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Alysa Liu staged a remarkable comeback to win the Olympic women’s individual figure skating gold at Milan-Cortina 2026, the United States’ first such medal since 2006, marking a historic moment for U.S. figure skating.
Lindsey Vonn posted on Instagram that she sustained a complex tibia fracture in a violent crash during the women’s downhill at the Winter Games, a injury likely to end her Olympic career, and insisted her torn ACL had nothing to do with the crash.
Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam won gold in the women’s 1,000 meters at Milan, reportedly setting an Olympic record, as internet celebrity Jake Paul and his partner cried on the podium.
As the Winter Olympics open in Italy, the U.N. and IOC are urging a 52-day pause in all wars, invoking the ancient Olympic Truce to safeguard athletes and officials, while fighting continues in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and other conflicts; athletes from affected nations are still set to compete.