MILAN (AP) — South Korean speedskater Kim Gilli thought it funny earlier in the Milan Cortina Olympics when someone referred to her as Lambor-Gilli, an homage to the famous Italian sports car known for its speed.
Polish speed skater Kamila Sellier has undergone successful surgery after being hit by a blade of a rival in the face during a crash in the Olympic 1,500 metres short track competition. Team official Konrad Niedzwiedzki told Eurosport that "Kamila underwent surgery to put the damaged bone visible in a scan back together and to clean everything.
Corinne Stoddard made history as the first American woman to win an Olympic short track medal since 2010, claiming bronze in the 1500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
The final short track speed skating events of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games were held on Friday.
Elana Meyers Taylor seeks a medal to become the most decorated female U.S. Winter Olympian in the two-woman bobsled. She and Jadin O'Brien sit in 12th heading into Heat 3. The teams of Kaillie Armbruster Humphries/Jasmine Jones and Kaysha Love/Azaria Hill are in third and fifth, respectively.
Italy’s Arianna Fontana has won her 12th Olympic medal and third gold at her sixth Winter Games. That extends her record as the most decorated short track speedskater of all time.
Canada’s short track speed skating team isn’t hiding its ambitions. They’ve set their sights on seven medals at Milano Cortina 2026, which would surpass the country’s single Olympic Winter Games record of six in short track.