Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath saw his gold-medal hopes slip away in the Olympic slalom and decided to send his ski poles sailing along with them.

McGrath took part in both team events last Monday, where Norway finished 12th. He also competed in the giant slalom, where he finished fifth. The slalom has typically been his best event. McGrath took silver in the event at the 2025 World Championships, and seemed poised for a similarly strong finish in the slalom Monday. The gates had other plans.

Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo made history on Sunday, but his quest at the Milan Cortina Olympics is not over just yet.

The 2026 Winter Olympics medal count standings are taking shape as we enter the final week of the Milan-Cortina Games, with Norway beginning to pull away with the top spot. Team Norway has a whopping 26 total medals,

Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won his ninth Olympic gold medal, the most of any Winter Olympian.

TESERO, Italy — Johannes Klaebo led Norway to victory in the men’s 4x7.5km cross-country relay at the Winter Games on Sunday to win a record ninth career Olympic gold. The 29-year-old has won four gold medals at these Games and is widely expected to take another two in the men’s team sprint on Wednesday and 50km classic race on Saturday.

Klæbo broke the all-time Winter Olympic gold medal record with his ninth career gold, as France finished second and Italy took third.

The United States packed a full day’s worth of statements into Sunday’s schedule at the Milan Cortina Games, from the hockey rink to the sliding track and slopestyle course. The headliner came in men’s ice hockey,