It’s Day 5 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, with eight gold medals on the line. The first went to Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen, who added Alpine skiing’s super-G to his downhill and team combined titles.

Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton was airlifted to the hospital after breaking his neck while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Days after the Games officially opened, the 2026 Winter Olympics have already created a number of indelible images.

Reportedly, as required by law, the medals’ cords are fitted with a breakaway mechanism so that they don’t accidentally choke the wearer, which caused the issue. That would explain why some ended up on the ground. A spokesperson said that there had been reports that the issues impacted “​​a small number of medals,” according to The Guardian.

Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason made it abundantly clear that he's not thrilled with some of the athletes competing for Team USA in the 2026 Winter Olympics. Before the Milan Cortina Winter Games kicked off last weekend,

This type of February “warmth” for Cortina is made at least three times more likely due to climate change, Winkley said. In the 70 years since Cortina first held the Winter Games, February temperatures there have climbed 6.4 degrees Fahrenheit (3.6 degrees Celsius), he added.

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