It’s Day 5 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, with eight gold medals on the line. The first of those went to Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen, who added Alpine skiing’s super-G to his downhill and team combined titles.

Team USA is one of the top medal contenders in the women's combined event in alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Eileen Gu isn't trying to sound zen about all this. It just sort of comes out that way. There is something inherently dangerous about flinging yourself down the side of a mountain or soaring over snow and ice,

Vonn said she sustained a complex tibia fracture.

Redmond native Katie Hensien has qualified again for the U.S. Olympic Alpine Ski Team and is set to compete in her second Winter Games in Milano-Cortina in 2026, according to her Team USA profile. Hensien, 26, is an alpine ski racer specializing in giant slalom, Super-G and downhill events.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina will bring together athletes from around the world to compete on ice and snow. Fans will see fast races, high jumps, and skill-based events across different venues.

Lindsey Vonn’s defiant bid to win the Winter Olympic downhill at the age of 41, on a rebuilt right knee and a badly injured left knee, ended on Sunday in a frightening crash that left her with a broken leg and saw her taken to safety by a rescue helicopter for the second time in nine days.