Day Six of Milan-Cortina 2026: Nine Medal Events Concluded as Ukraine Awaits First Podium

Milan-Cortina 2026: The Sixth Day of Winter Olympic Action

According to Главком: On February 12, 2026, the sixth day of competition at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics saw nine medal events awarded across seven sports. The Ukrainian team has yet to secure a place on the podium. With 11 days of competition remaining, seven more medal events are scheduled for the coming days, offering ample opportunity for athletes to make their mark.

Sports and Champions

Medals were contested in the following disciplines:

• Alpine Skiing
• Freestyle Skiing
• Luge
• Speed Skating
• Short Track Speed Skating
• Cross-Country Skiing
• Snowboarding

In the women's Super-G alpine skiing event, Italy's Federica Brignone took gold, with France's Romane Miradoli winning silver and Austria's Cornelia Huetter earning bronze.

Australian skier Cooper Woods claimed gold in the men's moguls freestyle event, followed by Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury with silver and Japan's Ikuma Horishima with bronze. The women's cross-country skiing individual sprint was won by Sweden's Frida Karlsson, who was joined on the podium by fellow Swede Ebba Andersson (silver) and American Jessica Diggins (bronze).

Austria's Alessandro Hämmerle secured gold in men's snowboard cross, with Canada's Eliot Grondin taking silver and Austria's Jakob Dusek the bronze. In women's 5000m speed skating, Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida won gold, ahead of the Netherlands' Merel Conijn (silver) and Norway's Ragne Wiklund (bronze).

The luge team relay was won by Germany (gold), with Austria taking silver and Italy bronze. In women's snowboard halfpipe, South Korea's Ga-on Choi captured gold, with American Chloe Kim winning silver and Japan's Mitsuki Ono bronze. Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer won the women's 500m short track event, finishing ahead of Italy's Arianna Fontana (silver) and Canada's Courtney Sarault (bronze). The men's 1000m short track gold went to the Netherlands' Jens van 't Wout, with China's Linong Sun taking silver and South Korea's Jonghun Rim the bronze.

While athletes from numerous nations celebrated victories on this sixth day, Ukraine's quest for its first medal of these Games continues. The upcoming schedule promises intense and highly competitive action across the remaining events.

The situation at the Milan-Cortina Olympics remains fluid, and Ukrainian athletes still have opportunities to contend for medals in later competitions. Despite the current standings, the team has sufficient time to achieve success. Observers note that the diverse range of sports and the fiercely competitive nature of the Games mean positive results could still emerge for Ukraine in the days ahead.