Day 8 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games brings several medal events including skiing, men's and women's hockey, skeleton and more. U.S. star Jordan Stolz took the gold medal in the men's 500m speedskating with an Olympic record time of 33.

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. For others who arrived here as the bold-faced names in their sport and heavy medal favorites,

This gallery showcases top photos from Day 8 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers. AP Winter Olympics:

Winter Olympics history was made on Saturday, February 14, when Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won gold in the men’s giant slalom, beating alpine skiing great Marco Odermatt of Switzerland.

Ryder Sarchett made an impressive Olympic debut in the men's giant slalom, finishing as the second American in the event.

Jutta Leerdam delivered one of the greatest performances in Olympic speed skating history on Monday with her record-setting, gold medal victory in the 1000m event and Sunday, she will have the opportunity to add a second piece of hardware to her Milano Cortina collection when she competes in the 500m event.

The Winter Olympics bring sports we barely see outside of these few weeks. Many of them look exciting. Some of them look like a bad idea for normal people. A lot of these events mix speed, ice, height,

An anonymous athlete has revealed that the 2026 Winter Olympic Village has run out of condoms, with athletes going through nearly 3,000 in three days