2026 Winter Olympics: Check Best Photos From Day 6 Events At Cortina
Germany, Austria, Italy. They were the three best luge nations at the Milan Cortina Olympics, and very fittingly, they were the three best teams in the team relay on Thursday night. Germany is now 4-for-4 in the team event in the Olympic program, winning yet another gold medal to end this year’s luge slate at the Cortina track. From political statements to national pride and fearless personas, skeleton racers at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics use their helmets to express themselves. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
United States' Nathan Pare (13), France's Jonas Chollet (4) and France's Loan Bozzolo (5) compete during the men's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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The Italian Frecce Tricolori acrobatic squad flies above during the medal ceremony of an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Robert F. Bukaty
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Nadezhda Morozova of Kazakhstan warms up prior to competing in the women's 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ben Curtis
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Canada's Elizabeth Hosking crashes during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
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Trinidad And Tobago's Axel Brown, front, starts for a two man bobsled training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
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Australia's Matt Graham competes during the men's freestyle skiing moguls finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
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France's Floran Douay, right, checks Switzerland's Dean Kukan during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Switzerland and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Carolyn Kaster
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Jessie Diggins, of the United States, competes in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Australia's Matt Graham practices before the men's freestyle skiing moguls finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
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Italy's Federica Brignone reacts at the finish area, during an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Andy Wong
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Lucas Fratzscher, of Germany, participates in a biathlon training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy. | Photo: AP/Andrew Medichini
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United States' Sophia Kirkby poses during the luge relay competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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United States' Mary Bocock competes during an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Robert F. Bukaty
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Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ben Curtis
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Switzerland's Pablo Lachat-Couchepin and Sven Michel sweep ahead of the stone during a men's curling round robin match against the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/David J. Phillip
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Switzerland's goalkeeper Leonardo Genoni grimaces during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Switzerland and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Carolyn Kaster
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Gold medalist South Korea's Choi Ga-on reacts on the podium after winning the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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United States' Chloe Kim falls during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
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Sweden fans wave flags as Frida Karlsson, of Sweden, jumps on the podium celebrating after winning the gold medal in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
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Ukraine's Yulianna Tunytska, Olena Stetskiv, Oleksandra Mokh, Nazarii Kachmar, Ihor Hoi and Andriy Mandziy kneel down during the luge relay competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Stephanie Scarbrough
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South Korea's Choi Ga-on competes during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
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Kristen Santos-Griswold of the United States competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Natacha Pisarenko
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United States' Maddie Mastro reacts after her run during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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Jens van't Wout of the Netherlands slaps hands with a coach after winning gold during the short track speed skating men's 1000m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ashley Landis