Niall Treacy, ranked No.22 in the world, entered the 2026 Winter Olympics as an outside contender. However, at the 1500 meters event, he was in with a chance. Treacy powered through a stacked 1500m field to reach his first Olympic Final by winning his semifinal. Unfortunately, the final did not go the way he or the fans would have hoped.

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has been at the Milan-Cortina Games rooting for fiancée Jutta Leerdam, belovedly known as “The Flying Dutchwoman,” during her incredible run at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Follow along for live coverage from Day 9 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, with nine more Winter Olympics gold medals in the offing. Mikaela Shiffrin, one of today’s big medal hopes for the U.S., missed out on the podium in the women’s Alpine skiing giant slalom,

According to La Stampa, an Italian newspaper, the 10,000 gratis prophylactics available to the athletes at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games have run out in record-breaking time -- i.e., three days. “The supplies ran out in just three days,” an anonymous athlete told the newspaper. “They promised us more will arrive, but who knows when.”

The team everyone will be trying to catch is Japan’s Rikue Miura and Ryuichi Kihara. The duo posted the best scores in the Short Program and Free Skate, making them a favorite to capture gold this week. Time: 1:30 p.m. ET

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Norway's king of cross-country skiing, becomes the Winter Olympics' outright most successful athlete with a record ninth gold medal.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen makes history for Brazil by clinching his nation's first Winter Olympic medal with gold in the giant slalom.

Mikaela Shiffrin signed up for this. So did Ilia Malinin, Scotty James and all the rest. Nobody is forced to come to the Olympics. The athletes in Milan and Cortina dreamed about these two weeks long before the flames were lit in northern Italy.