2026 Winter Olympics: Check Best Photos From Day 1 Events At Cortina
The 2026 Winter Games are off to a promising start for host nation Italy with gold, silver and bronze on the first day of medal events. But it was Switzerland’s Franjo Von Allmen who captured the first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday. There were no Americans on the podium, though Lindsey Vonn impressed in her second training run ahead of the women’s downhill on Sunday. This gallery showcases top photos from Day 1 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers.
Jessie Diggins of the United States, center, and others start in the cross country skiing women's 10km + 10km skiathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
Frida Karlsson, right, and Ebba Andersson, both of Sweden, celebrate after finishing first and second in the cross-country skiing women's 10km + 10km skiathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
Austria's Julius Forer crashes during men's freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
United States' Lindsey Vonn in action during alpine ski women's downhill training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Robert F. Bukaty
Meghann Wadsak, of Austria, soars through the air during her first round jump of the ski jumping women's normal hill individual, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
Yuma Kagiyama of Japan reacts to his scores after competing during the figure skating men's team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
Ilia Malinin of the United States competes during the figure skating men's team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Bernat Armangue
Renars Birkentals, of Latvia, participates in a biathlon training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy. | Photo: AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy
New Zealand's Lucas Ball competes during men's freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
Joy Beune of the Netherlands competes to take a fourth place in the women's 3,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Germany's Emily Nix scores her side's third goal during a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey between Germany and Japan at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Darko Bandic, Pool
Japan's Ryoma Kimata competes during the men's snowboarding big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
Nicole Maurer, of Canada, goes down the ramp during her trial jump of the ski jumping women's normal hill individual, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
Switzerland's Yannick Schwaller in action during the mixed doubles round robin phase of the curling competition against Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
New Zealand's Lucas Ball competes during men's freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
Athletes from Sweden participate in a biathlon training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy. | Photo: AP/Andrew Medichini
United States' Summer Britcher slides down the track during a women's single luge training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
Frida Karlsson of Sweden poses with her gold medal after the cross country skiing women's 10km + 10km skiathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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