Ukraine's Medal Drought Continues on Fifth Day of 2026 Winter Olympics

Competition Day Five at the Winter Games

According to Главком: February 11, 2026, marked the fifth day of competition at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, where eight gold medals were awarded across seven sports. The Ukrainian team failed to secure a podium finish on this day, extending its medal-less streak at the Games. The 2026 Games are being closely watched as Ukraine seeks to build on its athletic achievements from previous Olympiads.

Medals were contested in the following disciplines:

• Nordic Combined
• Alpine Skiing
• Freestyle Skiing
• Biathlon
• Luge
• Figure Skating
• Speed Skating

Day Five Medalists

In the Men's Super-G alpine skiing event, Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen won gold, with American Ryan Cochran-Siegle taking silver and another Swiss skier, Marco Odermatt, earning bronze. The Nordic Combined gold went to Norway's Jens Luraas Oftebro, while Austria's Johannes Lamparter claimed silver and Finland's Eero Hirvonen took bronze.

In the Women's 15km Individual Biathlon, France's Julia Simon captured gold, with her compatriot Lou Jeanmonnot winning silver. Bulgaria's Laura Hristova secured the bronze medal. For Women's Moguls in Freestyle Skiing, American Elizabeth Lemley stood atop the podium with gold, fellow American Jaelin Kauf won silver, and France's Perrine Laffont took bronze.

Speed Skating saw its champions crowned in the Men's 1000m, where American Jordan Stolz won gold. Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands earned silver, and China's Zhongyan Niu claimed bronze. In the Women's Doubles Luge, Italians Andrea Vötter and Marion Oberhofer won gold, Germans Dajana Eitberger and Magdalena Matschina took silver, and the Austrian pair of Selina Egle and Lara Michaela Kipp secured bronze. The Men's Doubles Luge gold went to Italians Emanuel Rieder and Simon Kainzwaldner, with Austrians Thomas Steu and Wolfgang Kindl winning silver and Germans Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt taking bronze.

In Figure Skating, the Ice Dance gold was awarded to the French duo of Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron. Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates won silver, while Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier earned bronze.

Ukraine has yet to win a medal, with 12 days of competition remaining. The nation's athletes continue their pursuit of Olympic success, hoping for strong performances in upcoming events. The pressure mounts as the Games progress, but many events favorable to Ukrainian athletes are still on the schedule.

The ongoing lack of medals for Team Ukraine could impact athlete morale, though significant opportunities remain to improve the standings.

Given the wide range of events still to come, Ukrainian competitors have chances in the following days to alter the medal table. The competition continues, with fans eagerly awaiting the results from their nation's Olympians.