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

The American medal count sits at zero after the end of five events in Day 1. No country has more than one gold, with Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland all winning a single event. The first three countries are all tied in the total medal race, with one gold, one silver and one bronze each.

Catch up with what's happened so far including Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen winning first gold of Games in men's downhill Britain's Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds beat US and Canada to extend 100% start and reach mixed curling semi-finals Team GB medal hope Kirsty Muir through to Monday's freeski slopestyle final Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida's wins speed skating gold in Olympic record time Norway win women's normal hill ski jumping gold and Japan claim men's big air snowboarding one-two Sam Drury,

Italian police have used tear gas and a water cannon on protesters near a Winter Olympics venue. The protest that took place on Saturday involved a small group of violent demonstrators at the end of an otherwise peaceful march against the environmental impact of the Games and the presence of U.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, have arrived as the top bobsleigh teams in the world are set to compete for their respective nations on the global stage.

“NHLers haven’t been able to play in the Olympics in a really long time,” said New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes, who will represent the United States. “It is a dream come true.” NHL players have participated in five Olympics: Nagano in 1998, Salt Lake in 2002, Torino in 2006, Vancouver in 2010 and Sochi in 2014.

Will the U.S. walk away with the most gold medals from the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics? Will Team USA challenge for the most medals overall? We’ll know in a little more than two short weeks. The first gold medals were awarded on Saturday,

Skier Chris Lillis said he was "heartbroken about what's happened in the United States," while skater Amber Glenn said she "will not just be quiet."

It’s hard to explain, but it’s like man on the moon-type stuff. I never thought I’d see a skater do what he does physically on the ice in my lifetime.” – Figure Skating Analyst Tara Lipinski on Ilia M

Italian police have used tear gas and a water cannon on protesters near a Winter Olympics venue in Milan who are opposed to the environmental impact of the Games and the presence of U.S. ICE agents in Italy.

The final of the 2026 Winter Olympics' big air snowboarding event saw defending gold medalist Su Yiming of China try the most daring trick of the competition in an attempt to leapfrog Japan's Kira Kimura and Kimata Ryoma, only for him to fall and create a scoring controversy for the bronze medal.