Dutch speedskating stars Jutta Leerdam and Femke Kok dominated the field in the women's 1,000 meters at the Milano Cortina Olympics, with Japan's Miho Takagi picking up bronze for her eighth career Olympic medal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/10/womens-1000-speedskating-dutch-dominance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #mihotakagi #teamjapan #femkekok #juttaleerdam #netherlands
Smile Japan’s Olympic campaign is on life support after a difficult loss to host Italy on Monday at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/09/japan-italy-hockey-olympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #smilejapan #italy #2026milanocortinaolympics
The helicopter crew tasked with evacuating U.S. Alpine skiing great Lindsey Vonn from the piste reflected on a technically demanding but smoothly executed rescue operation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/09/lindsey-vonn-helicopter-crew/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #lindseyvonn #2026milanocortinaolympics
Kokomo Murase, Anna Gasser and Zoi Sadowski-Synnott all advanced to set up a high-powered clash in the women's big air final at the Milano Cortina Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/09/murase-gasser-big-air-qualify/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #kokomomurase #annagasser #zoisadowskisynnott #2026milanocortinaolympics #bigair
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized American Olympic skier Hunter Hess on Sunday, days after the athlete expressed mixed feelings about representing the U.S. at the Winter Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/09/trump-criticizes-hunter-hess/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #donaldtrump #hunterhess #chrislillis #ice #2026milanocortinaolympics
Lindsey Vonn's Winter Olympic dream ended in screams of pain on Sunday after she crashed out of the women's downhill, failing in her audacious bid to medal in her favored discipline at the Milano Cortina Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/08/vonn-crashes-olympic-downhill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #us #lindseyvonn #2026milanocortinaolympics
Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury is chasing gold at what might be his final Olympics, with Ikuma Horishima his main rival. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/08/tansey-kingsbury-mogul-skiing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #mikaelkingsbury #ikumahorishima #2026milanocortinaolympics
US figure skating star Ilia Malinin was upstaged on his Olympic debut on Saturday as Japan's Yuma Kagiyama led the men's short program in the team event to keep the pressure on defending champion the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/08/malinin-japan-team-skating/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #iliamalinin #yumakagiyama #2026milanocortinaolympics
Kira Kimura had never won a World Cup. Now he’s an Olympic champion after a fearless final jump that sealed gold for Japan in the men’s big air competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/08/kimura-japan-first-gold-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #kirakimura #ryomakimata #2026milanocortinaolympics
Germany secured its first win of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament, beating Japan 5-2 on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/08/germany-japan-hockey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #smilejapan #teamjapan #germany #2026milanocortinaolympics
Tens of thousands of fans took in a rapturous opening ceremony Friday for the Milano Cortina Olympics' that also included a parade of athletes in four locations hundreds of kilometers apart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/07/milano-cortina-opening-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #milan
Kaori Sakamoto won the women's short program but the U.S. has the lead after the first day of the Olympic figure skating team event on Friday in Milan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/07/us-leading-skating-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #teamjapan #kaorisakamoto #2026milanocortinaolympics #rikumiura #ryuichikihara
France put up a valliant effort but Smile Japan emerged with a narrow victory on Friday in Milan to open their Olympic campaign in the win column. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/06/smile-japan-france-olympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #smilejapan #france
Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu, with two gold medals and a silver already under her belt from her first Winter Olympics, goes into the Milano Cortina Games with nothing left to prove. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/06/eileen-gu-milan-games/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #eileengu #2026milanocortinaolympics
Ukrainian flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych said Thursday he was "proud" to represent his country at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and show that war-battered Ukraine is still standing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/06/olympics-ukrainian-flag-bearer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #vladyslavheraskevych #ukraine #2026milanocortinaolympics
Preparations for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics ratcheted up Thursday on the eve of the opening ceremony, while the start of the ice hockey competition was hit by an outbreak of norovirus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/06/olympics-preparation-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #jdvance #italy #norovirus #finland #lindseyvonn
Anti-doping chiefs at the Winter Olympics said on Thursday they would investigate bizarre claims that Olympic ski jumpers are injecting hyaluronic acid into their penises to get a competitive advantage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/06/olympics-wada-penis-injections/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #wada #skijumping #2026milanocortinaolympics #witoldbanka
The Milano Cortina Olympics, perhaps more than any other Winter Games, will pack plenty of punch when it comes to household names. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/06/milano-cortina-athletes-watch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #connormcdavid #kaorisakamoto #lindseyvonn #ikumahorishima #eileengu #mihotakagi #ariannafontana #ryoyukobayashi #johanneshoesflotklaebo
The International Olympic Committee is hoping the Milano Cortina Winter Games' opening ceremony on Friday won't be marred by jeers against Americans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/05/olympics-team-usa-jeer-ioc/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #internationalolympiccommittee #donaldtrump #jdvance #marcorubio #ice #immigration #kirstycoventry #italy #us
The most elite male Alpine skiers have arrived in Italy, but the usual busy intensity is missing this year at a geographically spread out Olympics, many athletes say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/05/olympics-spirit-milano-cortina/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #marcoodermatt #2026milanocortinaolympics