Megan Oldham wins gold in women’s ski big air

February 16, 2026 Megan Oldham has won her second medal of Milano Cortina 2026, taking gold in women’s ski big air on Monday. In the final, every skier did three runs, with their best two scores counting towards the final results. Oldham came in as the top-ranked competitor from the qualification round. The start of … Read more

Winter Olympics: Eileen Gu says officials ‘punishing excellence’ after reaching big air final

Eileen Gu qualified in second place for the big air final and then said Winter Olympics organisers were “punishing excellence” because doing so cuts down the amount of training time she has for her favoured halfpipe event. Gu, who won silver in slopestyle last week, is the only female freeskier signed up for all three … Read more

Mark McMorris crash overshadows Canada’s opening curling win at Olympics

Canada opened competition at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday with a win in mixed doubles curling, while concern grew after snowboarder Mark McMorris crashed during big air training in Livigno. Officials from Canada’s snowboard team did not immediately provide an update on the three-time Olympic bronze medallist’s condition. The 32-year-old McMorris is competing in his fourth Olympic Games and had been preparing for Thursday night’s big … Read more