village hills to towering ski flying arenas in Slovenia, the name Prevc is spoken as if it belongs to the country’s sporting landscape itself, with ambition rising across the nation as the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina draw closer.

Evan Bates and Madison Chock closed today's events with a boost to Team USA's score, earning the team 10 points in their ice dance free dance event. As of now, the Japanese figure skating team ranks second with 39 points, and Italy trails closely behind with 37 points.

The 2026 Winter Olympics is under way in Milano-Cortina and there are plenty of eye-catching sports on display. Among them is ski jumping, one of the traditional classics which has been part of the Games since its inception nearly a century ago.

The Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics were officially opened on Friday, celebrating Italian history and lifestyle in a first decentralised Games ceremony under the motto "Armonia" (Harmony). Mariah Carey sang the iconic song Volare in Italian,