The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina are underway, with athletes already achieving medal success. Italy is celebrating early wins from Franzoni and Paris, who secured silver and bronze respectively in the downhill skiing event, and are now preparing for the super-G competition where they are considered strong contenders. Dorothea Wierer and Lisa Vittozzi, fresh off a silver medal in the biathlon mixed relay, will compete in the individual biathlon event.
In the men’s super-G, Switzerland’s Von Allmen currently leads after the race, while American Cochran-Siegle is close behind, just 13 hundredths of a second slower. Swiss athlete Monney holds third place, pushing Italy’s Innerhofer down to fourth.
The combined Nordic skiing event has begun in Predazzo, with Estonia’s Kristjan Ilves leading after the ski jumping portion. He achieved a score of 132.6 points, giving him a 15-second advantage over Austria’s Thomas Rettenegger (128.9 points) and 19 seconds over Japan’s Ryota Yamamoto (127.8 points). The Italian team, consisting of Samuel Costa, Aaron Kostner, and Alessandro Pittin, will aim to make up ground in the cross-country skiing segment. Costa is currently 1 minute and 22 seconds behind the leader, Kostner is 1 minute and 43 seconds back, and Pittin, celebrating his 36th birthday and competing in his sixth Olympics, trails by 2 minutes and 27 seconds.
Canadian skier Crawford is currently 1.22 seconds behind the leader, Allegre.
Italy’s Innerhofer started with bib number 4 and currently sits in third place, behind Cochran-Siegle and Allegre.
The men’s super-G is set to begin at 11:30 local time, with Franzoni and Paris among the Italian athletes expected to contend for medals. Casse will also compete, wearing bib number 17.
The women’s snowboard halfpipe final is currently in progress, but no Italian athletes are participating.
President Sergio Mattarella is scheduled to attend the Olympics today and tomorrow, and will be present for the women’s super-G event, alongside skiers Sofia Goggia and Federica Brignone.
As of February 10, 2026, Norway and Italy are tied for the most medals overall with 11 each. The United States has secured 5 medals, with 2 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze. Switzerland has 5 medals (3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), while Austria, Germany, Sweden, and the United States each have 5 medals. Japan has 7 medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze). Completed events currently total 24 out of 116.
