Six New Champions Crowned on Day Ten of the 2026 Winter Olympics

Competition Day at the Milan-Cortina Olympics

According to Главком: The tenth day of competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo on February 16 saw six gold medals awarded across a diverse range of sports. The events contested were:

• Short track speed skating
• Alpine skiing
• Ski jumping
• Freestyle skiing
• Bobsleigh
• Figure skating

Ukrainian athletes did not secure a podium finish on this day.

Day Ten Medal Results

In the women's 1000m short track, Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands took gold. Canada's Courtney Sarao won silver, with South Korea's Jiyul Kim earning bronze. The men's alpine skiing slalom was won by Switzerland's Loïc Meillard, with Austria's Fabio Gstrein taking silver and Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen claiming bronze.

The Austrian team triumphed in the men's ski jumping team large hill event, with Poland taking silver and Norway the bronze. In women's freestyle skiing big air, Canada's Megan Oldham won gold, China's Ailin Eileen Gu secured silver, and Italy's Flora Tabanelli captured bronze.

The women's monobob bobsleigh event concluded with gold for the United States' Elana Meyers Taylor, silver for Germany's Laura Nolte, and bronze for another American, Kailie Humphries. The day's final event, the figure skating pairs, saw Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara win gold. The silver medal went to Georgia's Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava, while Germany's Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin took bronze.

While six new Olympic champions were crowned on this day, the Ukrainian team departed without adding to its medal tally. The 2026 Games are the first Winter Olympics hosted in Italy since 2006, bringing intense global competition.

The lack of medals for Ukrainian athletes at this stage underscores the fierce level of competition at the international pinnacle of winter sports.

The Olympic Games serve as a vital platform for showcasing athletic excellence, with every medal holding significant importance for the participating nations. With several days of competition remaining, Ukrainian athletes will have further opportunities to improve their results and demonstrate their skill and determination.