The Italian men's speedskating team pulled off a stunner in team pursuit, surging past the United States to gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The group of Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini, and Michele Malfatti pulled away over the final laps and win by 4.5 seconds. The Canadian women's team defended their Olympic gold in the same event.
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And how you can tooHow this AP photographer captured Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's iconic kissEPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says 'everyone hates'As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with itModerna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccineOne Tech Tip: Take your iPhone security to the extreme with Lockdown ModeThis sticky rice recipe riffs on a dim sum classic for Lunar New Year or any timeTeam Italy’s Michele Malfatti celebrates winning the gold medal in the final of the men’s team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Team Canada with Ivanie Blondin, center and white armband, Valerie Maltais, right and red armband, and Isabelle Weidemann, left and yellow armband, celebrate winning the gold medal in the final of the women’s team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Jens Luraas Oftebro, of Norway, crosses the finish line, ahead of Johannes Lamparter, of Austria, to win the gold medal in the nordic combined individual Gundersen large hill/10km at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. France’s Eric Perrot, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Emilien Jacquelin and Fabien Claude pose with the gold medal for the men’s 4x7.5-kilometer relay biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Team Italy’s Michele Malfatti celebrates winning the gold medal in the final of the men’s team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Team Italy’s Michele Malfatti celebrates winning the gold medal in the final of the men’s team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Team Canada with Ivanie Blondin, center and white armband, Valerie Maltais, right and red armband, and Isabelle Weidemann, left and yellow armband, celebrate winning the gold medal in the final of the women’s team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Team Canada with Ivanie Blondin, center and white armband, Valerie Maltais, right and red armband, and Isabelle Weidemann, left and yellow armband, celebrate winning the gold medal in the final of the women’s team pursuit speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Jens Luraas Oftebro, of Norway, crosses the finish line, ahead of Johannes Lamparter, of Austria, to win the gold medal in the nordic combined individual Gundersen large hill/10km at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Jens Luraas Oftebro, of Norway, crosses the finish line, ahead of Johannes Lamparter, of Austria, to win the gold medal in the nordic combined individual Gundersen large hill/10km at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. France’s Eric Perrot, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Emilien Jacquelin and Fabien Claude pose with the gold medal for the men’s 4x7.5-kilometer relay biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. France’s Eric Perrot, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Emilien Jacquelin and Fabien Claude pose with the gold medal for the men’s 4x7.5-kilometer relay biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Buoyed by raucous cheering from the home crowd at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, the Italian men finished in 3 minutes, 39.20 seconds to give their country its first Olympic title in this event since the 2006 Turin Games. The United States started the final well and led for the early stages. But the Italians charged ahead over the closing laps, extending their advantage. When it ended, Ghiotto, Giovannini and Malfatti raised their arms and pumped their fists. On the opposite side of the track, silver medalists Dawson, Lehman and Cepuran leaned over, hands on knees. Canada collected its second consecutive Winter Games title in women’s team pursuit when Ivanie Blondin, Valerie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann — the same athletes who won gold four years ago in Beijing — finished in 2:55.81, nearly a full second ahead of runner-up Netherlands.The slopestyle final was scheduled to start at 1 p.m. local time, but organizers said it was called off. A new date for the final has not been announced.attempt at a repeat. She qualified first on Sunday — an opening round that was moved up a day because of the storms rolling in.France went from last place on the first leg to being first on the final lap to secure the country’s World Cup champion Eric Perrot, skiing the final leg for France, missed two shots in his last standing shooting bout and was only seven seconds ahead of Norway’s Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen as they headed out to ski tracks packed with fresh snow. Perrot stayed ahead of Christiansen and took his team of Fabien Claude, Emilien Jacquelin and Quentin Fillon Maillet across the line first, in a time of one hour, 19 minutes and 55.2 seconds.taking the large hill ski jump and 10-kilometer ski race. Johannes Lamparter of Austria earned his second silver in Italy and Ilkka Herola of Finland won bronze. The event begins with a single ski jump in the morning, where distance and style points are calculated to create a time advantage for the best jumper. The rest of the field starts the cross-country ski race behind the leader according to the ranking from their jump.Nordic combined — ski jumping and cross-country in one — remains the only Winter Olympic sport that does not include women, even though women compete on the World Cup circuit and at world championships. “It’s heartbreaking, it really is,” Annika told The Associated Press while wrapped in a long pink and white coat, before taking her seat in the stands.
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