Highlights of Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games Day 8

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15 Feb 2026, 14:16 GMT+10

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) --Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen captured the men's giant slalom title at the Milan-Cortina Games on Saturday, marking South America's first-ever Winter Olympic medal.

25-year-old Pinheiro Braathen posted a combined time of two minutes 25.00 seconds, finishing 0.58 seconds ahead of defending champion Marco Odermatt of Switzerland, who claimed silver. Odermatt's teammate Loic Meillard took bronze.

Dutch short track speed skater Jens van't Wout finished in two minutes 12.219 seconds in the men's 1,500 meters, securing his second gold medal at these Games.

China's Liu Shaoang and Sun Long both fell in the final, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively.

American speed skating star Jordan Stolz set another Olympic record in the men's 500m, clocking 33.77 seconds to claim his second gold medal of the Games, adding to his 1,000m victory on Wednesday.

Elsewhere, Norwegian biathlete Maren Kirkeeide secured her first Olympic medal by winning the women's 7.5km sprint in 20 minutes and 40.8 seconds. France's Olympic debutant Oceane Michelon finished 3.8 seconds behind for silver, while her compatriot Lou Jeanmonnot took bronze.

Norway won the women's 4x7.5km relay in cross-country skiing, finishing in one hour, 15 minutes and 44.8 seconds.

Slovenia's Domen Prevc came from behind to win gold in the men's large hill ski jumping.

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