Anne Odine Ström became a two-time Olympic champion in ski jumping // Photo: semissourian.com
Johannes Klebo became the greatest athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics, while strengthening Team Norway’s lead. Athletes from Australia, Brazil and Great Britain once again surprised by beating rivals from traditional winter sports countries.
The greatest
Skier Johannes Klebo won the men’s relay as part of the Norwegian team and topped the list of the most decorated athletes in the history of the Winter Games.
He won the ninth Olympic gold medal of his career, surpassing the holders of eight top honors, compatriots Ole Einar Bjørndalen (biathlon), Marit Bjørgen and Bjørn Daly (both cross-country skiing).
Great Britain achieves historic success
For the first time in history, athletes from Great Britain won three gold medals. They have not managed to win more than one medal in 102 years of competing at the White Olympics.
The triumphants were skeleton and snowboarders, who won the mixed pairs competition. In skeleton, the gold medal was secured by the super-successful performance of Matt Weston, who had previously become the Olympic champion in the men’s singles competition.
The British are 12th in the medal standings with three medals of exceptional quality.
Historic victory for the Brazilian athlete
Lucas Broten, representing Brazil, sensationally won the men’s giant slalom competition.
He had previously competed for Norway, but in 2023, after being filmed in a scandalous video, he had a falling out with the national ski federation and announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 23. In 2024, he returned to the sport under the Brazilian flag. This transition was made possible by the fact that the athlete’s mother is Brazilian.
The alpine skier became not only the first athlete from Brazil to reach the top of the podium at the Winter Olympics, but also the first representative of the South American country.
Australians are going wild
Freestyle skier Anthony Jacara became the Olympic champion in parallel mogul, defeating American Jalen Kauf in the grand final.
Giacara became the third Australian to win a gold medal. Freestyle skier Cooper Woods and snowboarder Josie Buff have already won gold on the slopes in the Dolomite Alma.
Never before have athletes from Australia won three gold medals at the Olympics. This places them 11th overall, between Japan and Great Britain.
Slovenian discipline
Slovenia’s second gold medal was won by Domen Prevc in the high jump (HS-140). The first medal was also won in this discipline, only in the mixed competition.
Domen’s younger sister Nika Prevc claimed victory in the women’s competition, but lost to Norwegian rivals Anna Odine Ström and Irene Maria Kvandal.
After nine competition days, the Slovenian team is in 14th place in the team medal standings.
American beats the ice kings
Speed skater Jordan Stolz became the Olympic champion in the 500 meters. He beat Jenning de Boe of the Netherlands by 0.11 seconds.
They also competed for the gold medal in the 1,000 meters, where Stolz had a bigger lead of 0.5 seconds over the Dutchman.
Stoltz has two Olympic gold medals, while the U.S. team has five. The Americans round out the top three, behind Norway and Italy.
The Netherlands follows the United States. They also have five gold medals, but fewer silver medals (five versus eight). All victories were won on ice: three in short track speed skating and two in speed skating.
The hosts fight to the last man
Italian sportswomen added two gold medals to their team’s gold medals. Alpine skier Federica Brignone succeeded in the giant slalom and biathlete Lisa Vittozzi in the pursuit.
This allowed the Italian team to consolidate the second position in the medal standings. The hosts have eight gold, four silver and 10 bronze medals. The gap with the United States is three top honors.
Brignone beat her nearest pursuers by 0.62 seconds. Sweden’s Sara Hector and Norway’s Thea Louise Stjørnesund, who finished equally behind, won silver medals. The bronze medal in the giant slalom was not awarded.
Lisa Vittozzi was not let down by her shooting in the 10km pursuit. She lost by a clean sweep to Maren Kirkaida, who had become Olympic champion in the sprint a day earlier. The Norwegian made three penalties and despite three penalty laps, she took second place. She overtook Finland’s Suvi Minkkinen, who did not make a single miss.
Unfortunately, the last representative of the Moldovan team at the Olympics did not take part in the pursuit race. Alina Stremous finished 73rd in the sprint with three faults.
Semifinal pairs in women’s hockey
In the 1/4 finals, the Canadian women’s team defeated Germany 5:1, and Switzerland defeated Finland with a minimum score (1:0). The winners of these matches will face each other in the 1/2 finals, with the Canadians aiming to defend their Olympic title.
In the second semifinal the USA and Sweden will meet. The final showdown between Canada and the USA is getting closer!
“The Vikings are the dominators
Four gold medals were won by the Norwegians over two weekends. In addition to the aforementioned Norwegian men’s ski team, biathletes Maren Kirkaide and Anne Odin Strøm in ski jumping, the women’s relay skiers became Olympic champions.
Sweden’s Ebba Andersson, leading in the race, failed to keep her balance on the descent and fell, spinning in mid-air. She escaped injury, but had to move on one ski for a while until the service team provided her with replacement equipment. Because of this, the Swedish team lost the advantage and lost more than 50 seconds to the Norwegians. The bronze medals were won by the Finns, who crossed the finish line more than a minute after the winners.
Team Norway has a comfortable lead over Italy in the form of four gold medals and will do everything possible to once again finish the Winter Olympics in first place. The Vikings have 12 gold, seven silver and bronze medals each.
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Olympic results for February 14 and 15, 2026 |
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№ |
Athlete / Team |
Result |
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Biathlon. Women. Sprint. 7.5 km |
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1 |
Maren Kirkaide (Norway) |
0 misses; 20 min 40.8 sec. |
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2 |
Océan Michelin (France) |
0 penalties; +3.8 sec |
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3 |
Lou Jeanmonneau (France) |
1 miss; +23.7 sec |
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73 |
Alina Stremous (Moldova) |
3 misses; +3 min 23.4 sec. |
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Biathlon. Women. Pursuit Race. 10 km |
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1 |
Lisa Vittozzi (Italy) |
0 misses; 30 min 11.8 sec |
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2 |
Maren Kirkaide (Norway) |
3 penalties; +28.8 sec |
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3 |
Suvi Minkkinen (Finland) |
0 penalties; +34.3 sec. |
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Biathlon. Men. Pursuit race. 12.5 km |
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1 |
Martin Ponsiluoma (Sweden) | 1 slip; 31 min 11.9 sec |
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2 |
Sturla Legreid (Norway) | 2 penalties; +20.6 sec |
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3 |
Emilien Jacquelin (France) | 3 penalties; +29.7 sec. |
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Alpine skiing. Women. Giant Slalom |
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1 |
Federica Brignone (Italy) |
2 min 13.5 sec |
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2 |
Sarah Hector (Sweden) |
+0.62 sec |
| Thea Louise Stjørnesund (Norway) | ||
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No bronze medal was awarded |
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Alpine skiing. Men. Giant Slalom |
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1 |
Lucas Broten (Brazil) |
2 min 15 sec |
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2 |
Marco Odermatt (Switzerland) |
+0.58 sec |
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3 |
Loic Maillard (Switzerland) |
+1.17 sec |
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Speed skating. Women. 1.000 м |
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1 |
Femke Kok (Netherlands) |
36.49 sec. |
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2 |
Jutta Leerdam (Netherlands) |
+0.66 sec |
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3 |
Miho Takagi (Japan) |
+0.78 sec |
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Speed skating. Men. 1.000 м |
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1 |
Jordan Stolz (USA) |
33.77 sec |
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2 |
Jenning de Boe (Netherlands) |
+0.11 sec |
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3 |
Laurent Dubreuil (Canada) |
+0.49 sec |
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Cross-Country Skiing. Women. Relay. 4×7.5 km |
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1 |
Norway |
1 hour 15 min 4.8 sec |
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2 |
Sweden |
+50.9 sec |
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3 |
Finland |
+1 min 14.7 sec |
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Cross-country skiing. Men. Relay race. 4×7.5 km |
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1 |
Norway |
1 hour 4 min 24.5 sec |
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2 |
France |
+22.2 sec |
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3 |
Italy |
+47.9 sec |
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Great ski jumping. Women. HS-140 |
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1 |
Anna Odine Strøm (Norway) |
284.8 points |
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2 |
Irene Maria Kvandal (Norway) |
282,7 points |
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3 |
Nika Prevc (Slovenia) |
271.5 points |
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Men’s Ski Jumping. Men. HS-140 |
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1 |
Domen Prevc (Slovenia) |
301.8 points |
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2 |
Ren Nikaido (Japan) |
295 points |
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3 |
Katzper Tomasiak (Poland) |
291.2 points |
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Skeleton. Women |
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1 |
Jeanine Flock (Austria) |
3 min 41.02 sec |
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2 |
Susanne Kreger (Germany) |
+0.3 sec |
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3 |
Jacqueline Pfeifer (Germany) |
+0.44 sec |
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Skeleton. Mixed relay |
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1 |
Great Britain |
1 min 59.36 sec |
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2 |
Germany (team #1) |
+0.17 sec |
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3 |
Germany (team #2) |
+0.18 sec |
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Snowboarding. Mixed teams. Cross |
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1 |
Great Britain | |
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2 |
Italy | |
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3 |
France | |
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Freestyle. Women. “Parallel Mogul |
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1 |
Anthony Jacara (Australia) |
victory in the grand final – 20:15 |
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2 |
Jalyn Kauf (USA) |
defeat in grand final – 15:20 |
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3 |
Elizabeth Lemley (USA) |
victory in the small final – 18:17. |
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Freestyle. Men. “Parallel Mogul |
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1 |
Mikael Kingsbury (Canada) |
victory in the grand final – 30:5 |
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2 |
Ikuma Horishima (Japan) |
defeat in grand final – 5:30 |
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3 |
Matt Graham (Great Britain) | victory in the small final – 20:15 |
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Short Track Speed Skating. Men. 1.500 м |
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1 |
Jens van Wout (Netherlands) |
2 min 12.219 sec |
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2 |
Hwang de Hong (South Korea) |
+0.085 sec |
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3 |
Roberts Kruzbergs (Latvia) |
+0.157 sec. |
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Hockey. Women. 1/4 finals. |
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| Canada – Germany |
5:1 |
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| Finland – Switzerland |
0:1 |
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