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Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026: Day 8

Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Milano Cortina Day 8 Stolz, Shani Davis, Braathen

Day 8 of Milano Cortina 2026 shattered alpine assumptions as Brazil claimed a historic gold, speed skating crowned its next commercial superstar, ski jumping descended into farce, and even the crowd delivered a moment of geopolitical payback. Read my full iPINIONS take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/milano-cortina-winter-olympics-2026-90b Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Alpine skiing, Day 8, Giant Slalom, iPINIONS, Milano Cortina 2026, Olympic Politics, penisgate, Ski Jumping, speed skating, Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026: Day 5

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Milano Cortina ice dancing, luge, super g, moguls

Day 5 of Milano Cortina 2026 rewrote the script. Franjo von Allmen joined alpine royalty with a historic hat trick, Italy flexed host-nation muscle in luge, moguls delivered drama, and ice dancing gold carried geopolitical undertones no one could ignore. Read my full iPINIONS take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/milano-cortina-winter-olympics-2026-0ff Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Alpine skiing, Day 5, Ice Dancing, iPINIONS, Luge, Milano Cortina 2026, Moguls, Olympic Politics, Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026: Day 3

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Leerdam, Gremaud, Kokomo, Hess, Jake Paul at Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics

Day 3 of Milano Cortina 2026 delivered repeat champions and exposed contradictions. Mathilde Gremaud defended her title as media fixated elsewhere, Jutta Leerdam dominated in record fashion, women pushed the technical limits in Big Air, and politics intruded where sport should unite. iPINIONS cuts through the spectacle to the substance. Read my full take on… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Day 3, Freeski Slopestyle, iPINIONS, Milano Cortina 2026, Olympic Politics, snowboarding, speed skating, Winter Olympics

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