Defending champion Gu Ailing of China advanced to the final of the women's freeski big air event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics along with teammate Liu Mengting here on Saturday.
Latvia shocked powerhouse Germany, and Slovakia became the first team to reach men's ice hockey quarterfinals at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday.
Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen captured the men's giant slalom title at the Milan-Cortina Games on Saturday, marking South America's first-ever Winter Olympic medal, while Australia's Jakara Anthony won gold in the Olympic debut of women's dual moguls.
Four-time Olympian Janine Flock became Austria's first Olympic gold medalist in skeleton and the oldest women's Olympic skeleton champion in history at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games here on Saturday.
Slovenia's world champion Domen Prevc soared to the gold medal with a breathtaking second-round performance in the men's large hill ski jumping event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday.
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced Friday the pools of the 2026 3x3 Champions Cup, the second edition of the event, for both men and women.
Borussia Dortmund strengthened its pursuit of leader Bayern Munich with a comprehensive 4-0 home victory over Mainz on Friday, extending its unbeaten Bundesliga run and maintaining a three-point gap at the summit.
Bayern Munich has secured the long-term future of defender Dayot Upamecano after the France international signed a contract extension tying him to the Bundesliga record champion until June 2030 on Friday.
Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov delivered a commanding performance in the free skate to capture the men's figure skating title at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Friday.
Czech Olympic debutant Metodej Jilek claimed the gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters speed skating at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Friday, clocking a time of 12 minutes 33.43 seconds.
Australia's Josie Baff captured gold in the women's snowboard cross at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Friday, while China marked a milestone by competing through the full international qualification pathway for the first time.
Pacesetter Matt Weston of Britain displayed overwhelming supremacy in the men's skeleton, setting four track records to claim gold at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Winter Games on Friday.
France's Quentin Fillon Maillet won the gold medal in the men's 10km biathlon sprint at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, shooting clean and clocking a total time of 22 minutes 53.1 seconds.
Norway's cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won an eighth gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday, leveling an all-time Winter Games record.
When the black ball dropped into the pocket and the scoreboard confirmed a 10-6 victory, Zhao Xintong set down his cue and allowed himself a long, measured smile.
A fighting Zheng Qinwen says she knows where she needs to improve after China's No 1 ended her highly-anticipated return to elite competition with defeat to Elena Rybakina at the WTA 1000 Qatar Total Energies Open in Doha on Wednesday.
Swedish Frida Karlsson claimed her second gold at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in the women's cross-country 10km freestyle skiing on Thursday, while her teammate Ebba Andersson placed second.
Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle edged out Eliot Grondin of Canada in a dramatic photo finish to successfully defend his men's snowboard cross title at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on Thursday.