The first medals of the 2026 Winter Olympics are being awarded Saturday in men's downhill skiing and women's cross-country Skiathlon.

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. American Ollie Martin, 17, placed ninth in the men’s snowboard big air qualifying yesterday,

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BORMIO, Italy — Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen won the first gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics with a magnificent performance on the formidable Stelvio course in the men’s downhill.

The 2026 Winter Olympics is fully underway following Friday night’s opening ceremony. In practice, competition actually began on Wednesday, February 4, when the curling started.

United States President Donald Trump has reacted with surprise that his deputy, JD Vance, was booed in Italy at the opening ceremony of the Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics which was received well

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American athletes received an enthusiastic welcome at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, but the mood shifted when cameras briefly turned to Vice President JD Vance. Jeers and whistles could be heard as Vance and his wife,

“That’s surprising because people like him,” Trump said.

Getting from the center of the Winter Games in Milan to this ski resort just a few miles from the Swiss border can be a thrill ride on its own, requiring hairpin turns through steep mountain passes befitting the Olympic events that will take place here when you finally arrive.