2026 Winter Olympics: Check Best Photos From Day 11 Events At Cortina
Day 11 of the 2026 Winter Olympics delivered high drama across multiple events. The USA men’s team pursuit, Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman, and Ethan Cepuran, chased gold but settled for silver, while the USA women’s team pursuit, Brittany Bowe, Mia Manganello, and Greta Myers, finished fourth after losses to Canada and Japan. Norway’s Tormod Frostad soared to freestyle skiing big air gold, scoring 195.5, and Germany dominated bobsleigh with gold for Johannes Lochner/Georg Fleischhauer, silver for Francesco Friedrich/Alexander Schüller, and bronze for Adam Ammour/Alexander Schaller. Finland’s Ilkka Herola claimed bronze in Nordic combined, and Norway’s men’s curling team faced Sweden in a tense round-robin clash.
Team USA practices ahead of the semifinal of the women's team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ben Curtis
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Spectators watch the men's 4x7.5-kilometer relay biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy. | Photo: AP/Andrew Medichini
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Ilkka Herola, of Finland, competes in the nordic combined individual Gundersen large hill/10km at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
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Norway's Martin Sesaker, Bendik Ramsfjell, Gaute Nepstad in action during the men's curling round robin session against Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy/ | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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Cracks in the ice are being repaired ahead of team pursuit speedskating races at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
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An Italian athlete trains before the men's 4 x 7.5km biathlon relay as heavy snow falls at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Anterselva, Italy. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
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Norway's Tormod Frostad competes during the men's freestyle skiing big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
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Germany's gold medalists Johannes Lochner, left, and Georg Fleischhauer celebrate at the finish after the two man bobsled competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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Germany's Emma Weiss practices before the women's freestyle skiing aerials qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
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Switzerland players warm up for a men's ice hockey qualification playoff game between Switzerland and Italy at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Petr David Josek
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Benjamin Loomis, of the United States, left, and Jiri Konvalinka, of Czechia, compete in the nordic combined individual Gundersen large hill/10km at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
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Italy's Simona de Silvestro slides down the track during a two women bobsled training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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Julian Schmid, of Germany, from left, Ryota Yamamoto, of Japan, Niklas Malacinski, of the United States, and Marco Heinis, of France, approach the finish line in the nordic combined individual Gundersen large hill/10km at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Team Italy with Michele Malfatti, left, Davide Ghiotto, center, and Andrea Giovannini, right, celebrate winning the gold medal in the final of the men's team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ben Curtis
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Germany's Benjamin Kapp, Felix Messenzehl, and Johannes Scheuerl in action during the men's curling round robin session against Czechia, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Misper Apawu
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Zhang Ruiyang of China competes during the women's short program figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
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Team Canada with Isabelle Weidemann, center, Valerie Maltais, left, and Ivanie BLondin, right, celebrate winning the gold medal in the final of the women's team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo; AP/Ben Curtis
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Isabeau Levito of the United States competes during the women's short program figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
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Athletes compete in the men's 4x7.5-kilometer relay biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy. | Photo: AP/Andrew Medichini
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Ryota Yamamoto, of Japan, soars through the air during his competition round jump of the nordic combined individual Gundersen large hill/10km at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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China's Kaizhi Sun and Tai An slide down the track during a two man bobsled run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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Spectators watch the men's 4x7.5-kilometer relay biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy. | Photo: AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy
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Adeliia Petrosian of Individual Neutral Athletes competes during the women's short program figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ashley Landis