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Germany's women's ice hockey team reached the Olympic quarterfinals in Milan and was likely to face record Olympic champion Canada, and fielded a top-line roster under coach Harold Kreis.
Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid won Olympic bronze in Milan–Cortina and then confessed on live television that he had cheated on his partner, drawing widespread criticism.
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych defied an IOC ban by wearing a helmet commemorating athletes killed in Russia’s invasion at the Winter Olympics and faced disqualification.
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The Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, which opened on Feb. 6, proceeded on schedule on Feb. 11 with medal competitions across biathlon, Nordic combined and alpine skiing in Italy.
Tottenham sacked head coach Thomas Frank after Tuesday’s 1-2 home defeat by Newcastle, leaving the club 16th and five points above the Premier League relegation zone.
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won the sprint classic at the Milano Cortina Olympics, earning his second gold of the Games and his seventh Olympic gold, one shy of the all-time record.
U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin landed a jump long banned from competition at the Winter Olympics, becoming a pioneering presence who dazzled global audiences.
Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen won the Olympic Super‑G in Bormio on Wednesday, securing a third gold at these Games and becoming the first Swiss to do so.
Real Madrid and UEFA reached an agreement ending the Super League project and said they would drop related legal challenges, effectively closing the five-year dispute over European club competition.
U.S. figure skater Maxim Naumov qualified for the free skate after an emotional short program in Milan, holding a photo and honoring his parents killed in last year’s plane crash.
Elizabeth Lemley won gold for the United States in the women’s moguls at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, while defending champion Jakara Anthony crashed and finished last.
Olympique de Marseille ended its collaboration with coach Roberto De Zerbi on Wednesday, saying the separation was "by mutual agreement" after a 5-0 loss to PSG and Champions League exit.
Rome prosecutors seized the phones of Italian victims in the Le Constellation fire investigation, seeking images and chats from the night between Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
Australian snowboarder Cameron Bolton suffered two stable cervical vertebra fractures in a training crash in Livigno on Monday and was transferred to a Milan hospital, his team said.
Chloe Kim led women's halfpipe qualifying at the Milan‑Cortina Winter Olympics and aimed for a third consecutive gold, as Greenland's Ukaleq Slettemark competed amid geopolitical attention.
Leon Draisaitl was scheduled to make his first Olympic ice-hockey appearance at the Games, drawing attention ahead of the day's alpine and biathlon competitions.
The men's Super-G at the Milan‑Cortina Olympics was scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, on the Stelvio course.
