2026 Winter Olympics: Check Best Photos From Day 7 Events At Cortina
The last conversation that Maxim Naumov had with his parents was about following in their footsteps to the Olympics. Now the American figure skater has done it. The 24-year-old Naumov finished his Winter Games debut with an emotional free skate Friday night, just over a year after Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were among 67 people killed when American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into a military helicopter on approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport and fell into the dark depths of the Potomac River. This gallery showcases top photos from Day 7 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers.
Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Natacha Pisarenko
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Vladimir Semirunniy of Poland competes in the men's 10,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ben Curtis
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China's Zhao Dan slides down the track during a women's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
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Gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan jumps up to the podium to receive his medal with silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan, left, and bronze medalist Shun Sato of Japan, right, after competing in the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
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Ilia Malinin of the United States falls during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
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Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, poses after winning the gold medal in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
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John Steel Hagenbuch, of the United States, competes in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
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Italy's Mattia Giovanella gestures holding his shoes, after the men's curling round robin session against Britain, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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Australia's Josie Baff (17) celebrates her gold medal win past bronze medalist Italy's Michela Moioli (6) and Switzerland's Noemie Wiedmer (3) during the women's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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Jamaica's Mica Moore starts for a women's monobob training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, sits on the leader's chair after crossing the finish line in the the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
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Finland's Roope Hintz, right, challenges Sweden's Joel Eriksson Ek during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Finland and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Petr David Josek
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Silver medalist Czechia's Eva Adamczykova celebrates with team members after the women's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson
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Silver medalist Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, of Norway, crosses the finish line during the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy. | Photo: AP/David J. Phillip
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Remi Drolet, of Canada, competes in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
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Britain's gold medalist Matt Weston celebrates as he arrives at the finish during a men's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
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Sweden's Ida Karlsson (14) and Anna Kjellbin (71) try to clear the puck out of the corner during the second period of a women's ice hockey quarterfinal match between Sweden and Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Carolyn Kaster
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Sebastian Samuelsson, of Sweden, reacts in the finish area of the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy. | Photo: AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy
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Czech Republic's Anna Fernstaedt slides down the track during a women's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. () | PhotoAP/Aijaz Rahi
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Donovan Carrillo of Mexico kisses the ice after competing during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Francisco Seco
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Sturla Holm Laegreid, of Norway, gets the bronze medal for the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy. | Photo: AP/Andrew Medichini
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South Korea's Jisoo Kim arrives at the finish during a men's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Aijaz Rahi
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United States' Chase Josey competes during the men's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Abbie Parr
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Ilia Malinin of the United States reacts after competing while waiting for scores during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ashley Landis