Britain joined the gold rush at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games with wins in the skeleton mixed team event and the mixed team snow board cross.
There were also headline gold medal wins for Dutch speed skater, Femke Kok, and Norway’s Anna Odine Stroem in ski jumping.
Norway continues to lead on the medals table ahead of Italy and the United States.
Britain became the first Olympic champions in the skeleton mixed team event as individual champion Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker set a track record with their final run.
Germans Axel Jungk and Susanne Kreher edged out compatriots Christopher Grotheer and Jacqueline Pfeifer for another silver.
Britain also took gold in the mixed team snowboard cross courtesy of Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale, after the pair bounced back from disappointment in their individual races.
In the women’s ski jumping large hill individual, Norway’s Anna Odine Stroem won her second gold, while compatriot Eirin Maria Kvandal took silver following a dominant performance by the Scandinavian country.
Speed Skating World record holder Femke Kok asserted her dominance over 500 meters to win gold and give the Netherlands their first women’s title in the distance.
Kok had finished second behind Jutta Leerdam in the 1000 metres on Monday, but swapped places with her compatriot on the podium in the 500 metres.
Italy’s Lisa Vittozzi put on a superb display of shooting to hit all 20 targets and win gold in a thrilling women’s 10 kilometres biathlon pursuit race.
The gold medal was Italy’s first in the sport.
And there was more gold for Italy’s Federica Brignone, who completed a golden double on home snow, adding the giant slalom title to the Super-G won last Thursday.
Meanwhile in the women’s snowboard slopestyle qualifications, New Zealand’s Zoi Sydowski-Synnott qualified in top spot with a best score of 88 point Zero Eight..
Elsewhere at the Santagiulia Arena, Canada walloped France 10-2 as they chased the top seeding from the preliminary stage of the men’s Olympic ice hockey
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