After just over two weeks, the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics have come to an end, bringing thrilling action and memorable moments.
In a quest to take a general look at the breadth of competition taking place at the Games as well as some of the more specific individual moments, we have compiled collages that take a look at the story of each day of the Games as a whole, as well as a specific snapshot of particular significance.
Here are the 2026 Winter Olympics, as seen in photos.
day 1:
Moment of the day: Every sport needs its first gold medalist, and Switzerland’s Franzo von Allmann provided that moment In Milan, a victory in the men’s downhill, which was the 24-year-old’s first Olympic race.
Day 2:
Moment of the day: breezy johnson America left out of target In the gold medal standings on the second day of the Games, Team USA was granted a small lead to finish the downhill event, which was marred by Lindsey Vonn’s brutal crash earlier in the day.
Day 3:
Moment of the day: The U.S. mixed curling pair of Corey Theise and Corey Dropkin performed Thrilling 9-8 win over Italy The event’s semifinal round secured Team USA’s first trip to the finals since the event’s Olympic debut in 2018.
Day 4:
Moment of the day: A rivalry matchup that would prove to be a gold medal game preview turned into a surprise defeat, as USA Women’s Hockey finished strong win 5-0 Hannah Bilka scored two goals and Abby Murphy had three assists in a win over Canada in group stage play.
Day 5:
Moment of the day: 21-year-old Jordan Stolz entered Milan as a contender in four different speedskating disciplines, and he made a great start to his Games in the 1000 meters. setting an olympic record Gold medal winning performance.
Day 6:
Moment of the day: Chloe Kim entered Milan fresh off back-to-back gold medals in the women’s halfpipe, but her bid for a three-peat was thwarted by an unlikely suspect: 17-year-old Choi Gaon of South Korea. Choi scored 90.25 in her final race Secure the first gold Olympic medal.
Day 7:
Moment of the day: While Ilya Malinin entered the men’s singles figure skating event as a heavy favorite, the American fell twice in the free skate, an unexpectedly poor performance that left him in eighth place. Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shadorov won gold medalClaiming a lead of more than 11 points over the rest of the field.
Day 8:
Moment of the day: Do you remember the mention of Stolz’s claimant status a few paragraphs ago? And his Olympic record of winning gold in 1000m on the third day? Well, the eighth day also brought a similar story. Stolz performed brilliantly in the 500 meters event, Equaling another Olympic record And adding another gold medal.
Day 9:
Moment of the day: Canadian skier Mikael Kingsbury had said the 2026 Games would be his last, and he made the most of his final ride on the big stage. Kingsbury Earned the fifth Olympic medal of his career – and Canada’s first gold medal in Milan – with a win in the men’s doubles on Day 9.
Day 10:
Moment of the day: Alana Meyers Taylor has been in bobsledding for a while — Milan marked the American’s fifth Games, with three silver and two bronze medals to show for her previous experiences. Meyers Taylor, 41, finally earned my first gold Winning in Monobob in 2026.
Day 11:
Moment of the day: Tormod Frosted of Norway needed to land his final jump to earn the gold medal in men’s big air, while American Mack was ahead of him on the second to last jump of the forehand event. frosted so that theFinishing with a final score of 195.50 points out of a maximum of 200 to secure the gold.
Day 12:
Moment of the day: Mikaela Shiffrin, once the youngest Olympic slalom champion in Sochi in 2014, returned to the top of the podium after a disappointing medal finish at the 2022 Games in Beijing. shiffrin Became the second skier to win slalom gold twice Day 12 at the Olympics.
Day 13:
Moment of the day: The gold medal match saw a reversed dynamic, thanks to Team USA women’s hockey’s dominance over Canada in the two teams’ group stage meeting. Canada led 1–0 for most of the final two periods of the game before U.S. captain Hillary Knight sent the game to overtime. megan keller won with a prestigious goal.
Day 14:
Moment of the day: Finland blew a two-goal lead in the men’s hockey semi-finals, but Canada won 3–2 and secured a spot in the gold medal game. Nathan MacKinnon was the hero for Canada, scoring the winning goal in the power play. Less than a minute left in regulation.
Day 15:
Moment of the day: After all the drama of figure skating at these Olympics, Saturday’s ice dance exhibition was a chance for fans to see the biggest stars for the last time. Madison Chock and Evan Bates, Alyssa Liu, Amber Glenn and others thrilled the crowd with some gorgeous and creative final routines.
Day 16:
moment of the day: : Whereas jack hughes Scored the game-winning goal in overtime for the U.S. men’s hockey team; the Americans would not have gotten there without the goaltender’s performance connor hellebuyck. winnipeg jets Goaltender made 41 saves against Canada – nothing more remarkable than denying devon toews With his paddle in the third period.
