MILAN (AP) — Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy claimed her second gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Thursday, winning the women’s speedskating 5,000 meters by an incredibly narrow margin to the delight of the home crowd.

Despite getting the majority of first place finishes in the free dance, Madison Chock and Evan Bates ended up falling short of winning the gold medal.

Australia's Cooper Woods won the moguls competition to secure the country's first gold medal at the Milano Cortina Games by edging Canada's Mikael Kingsbury on a tiebreak.

American figure skater Alysa Liu was forced to return her damaged Gold medal and received another one after it fell off the ribbon.

Olympic medals have what's known as a "melt value." But they're worth far more financially than their mineral contents, an auction expert notes.

The United States has the most athletes competing in the Winter Olympics, but is not favored to win the gold medal race.

After six days of competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games, Italy leads all nations with 17 total medals. The host nation was tied with winter sport-powerhouse Norway heading into Thursday, but a four-medal day gave Italian athletes the edge ahead of Day 7.

According to the New York Post, Breezy Johnson’s week at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy delivered both triumph and turbulence.  The American skier captured gold in the downhill on Sunday, earning her first Olympic medal.