XXV Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics 2026

The Last Week of the Winter Olympics: Highlights & Symbolism

Monday, February 16, 2026

Women’s Short Track 1000M Final A: Canada’s Sarault, Italy’s Fontana, and Netherland’s Velzeboer are in the lead. Velzeboer takes over Sarault into first place and Kim takes over Fontana into third place. 24-year-old Xander Velzeboer wins Gold. Courtney Sarault wins Silver.  South Korea’s 21-year-old Kim Gil-li wins Bronze.

In Hockey. USA beats Swede, 5 to 0.

Figure Skating Pairs Short Program at Milano-Cortino Olympics: USA’s Chan/Howe are in first place, while Germany’s Hocke/Kunkel are in second place. Italy’s Conti/Macii moves into first place, but USA’s Ellie Kam/Danny O’Shea is in third place because Ellie falls during the performance. China’s Sui/Han is now in first place, but Japan’s Miura/Kihara soon takes over first place and Hungarian Pavlova/Sviachenko is in second place. Canada’s Pereira/Michaud is in sixth place position. Georgia’s Metelkina/Berulava is in second place and Germany’s Hase/Volodin is in third place position. Hence, Japan’s Miura/Kihara wins Gold, Georgia;s Metelkina/Berulava wins Silver, and Germany’s Hase/Volodin wins Bronze.

Women’s Mono-bobsled: During Run 3, Germany’s Nolte is in 1^st place, Germany’s Buckwitz is 4^th place, Australia’s Bree Walker is in 7^th place, France’s M. Boch is in 10^th place, China’s Ying Q. is in 11^th place, USA’s Taylor is in 2^nd place, USA’s Humphries is in 3^rd place, and there is another USA bobsledder in fifth place position. Great Britain’s Nicoll is in 11^th, Switzerland’s Annen is in 13^th place, Jamaica’s M. Moore is in 14^th place, and Germany’s Kalicki is in 15^th place. During Run 4, Switzerland’s Annen is in 1^st place, China’s Ying Q. is in 2^nd place, and France’s M. Boch is in 1^st place. Denmark’s Voigt is now in first place, but Australia’s Bree Walker takes over 1^st place position. Switzerland’s M. Hasler is now in 1^st place, Canada’s M. Lotholz is in 2^nd place, USA’s 28-year-old Kaysha Love is in 3^rd place position. Germany’s Buckwitz is now in 1^st place, USA’s Kaillie Humphries is in 1^st place, USA’s Elana Meyers Taylor is in 1^st place, and Germany’s Laura Nolte is in 2^nd place position. Hence, USA’s Elana Meyers Taylor wins Gold, Germany’s Laura Nolte wins Silver, and USA’s Kaillie Humphries wins Bronze.

Men’s Super Team, Ski Jumping at Predazzo: USA’s Nolta is in 1^st place, France’s V. Foubert is in 4^th place, and Switzerland’s G. Deschwanden performs the longest jump thus far, and he is in 1^st place position. Finland’s N. Kytoesaho is in 2^nd place and Poland’s K. Tomasiak is in 1^st place. Norway’s K. Sundal is in 2^nd place, Germany’s P. Raimund is in 2^nd place, and Japan’s Kobayashi is in 3^rd place position. Slovenia’s D. Prevc is in 1^st place, Austria’s S. Embacher is in 1^st place, and Austria’s J. Hoerl is in 1^st place position. During Run 3, Kazakhstan’s I. Myzernykh is in 1^st place, Italy’s A. Insam takes over 1^st place, USA’s T. Frantz takes over 1^st place, France’s V. Foubert takes over 1^st place, and Switzerland’s Deschwanden is now in 1^st place. Finland’s Kytoesaho is in 3^rd place, Poland’s Tomasiak is in 1^st place, Norway’s Sundal is in 2^nd place, Germany’s Raimund is in 3^rd place, Japan’s Kobayashi is in 4^th place, Slovenia’s Prevc is in 4^th place, and Austria’s Embacher is in 1^st place position. USA’s Bickner is in 1^st place, Switzerland’s Trunz takes over 1^st place, and Japan’s Nikaido takes over 1^st place position. But Slovenia’s A. Lanisek is in 2^nd place, Germany’s A. Wellinger is in 2^nd place, Norway’s Forfang is in 2^nd place, and Poland’s Wasek is in 3^rd place. Austria’s Hoerl is now in 1^st place, but USA’s Frantz takes over 1^st place, Switzerland’s Deswanden takes over 1^st place, and Slovenia’s Prevc takes over 1^st place position. After Germany’s Raimund, Poland’s Tomasiak, and Norway’s Sundal perform, the weather starts to snow hard, impairing visibility and performance. The snow-covered slope is now icy and slippery in this sudden snowstorm. The third round is cancelled because of weather conditions and the young skiers’ safety. Hence, the scores will depend on the first and second rounds. Austria’s Jan Hoerl and Stephan Embacher win Gold, Poland’s Pawel Wasek and Kacper Tomasiak win Silver, and Norway’s Johann Andre Forfang and Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal win Bronze. Germany’s Philipp Raimund and Andreas Wellinger are in 4^th place. Slovenia’s Domen Prevc and Anze Lanisek are in 5^th place.

Men’s Olympic Slalom: During Run 2, Norway’s E. H. Solberg is in 1^st place, but Switzerland’s Tanguy Nef takes over 1^st place. France’s Clement Noel crashes into a vertical hairpin. Austria’s Marco Shwarz didn’t do well. Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen is now in 1^st place and Norway’s Timon Haugan is in 2^nd place. Belgium’s Armand Marchant is in 2^nd place. Austria’s Fabio Gstrein scores 1^st place. Switzerland’s Loic Meillard also scores 1^st place position. Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath messes up. Hence, Switzerland’s 29-year-old Loic Meillard wins Gold, Austria’s Fabio Gstrein wins Silver, and Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen wins Bronze. Norway’s Timon Haugan is in 4^th place, and Belgium’s Armand Marchant is in 5^th place.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 is Mardi Gras Day; moreover, Ramadan 2016 starts on the evening of February 17 and ends at sundown on February 19^th. There is a festival, Eid-al-Fitr, on March 20^th, in which Muslims celebrate with a feast, gift-giving, charitable acts, and prayers. This spiritual month is about gaining spiritual purification, self-restraint, and community engagement. They become more involved in their faith, empathy, and revelations. At the end of the period, Muslims experience gratitude, generosity, and communal unity. I also noticed that Lunar New Year, Year of the Horse 2026, starts on February 17^th and ends in March. Many other cultures celebrate their New Year around springtime. Norus, Persian New Year, is around springtime. Easter is around springtime. And, Jesus’ real birthday is in March, around springtime. March was initially the first month of the year, before the Roman Empire added January and February at the beginning of the month, as well as adding other months to the calendar. Springtime is about new beginnings, and most cultures celebrate their new year and new beginnings around the spring months.

Men’s 4X 7.5KM Biathlon Relay: As male athletes ski through the mountains of Milano, Italy, I notice fresh white coat of a pretty blanket of snow, covering the ground and pine trees. It looks like a picturesque scene of winter wonderland, filled with colorful athletes and spectators.  At the relay, Norway’s Botin and Germany’s Zobel appear to be ahead of the rest. They stop at the shooting 1 station before continuing the skiing race. France, Norway, Sweden, and Finland appear to be the top four skiers. France’s Maillet is in the lead, followed by Laegreid, Sweden’s Ponsiluomo, and Germany’s Nawrath. After the Shooting 2 station, the top three skiers are from Sweden, Norway, and France. Nawrath trails behind them in fourth place position. During the last leg, E. Perrot continues skiing, followed by Norway’s Christiansen, Sweden’s Samuelsson, Germany’s Horn, and Slovenia’s Planko. They race for a top-three medal. France wins Gold, Norway wins Silver, and Sweden wins Bronze.

Men’s Team Pursuit: Italy wins Gold, USA wins Silver, and China wins Bronze.

Women’s Team Pursuit: Canada in Gold, Netherland wins Silver, and Japan wins Bronze.

Switzerland announcer talks about the Zionist Israeli bobsledders. He exposes Zionist Israelis committing Genocide and Holocaust when the Israeli Bobsledders started their Run during the bobsledding race on the Winter Olympics 2026. Ukrainian athlete was disqualified about his political message on his helmet, displaying Ukrainian athletes who have died in the war and they weren’t able to compete in the Olympics.

Men’s 2-Man Bobsled: Germany’s Lochner is first. Switzerland’s M. Vogt is in 6^th, Italy’s P. Baumgartner is in 7^th, Germany comes in second, France’s Heinrich is in 10^th, Austria’s Treichl doesn’t do well. Switzerland’s Rohner is in 14^th, Canada’s Taylor/Austin is in 15^th, and another Germany bobsled comes in 3^rd.  Germany’s Johannes Lochner and Georg Fleischhauer won Gold, Francesco Friedrich and Alexander Schuller won Silver, and Adam Ammour and Alexander Schaller won Bronze.

Men’s Big Air Final: At the Livigno Snow Park, it appears to be snowing, with windiness and visibility issues to create problems for many athletes. The Top 6 skiers with the highest scores, in the 90s, will move on to the Finals. During Run 1, USA’s 23-year-old K. Ralph takes over first place. Sweden’s M. Nordqvist falls, loses his skis, but he is OK). USA’s Podmilsak is now in first. Canada’s Deschamps falls, breaking his skis, but he is OK. France’s Sivignon is in 3^rd, while France’s M. Roche falls. New Zealand’s Luca Harrington is now in first, but Norway’s T. Frostad takes over 1^st place and Norway’s 25-year-old Birk Ruud is in 2^nd place position. Austria’s M. Svancer is in 4^th place and USA’s M. Forehand is in 2^nd.  In Run 2, USA’s K. Ralph falls, while USA’s Podmilsak comes in 1^st place. Canada’s Deschamps is in 8^th and Norway’s Samnoey is in 9^th. France’s Sivignon falls, loses a ski, and he is given a DNI. He is in 10^th place position. France’s M. Roche is in 9^th, while New Zealand’s L. Harrington falls, but he is in 2^nd. Norway’s T. Frostad is in 1^st, while Norway’s Bird Ruud falls. Austria’s Svancer is in 2^nd, but USA’s Forehand takes over 2^nd place position. During Run 3, Norway’s Samnoey falls on his landing. France’s Roche performs. Canada’s Deschamps is in 5^th and USA’s K. Ralph is in 4^th. Norway’s B. Ruud falls, but he is in 8^th. New Zealand’s L. Harrington is in 6^th, USA’s Podmilsak is in 4^th, Austria’s Svancer is in 2^nd, and USA’s Forehand is in 1^st. Norway’s T. Frostad takes over 1^st place position. Hence, Norway’s T. Frostad wins Gold, USA’s Forehand wins Silver, and Austria’s Svancer wins Bronze.

Figure Skating Women’s Short Program: Russia’s Petrosian performs first. Kazakhstan’s Samodelkina is in 3^rd. Japan’s 17-year-old A. Nakai is now in 1^st place and Lee H. is 2^nd, but Canada’s 23-year-old M. Schizas is in 4^th. Belgium’s L. Hendrickx is now in 3^rd and Belgium’s N. Pinzarrone is in 5^th. Estonia’s N. Petrokina takes over 5^th place, while Italy’s L. N. Gutmann is in 12^th. USA’s Alysa Liu comes in 2^nd place, while USA’s Isabeau Levito comes in 5^th. Georgia’s A. Gubanova is in 2^nd. USA’s 26-year-old Amber Glenn messes up in her performance, which puts her in 12^th. Japan’s Mone Chiba is in 4^th. This event will be continued on Wednesday or Thursday.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Women’s 4x6KM Relay Biathlon: The athletes start skiing in this cross-country race, at the same time, moving along and through the winter forest of Milano, on top of ski tracks, which is their white pathway toward the finish line. Germany’s Preuss, Slovenia’s Lampic, and Bulgaria’s Todorova are in the lead, followed by Belgium’s Cloetens, Latvia’s Bendika, and Czech’s Charvatova. France’s Michelon, Latvia’s Bulina, and Bulgaria’s Zdravkova move in toward the group skiing ahead. France’s Simon, Sweden’s Oeberg, and Norway’s Kirkeeide appear to be in the lead. Germany’s Voigt is in 4^th. France’s Simon crosses the finish line first, and she wins a Gold Medal. Sweden’s Oeberg crosses the finish line to win a Silver Medal. Norway’s Kirkeeide finishes the race in 3^rd place, and she wins a Bronze Medal. Germany’s Vanessa Voigt finishes in 4^th place.

Women’s Team Sprint Final: Sweden, Finland, USA, and Switzerland appear to be the top four skiers. German skier moves into 4^th place, a Swiss skier moves into 3^rd place, and a Norwegian skier is now in 1^st place. Sweden wins Gold, Switzerland wins Silver, and Germany wins Bronze. Norway is in 4^th place, and USA’s Jessie Diggins finishes in 5h place. USA’s Julia Kern also finishes in 5^th place. Sweden’s Jonna Sundling and Maja Dahlqvist win Gold, Switzerland’s Nadja Kaelin and Nadine Faehndrich win Silver. Germany’s Laura Gimmler and Coletta Rydzek win Bronze.

During men’s skiing, someone’s very playful and happy dog races to the finish line, following two skiers. The dog finishes in third place, and he wins a Bronze Medal. This dog goes viral all over the internet because many people made entertaining videos, promoting him as the star athlete of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. At another area of the white-covered slopes, a moose suddenly decides to run through the ski course of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. He also looked happy and playful, excited to be a part of the event in his hometown.

Men’s Team Sprint Freestyle Final: The top skiers are from Italy, France, Norway, and USA. Norway moves into 1^st place, followed by Finland, Austria, Switzerland, and Canada. Norway’s Klaebo is in the lead, followed by Italy, Sweden, and Finland. Poland moves into 5^th place. Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo wins Gold, USA’s Gus Schumacher wins Silver, and Italy’s Federico Pellegrino wins Bronze. Switzerland is in 4^th place.

In hockey, Canada beats Czechia, 4 to 3, and Great Britain beats USA in a Curling game.

Women’s Aerials Final, Jump 1 at Livigno Snow Park: In Final 1, Australia’s D. Scott is in 1^st place, but USA’s W. Vinecki is in 4^th place. USA’s K. Kuhn is in 3^rd place position. In Final 2, China’s 24-year-old Shao Qi is in 1^st place and USA’s W. Vinecki is in 2^nd place position. China’s 35-year-old Xu Mengtao is in 1^st place, while USA’s K. Kuhn is in 3^rd place rank. China’s Kong Fanyu moves into 3^rd place, and Australia’s D. Scott is in 2^nd place. China’s Xu Mengtao wins Gold, Australia’s Danielle Scott wins Silver, and China’s Shao Qi wins Bronze.  China’s Kong Fanyu comes in 4^th, USA’s Kaila Kuhn comes in 5^th, and USA’s Winter Vinecki comes in 6^th.

Men’s Slopestyle Final: During Run 1, Japan’s Hasegawa is in 1^st place, but USA’s Red Gerard takes over 1^st place and USA’s Jake Canter is in 2^nd. China’s Su Yiming takes over 1^st place, USA’s Ollie Martin is in 7^th place rank. In Run 2, USA’s R. Gerard is in 4^th place, USA’s J. Canter is in 3^rd place. Canada’s Mark McMorris falls, and he is in 6^th place rank. Norway’s Marcus Kleveland is in 4^th place, and China’s Su Yiming is in 1^st place rank. In Run 3, R. Gerard falls back on his landing. USA’s O. Martin is in 8^th, New Zealand’s D. Menzies falls, USA’s J. Canter is in 3^rd, Canada’s M. McMorris falls, which puts him in 12 place rank. China’s Su Yiming wins Gold, Japan’s T. Hasegawa wins Silver, and USA’s 22-year-old Jake Canter wins Bronze.

Women’s Slalom, Run 1, at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre: Albania’s L. Colturi is in 1^st place, while USA’s P. Moltzan is in 2^nd place position. Switzerland’s C. Rast is in 1^st place, but Germany’s 34-year-old L. Duerr takes over 1^st place, Germany’s E. Aicher is in 6^th place, Sweden’s A. S. Larsson is in 4^th place, and Sweden’s 20-year-old C. Oelund is in 3^rd place position. During Run 2, Slovakia’s P. Vlhova is in 1^st place, but USA’s P. Moltzan takes over 1^st place position. USA’s 25-year-old A.J. Hurt is in 7^th place and Switzerland’s M. Meillard takes over 1^st place position. Sweden’s S. Hector falls and crashes. Austria’s K. Truppe is in 1^st place, Germany’s E. Aicher is in 5^th place, Albania’s L. Colturi is in 6^th, and Switzerland’s W. Holdener takes over 1^st place position. Sweden’s 34-year-old A.S. Larsson takes over 1^st place, but Switzerland’s C. Rast also takes over 1^st place position. Sweden’s K. Oehlund messes up and Germany’s L. Duerr also messes up. USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin takes over 1^st place position. USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin wins Gold, Switzerland’s Camille Rast wins Silver, and Sweden’s Anna Swenn Larsson wins Bronze. Women’s Short Track 3000M Relay Final A: Canada, Korea, and Netherland appear to be head in the top 3. Italy moves int 2^nd place, pushing back Korea to 3^rd place. Italy moves into 1^st place, Korea moves back up to 2^nd place, and Canda is now in 3^rd place position. Korea’s Kim Gil-li crosses the finish line first, and she wins a Gold Medal. Italy’s Arianna Fontana wins Silver, and Canada’s Kim Boutin wins Bronze, and Netherland’s Michelle Velzeboer is in 4^th place.

Men’s Short Track 500M Final A: Two Canadians and one Dutch are in the top 3. Canada’s Steven Dubois is in 1^st place, followed by Netherland’s M. Van Twout and his brother, J. Van Twout. Canada’s 28-year-old Steven Dubois wins Gold, Netherland’s Melle van ‘tWout wins Silver, and Netherland’s Jens van ‘tWout wins Bronze.

Women’s Snowboarding Slopestyle Highlights: During Run 1, Austria’s A. Gasser is in 3^rd place and Japan’s K. Murase is in 1^st place position. But New Zealand’s 20-year-old Zoi Sadowski-Synnott takes over 3^rd place position. During Run 2, Japan’s M. Fukada is in 1^st place but Sadoski-Synnott is in 4^th place position. During Run 3, Japan’s M. Fukada is in 1^st place, Japan’s K. Murase is in 2^nd place, and New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott takes over 2^nd place, which pushes back Japan’s Murase to 3^rd place position. Japan’s Mari Fukada wins Gold, New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins Silver and Japan’s Kokomo Murase wins Bronze.

Thursday, February 19, 2026 is Yosemite Firefall

Men’s Speed Skating 1500M Pairs: USA’s Emery Lehman is in 7^th, Canada’s David Larue is in 2^nd, USA’s Dawson is in 12^th, Poland’s V. Semirunney is in 1^st place position. Czech;s Jilek and Germany’s Dombek skate. But Austria’s Farthofer is in 9^th, Norway’s A.E. Strand is in 8^th, China’s Liu H. is in 18^th, and Hungary’s M.S. Kim is in 1^st place position. Japan’s K. Yamada is in 4^th, Austria’s G. Odor is in 2^nd, Italy’s Di Stefano takes over 2^nd and Netherland’s Wennemars takes over 1^st place position. Japan’s Snel is in 6^th, Netherland’s Nonomura is in 12^th, China’s Ning Z. takes over 1^st place and Netherland’s K. Nuis takes over 2^nd place. Germany’s Sonnekalb doesn’t do well, while Norway’’s Eitrem comes in 6^th place, USA’s 21-year-old Stolz is in 2^nd place, and Norway’s Kongshaug takes over 6^th place. China’s Ning Zhongyan wins Gold, USA’s Jordan Stolz wins Silver, and Netherland’s Kjeld Nuis wins Bronze.

Friday, February 20, 2026 is National Muffin Day; there are now many veggie and vegan muffin recipes on the internet.

Women’s Ski Mountaineering Sprint Semifinal: Six Athletes race uphill with their skis on, and the top three appear to be Norway’s Vidal, France’s Harrop, and Switzerland’s Fatton. Then, they ski downhill. Spain’s Rodrigues is in 3^rd and Gibson is in 5^th. The next six female athletes race uphill. It appears Slovakia is in the lead, followed by Italy’s Guilia Murada, France, Germany’s Tatjana Paller, and France’s Margot Ravinel. The final six athletes are France’s Harrop, Switzerland’s Marianne Fatton, France’s Ravinel, Italy’s Murada, Germany’s Paller, and Spain’s Rodrigues. They ski downhill toward the finish line. Switzerland’s Marianne Fatton wins Gold, France’s Emily Harrop wins Silver, and Spain’s Ana Alfonso Rodrigues wins Bronze.

Men’s Sprint Final: Spain’s Coll, Switzerland’s Kistler, and another Swiss skier are in the top three. AIN Russia’s Filippov is 2^nd, followed by Switzerland’s Lietha, a French skier, and a Spanish skier. Spain’s Oriol Cardona Coll wins Gold, AIN Russia’s Nikita Filippov wins Silver, and France’s Thibault Anselmet wins Bronze.

The 2-Woman Bobsled Race: During Run 1, Germany’s L. Nolte is 1^st. USA’s Humphries/Jones takes over 1^st place and Germany’s K. Kalicki is in 3^rd place position. Germany’s L. Buckwitz takes over 3^rd place, and Austria is in 5^th place position. USA’s Meyers-Taylor/O’Brien takes over 5^th place, Switzerland’s Hasler/Pasternak is in 6^th place, and USA’s K. Love/A. Hill takes over 6^th place position. During Run 3 and 4, Switzerland’s Annen is in 1^st place, but Denmark’s Voigt takes over 1^st place and China’s Ying Q. is in 2^nd place. France’s M. Boch is in 1^st place until Switzerland’s M. Hasler takes over 1^st place, Canada’s M. Lotholz is in 2^nd place, and USA’s 28-year-old Kaysha Love is in 3^rd place position. Germany’s Buckwitz takes over 1^st place until USA’s Kaillie Humphries is in 1^st place position. USA’s Elana Meyers-Taylor is in 1^st place, which puts Humphries in 2^nd place; Germany’s Laura Nolte is in 2^nd place, which puts Humphries in 3^rd place position. Hence, USA’s Elana Meyers-Tayler wins Gold, Germany’s Laura Nolte wins Silver, and USA’s Kaillie Humphries wins Bronze.

Women’s Singles Free Skate at Milano Skating Arena: France’s Lorine Schild is in 1^st place. Switzerland’s Livia Kaiser takes over 1^st place, Israel’s M. Seniuk is in 3^rd place, and Switzerland’s 19-year-old Kimmy Repond takes over 3^rd place. Kimmy fell a couple of times. She is known to be the tallest figure skater at 5-foot-10, which is rare for female figure skaters. China’s 18-year-old Zhang Ruiyang takes over 1st place and Poland’s Ekaterina Kurakova takes over 2nd place. Italy’s Gutmann takes over 1st place, Austria’s Olga Mikutina takes over 2nd place, Romania’s J. Sauter takes over 2nd place, and Finland’s 17-year-old I. Karhunen takes over 2nd place position. Korea’s Shin Ji-A messes up, but she is in 1st place. USA’s Amber Glenn takes over 1^st place, Kazakhstan’s Sofia Samodelkina takes over 2^nd place, Belgium’s N. Pinzarrone performs, Estonia’s Niina Petrokina takes over 2^nd place, and Korea’s Lee Hae-In takes over 3^rd place position. USA’s Isabeau Levito falls, which puts her in 6^th place position. After Belgium’s Loena Hendrickx performs, Georgia’s A. Gubanova is in 4^th place, AIN’s 18-year-old Russian A. Petrosian is in 2^nd place, and Japan’s 20-year-old Mone Chiba is in 1^st place position. USA’s Alysa Liu takes over 1^st place. Japan’s 25-year-old Kaori Sakamoto is now in 2^nd place, and Japan’s 17-year-old Ami Nakai is in 3^rd place. USA’s Alysa Liu wins Gold, Japan’s 25-year-old Kaori Sakamoto wins Silver, and Japan’s 17-year-old Ami Nakai wins Bronze.

Women’s Halfpipe Freestyle Skiing: During Run 2, China’s Eileen Gu falls and loses her skis. USA’s Riley Jacobs is in 4^th place, USA’s Svea Irvine is in 3^rd place, and Canada’s Cassie Sharpe is in 1^st place position. But Great Britain’s Zoe Atkin takes over 1^st place, and Kate Gray performs. So far, Eileen Gu is in 3^rd place, Riley Jacobs is in 17^th place with a DNI, and Svea Irvine is in 7^th place position. Cassie Sharpe falls, and she was taken away on a stretcher, but she was waving bye to the audience. Lisa Young doesn’t make it to the finals. Kate Gray is in 12^th and Abby Winterberger is in 15^th place.

Men’s Freestyle ski Aerials Final 1, Jump 2: USA’s C. Lillis is in 7^th, USA’s P. Krueger is in 11^th, and USA’s Curran is in 12^th place, and they didn’t make it to the top 6 skiers. During Final 2, China’s Sun Chi Xu is in 1^st place, but China’s Li Tianma takes over 1^st place position. China’s 30-year-old Wang Xindi takes over 1^st place position. China’s Qi Guangpu is in 4^th. Switzerland’s P. Werner tumbled and fell, but he is OK, and he is in 4^th place position. Switzerland’s Noe Roth is in 2^nd place position. Hence, China’s Wang Xindi wins Gold, Switzerland’s Noe Roth wins Silver, and China’s Li Tianma wins Bronze.

Women’s Speed Skate 1500M: Italy’s Lollobrigida is in 3^rd place, while Japan’s Sato A. is in 10^th and Belgium’s Van Elst is in 10^th. Canada’s Maltais is in 1^st place position. Norway’s Wiklund takes over 1^st place, but Kazakhstan’s N. Morozova is in 9^th place position. Kazakhstan’s Golubeva is in 3^rd place and China’s Han M. is in 4^th place position. USA’s B. Bowe is now in 4^th place and Netherland’s R. De Jong is in 1^st place position. Japan’s Miho Takagi is in 14^th place position. And, Czech’s N. Zdrahalova didn’t make it in the top three. Korea’s Kim Gilli wins Gold, Korea’s Choi Minjeong wins Silver, and USA’s Corinne Stoddard wins Bronze.

Men’s Halfpipe Final at Livigno Snow Park: During Run 1: The halfpipe is made of three areas for landings—Sweet Spot, Landing Zone, and Slow Spot. New Zealand’s B. Harrington is in 1^st place, and Ireland’s B. Lynch is in 2^nd place position. Great Britain’s G. Kenworthy falls. Canada’s A. Longino is now in 1^st place, USA’s B. Irving is in 4^th place, and USA’s Hunter Hess falls, which puts him in 5^th place position. USA’s A. Ferreira is in 3^rd place position. But Estonia’s 19-year-old Henry Sildaru falls. USA’s N. Goepper falls, but he is in 6^th place, and Canada’s B. MacKay is in 5^th place position. During Run 2, New Zealand’s B. Harrington gets a DNI, which puts him in 2^nd place. Ireland’s B. Lynch gets a DNI, which puts him in 4^th place. Canada’s D. Marineau falls and gets a DNI, which puts him in 11^th place. Canada’s A. Longino gets a DNI. USA’s B. Irving is in 1^st place, while USA’s Hunter Hess falls and receives a DNI. USA’s A. Ferreira is in 1^st place. Estonia’s Henry Sildaru takes over 1^st place, USA’s N. Goepper is in 3^rd place, and Canada’s B. MacKay is in 8^th place position. During Run 3, New Zealand’s B. Harrington is in 7^th place, before Ireland’s B. Lynch is in 7^th place position. Great Britain’s G. Kenworthy messed up and receives a DNI, which puts him in 5^th place. Canada’s D. Marineau receives a DNI. Canada’s A. Longino falls, his bindings fall off, and he receives a DNI, which puts him in 6^th place position. USA’s B. Irving is in 4^th place, and USA’s H. Hess is in 9^th place position. USA’s Alex Ferreira is in 1^st place, Estonia’s Henry Sildaru is in 2^nd place; USA’s Nick Goepper falls bad on the top edge. They brought out a stretcher for him, but he stood up and slowly walked. He is in 10^th place. Canada’s Brendan MacKay is in 3^rd place position. Hence, USA’s Alex Ferreira wins Gold, Estonia’s Henry Sildaru wins Silver, and Canada’s Brendan MacKay wins Bronze.

Saturday, February 21, 2025: Highlights of some of the Winter Olympic Games

Men’s Ice Hockey: USA plays Slovakia, and USA wins 6 to 2; Canada beats Finland, 3 to 2. Finland beats Slovakia, 6 to 1. Hence, USA wins Gold, Canada wins Silver, and Finland wins Bronze.

Women’s Ski Cross:  Germany’s Daniela Maier wins Gold, Switzerland’s Fanny Smith wins Silver, and Sweden’s Sandra Naeslund.

Women’s Short Track 1500M Results: Netherland’s Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong wins Gold, Norway’s Ragne Wiklund wins Silver, and Canada’s Valerie Maltais wins Bronze. USA’s Brittany Bowe is in 4^th place.

Short Track Speed Skating Men’s 5000M Relay: Netherland wins Gold, Korea wins Silver, and Italy wins Bronze.

Men’s Mass Start Race: Netherland’s Jorrit Bergsma wins Gold, Denmark’s Viktor Hald Thorup wins Silver, and Italy’s Andrea Giovannini wins Bronze. USA’s Jordan Stolz is in 4^th place.

Women’s Mass Start Race: Netherland’s Marijke Groenewoud wins Gold, Canada’s Ivanie Blondin wins Silver, and USA’s Mia Manganello wins Bronze. Men’s 50KM Mass Start: 3 Norwegian skiers are in the top 3—Klaebo, Nyenget, and Iversen, followed by AIN Russia’s Korostelev and France’s Lovera. France’s Schely and Great Britain’s Musgrave are nearby. But at the end, Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo wins Gold, Norway’s Martin Loewstroem Nyenget wins Silver, and Norway’s Emil Iversen wins Bronze.

2-Woman Bobsled Race: During Run 3. Germany’s L. Nolte is in 1^st, Germany’s L. Buckwitz is in 2^nd, USA’s Kaillie Humphries is in 3^rd, Germany’s K. Kalicki is in 4^th, USA’s Kaysha Love is in 5^th, Switzerland’s M. Hasler is in 6^th, and Austria’s K. Beierl is in 7^th place. Switzerland’s D. Annen takes over 7^th place, Canada’s B. Ribi is in 10^th, and USA’s Elana Meyers-Taylor is in 6^th place position. In the Final Run, France’s M. Boch is in 1^st place, Poland’s Weiszwski is in 2^nd place, and Italy’s G. Andreutti is in 4^th place position. Great Britain’s A. Nicoll takes over 1^st place and Korea’s Kim Yooran takes over 2^nd place. Canada’s M. Lotholz is now in 1^st place, and Canada’s Cynthia Appiah is in 2^nd place. China’s H. Mingming and Canada’s B. Ribi tie for 1^st place position. Australia’s Bree Walker is now in 1^st place, but Austria’s K. Beierl takes over the 1^st place position. Switzerland’s D. Annen is now in 1^st place, before Switzerland’s Hasler moves into 1^st place and USA’s Meyer-Taylor is in 2^nd place. USA’s K. Love makes it to 1^st place, but Germany’s K. Kalicki soon takes over 1^st place. USA’s K. Humphries is now in 1^st place, before Germany’s L. Buckwitz moves into 1^st place position. The last person to race is Germany’s L. Nolte, who makes it to 1^st place position Therefore, Germany’s Laura Nolte wins Gold, Germany’s Lisa Buckwitz wins Silver, and USA’s Kaillie Armbruster Humphries wins Bronze.

Mixed Team Aerials Final 1, Jump 3: USA’s C. Lillis is in 1^st place and China’s Li Tianma is in 2^nd place; Switzerland, Australia, China, and USA go to the Final 2 round. Switzerland’s L. Kozomara falls, but this skier is still in 1^st place.  Australia’s A. Willcox falls, but takes over the 1^st place position. USA’s K. Kuhn is in 2^nd place, and China’s Xu Mentao takes over 1^st place position. Switzerland’s P. Werner is in 1^st place, while Australia’s D. Scott is in 2^nd place. China’s Wang Xindi falls into a summersault, and he is still in 1^st place position. USA’s C. Curran is now in 1^st place, before Switzerland’s N. Roth takes over 1^st place position and Australia’s R. Flanagan takes over 2^nd place position. China’s Li Tianma falls into two summersaults down the snow-covered hill, which puts him in 2^nd place. USA’s C. Lillis is in 1^st place position. USA wins Gold, Switzerland wins Silver, and China wins Bronze. Australia is in 4^th place.

It appears to be still snowing in Milano, Italy, as the Women’s 12.5KM Mass Start begins with 30 female skiers. France’s J. Simon, Italy’s Wierer, and France’s Jeanmonnot are the top 3 skiers in this race, ahead of the rest. Italy’s Wierer takes the lead, followed by the other two skiers. They often stop at shooting ranges at different locations. France’s J. Simon is in the lead, followed by Germany’s Hettich-Walz and Sweden’s Oeberg. Czech’s Vobornikova is in the lead, followed by Sweden’s Magnusson, France’s Michelon, France’s Simon, Sweden’s Oeberg, Bulgaria’s Hristova, and Germany’s Voigt. Michelon suddenly moves into the lead and crosses the finish line first. Therefore, France’s 23-year-old Oceane Michelon wins Gold, France’s Julia Simon wins Silver, and Czech’s Tereza Vobornikova wins Bronze.

4-man Bobsled: During Run 1 and Run 2, Germany’s J. Lochner is in 1^st place, Germany’s F. Friedrich is in 2^nd place, and Germany’s A. Ammour is in 3^rd place, but USA’s K. Horn is in 8^th place and USA’s F. Del Duca is in 14^th place position. In Run 2, Netherland’s P. Wesselink is in 1^st place, but USA’s F. Del Duca takes over 1^st place. Austria’s M. Treichl takes over 1^st place, and USA’s K. Horn is now in 1^st place. Switzerland’s M. Vogt is now in 1^st place, before Germany’s A. Ammour moves into 1^st place position. Germany’s F. Friedrich is now in 1^st place, before Gemany’s J. Lochner is in 1^st place. Run 3 and Run 4 continued on Sunday, February 22^nd. Germany’s Lochner is in 1^st place, Germany’s Friedrich is in 2^nd place, Germany’s A. Ammour is in 3^rd place, and Switzerland’s Vogt is in 4^th place position. USA’s K. Horn is in 9^th place and USA’s F. Del Duca is in 12^th place position. During Run 4, Netherland’s Wesselink is in 1^st place, before USA’s Del Duca moves into 1^st place, and then USA’s K. Horn takes over 1^st place position. Italy’s Baumgartner is in 2^nd place. Switzerland’s M. Vogt moves into 1^st place and Germany’s A. Ammour is in 2^nd place. Germany’s F. Friedrich is now in 1^st place, but Germany’s J. Lochner takes over 1^st place position. Germany wins Gold, Germany wins Silver, and Switzerland wins Bronze.

Sunday, February 22, 2026 is Abu Simbel Sun Festival; It is noted that there was heavy snowing on the last night in Milano, Italy.

Women’s Halfpipe Final:  During Run 1, China’s Eileen Gu is in 5^th. Great Britain’s Zoe Atkin is in 1^st place position. During Run 2, Eileen Gu is in 1^st place position. It is noted that both Eileen Gu and Zoe Atkin are Stanford University students. Australia’s Indra Brown is in 8^th place and China’s Li Fanghui is in 2^nd place, but Great Britain’s Zoe Atkin falls, her skis fall off, and she receives a DNI. In Run 3, China’s Eileen Gu wins Gold, China’s Li Fanghui wins Silver, and Great Britain’s Zoe Atkin wins Bronze.

The Women’s 50KM Mass Start Classic was at the Tesero Cross Country Stadium, and 45 women participated in this race. USA’s Jessie Diggins, Sweden’s Andersson, Norway’s Weng, Norway’s Slind are the top 4 skiers in this race. Austria’s Stadlober moves into 3^rd place, following Sweden’s Andersson and Norway’s H. Weng. Norway’s Fosnaes is in 4^th and Finland’s Niskanen is in 5^th position. Niskanen moves into 4^th place, followed by Fosnaes. They stop at the exchange of skis station improve their skis. Andersson and Weng are in the lead in lap 4. Many skiers are having ski issues because of the snow affecting their skis, making them stumble, trip, and fall. USA’s Jessie Diggings is moving into 3^rd place, followed by Switzerland’s Kailin, Finland’s Niskanen, Austria’s Stadlober, and Norway’s Fosnaes. Sweden’s Andersson is now in 1^st place, followed by Norway’s Weng, Austria’s Stadlober, and Norway’s Fosnaes, as they approach the final lap. Diggins moves into this group, and Michalek is in 6^th place. Andersson appears to be way ahead of the group. Sweden’s Ebba Andersson crosses the finish line first to win Gold. Norway’s Heidi Weng wins Silver. Switzerland’s Nadja Kaelin wins Bronze. USA’s Jessie Diggins finishes in 5^th place.

Figure Skating Gala is a figure-skating finale show. It is about performing for fun, with style, personality, and showmanship. Italy’s Daniel Grassl’s program was fun. Spain’s Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck danced a soccer theme. Japan’s 17-year-old Ami Nakai perform a cute and sweet dance. USA’s Amber Glenn looked glamorous on ice. Canada’s Poirer and Gilles looked like Romeo and Juliet on ice. Team USA performed together on ice. Estonia’s Niina Petrokina performed a sexy, flirty, and playful program with creative cameos. USA’s married couple, Madison Chock and Evan Bates performed with a white flowy sheet. It looked romantic. Italian couple performed a fun and upbeat program. Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto performed a soft, flowy dance. USA’s Ilia Malinin performed an edgy program. France’s Cizeron and Fournier performed a dramatic and passionate love program. Kazakhstan’s Mikail Shaidorov wore a chubby panda costume and a Chinese robe. His program was light, fun, and comedic. Japan’s Miura and Kihara performed a flowy program. USA’s Alysa Lui performed a cute program.

In Curling, Canada beat Great Britain, 9 to 6.

In hockey, USA beats Canada for the Gold Medal. The USA Team holds up a Gaudreau jersey, number 13, for their late teammate. Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were riding their bikes, late at night. They had been drinking, but intoxication isn’t a big deal in New Jersey. A drunk driver had hit them that night—the night of August 29, 2024. They both died in that accident. The drunk driver, Sean Higgins, was driving a Jeep, and he had also been drinking. He was charged with 2 counts of aggravated manslaughter, 2 counts of evidence tampering, and 2 counts of leaving the scene of a fatal accident. He is still awaiting his conviction decision. Johnny was 31 and Matthew was 29. Johnny has three small kids with his wife. His kids were born on 2022, 2024, and 2025. The USA Team played the Canada Team for Gold Medal on 2.22.26, and February 22^nd is also the birthday of his son, Johnny Junior. Wow, there is too much symbolism that it feels like a sacrifice ritual!

American athletes spoke up about America’s corrupt politics and disapproved of the Trump Administration, who are Zionist-infested, destroying America in so many ways. Italy had street protests against ICE destroying their country.