2026 Winter Olympics: Check Best Photos From Day 3 Events At Cortina
After raving about his young players, goaltending and defender Caroline Harvey’s driving speed in a 5-0 win over Switzerland on Monday, U.S. coach John Wroblewski was quickly reminded of the next challenge ahead for his women’s hockey team at the Milan Cortina Games. This gallery showcases top photos from Day 3 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers.
Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
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Australia's Nicholas Timmings starts for a men's skeleton training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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Slovakia's Rebeka Jancova speeds down the course during an alpine ski women's downhill training for a team combined race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Robert F. Bukaty
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Italy's goalkeeper Gabriella Durante fails to save the puck as Japan's Akane Shiga scores her side's second goal during a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey between Japan and Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Hassan Ammar
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Germany's Anna Berreiter slides down the track during a women's single luge run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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Brittany Bowe of the U.S. practice ahead of the women's 1,500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Antonio Calanni
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France's Maxence Muzaton speeds down the course of an alpine ski men's downhill portion of a team combined race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy. | Photo: AP/Gabriele Facciotti
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Austria's Daniel Hemetsberger comes into the finish area of an alpine ski men's downhill portion of a team combined race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy. | Photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell
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Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud celebrates her gold medal win in the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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Erin Jackson of the U.S. competes in the women's 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ben Curtis
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United States' Korey Dropkin reacts during the semi-finals round of the mixed doubles curling match against Italy, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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Canada's Megan Oldham crashes during the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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Kazakhstan's Elizaveta Golubeva warms up before the women's speedskating 1,000-meters final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/David J. Phillip
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Britain's Mia Brookes reacts during the women's snowboarding big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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Domen Prevc, of Slovenia, goes down the ramp during his trial jump of the ski jumping men's normal hill individual at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
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United States' Korey Dropkin delivers a stone against Italy during a curling mixed doubles session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/David J. Phillip
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Holly Harris and Jason Chan of Australia compete during the rhythm dance in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ashley Landis
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Italy's Mattia Casse speeds down the course during an alpine ski men's downhill portion of a team combined race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy. | Photo: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
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China's Eileen Gu celebrates after her score during the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull