Velzeboer Adds 1000 m Gold, Completes Dutch Sweep of Short-Track Titles All four Olympic short-track golds won by the Netherlands at Milano–Cortina 2026 after Xandra Velzeboer’s 1000 m victory on 16 February.
Dutch Women Lock Out 1000 m Podium
Velzeboer crossed the line in 1:28.437, 0.086 seconds ahead of Canada’s Courtney Sarault and 0.177 clear of Korea’s Kim Gilli. The 24-year-old had already claimed the 500 m crown three days earlier, giving her a perfect sweep of the individual events. Italy’s Arianna Fontana, chasing an 11th Olympic short-track medal, finished fourth; China’s Gong Li placed fifth.
Meillard Clinches Swiss Slalom Gold
Loïc Meillard posted the fastest combined time of 1:53.61 to win the men’s slalom at Sestriere, Switzerland’s third alpine gold of the Games. Austria’s Fabio Gstrein took silver, 0.35 seconds back, while Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen surged from sixth to bronze with a blistering second run. Pre-race favorites Lucas Pinheiro Braathen and Atle Lie McGrath both straddled gates on the steep middle pitch, part of a pattern that eliminated six of the top 30 starters.
Austria Wins Inaugural Super Team Ski Jump
Jan Hoerl and Stephan Embacher combined for 568.7 points to capture the first Olympic men’s super team title on the HS-140 hill. Poland dropped from first to silver on 547.3 as headwinds strengthened; Norway earned bronze with 538.0. Officials cancelled the planned knockout round after falling snow cut visibility below safety limits.
Meyers Taylor Rallies for Monobob Gold
Elana Meyers Taylor, 39, became the first U.S. woman to win Olympic monobob, overturning a 0.12-second deficit with the fastest fourth run at Cesana Pariol. Her total time of 4:21.17 edged Germany’s Laura Nolte by 0.04 seconds and American teammate Kaillie Humphries by 0.12 in the closest three-sled finish since women’s bobsleigh debuted in 2002. The gold is Meyers Taylor’s fifth across five Winter Games, a U.S. record.
Oldham Beats Gu for Big Air Win
Canada’s Megan Oldham landed consecutive left double cork 1260s to score 180.75 and edge China’s Eileen Gu in women’s big air at Milano Cortina. Gu’s 179.00 gave her a fifth career Olympic medal, the most by any female freestyle skier. Italy’s Flora Tabanelli thrilled the crowd with a 94.25-point final jump—highest single score of the night—before settling for bronze on 178.25.
Japan, Georgia Claim First-Ever Pairs Skating Titles
Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi vaulted from fifth to gold with a personal-best 143.26 free skate, becoming Japan’s first Olympic pairs champions. Georgia earned its maiden Winter medal through Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava, whose 221.75 total slipped past Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin (219.09) for silver. The result ends a German streak that had produced every Olympic pairs medal since 2002.
USA-Canada Set for Another Hockey Final
Team USA and Canada will meet in an eighth straight Olympic women’s ice hockey final on 19 February after semi-final wins. The Americans shut out Sweden 5-0, stretching their clean-sheet run to five games; Canada edged Switzerland 2-1 on captain Marie-Philip Poulin’s record 20th Olympic goal. Broadcasters expect another North-American primetime draw despite earlier-round ratings dips in Europe.
What to Watch Next
- 19 Feb., 20:15 CET – women’s hockey final
- Meyers Taylor’s final monobob run – cited by coaches as a pressure-proof push phase
- Slalom World Cup – Meillard’s win hints at Swiss momentum ahead of 2027 Worlds
Source: compiled from official Games reports
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