Italy has already recorded its best-ever Winter Olympics medal haul, powered primarily by women, as gender parity efforts deliver historic results at Milan Cortina 2026.

MILAN (AP) — This could turn out to be Italy’s best Winter Olympics ever after a record-breaking day on home snow and ice. The host nation picked up six medals on Sunday, the most Italy has ever won in a single day at the Winter Olympics.

Two skiers were killed and one more was injured in an avalanche in Courmayeur, a ski resort located about 135 miles from the 2026 Winter Olympics events in Milan, on Feb. 15.

Italy's athletes have won a record 22 medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics. How much of their success is because they are competing on home snow?

ROME (AP) — Italy has foiled a series of cyberattacks targeting some of its foreign ministry offices, including one in Washington, as well as Winter Olympics websites and hotels in Cortina d’Ampezzo,

The U.S. women’s hockey team has advanced to the semifinals at the 2026 Winter Olympics after routing host nation Italy 6-0 in an ill-tempered quarterfinal. Kendall Coyne Schofield scored two goals for Team USA, while Megan Keller, Laila Edwards, Britta Curl-Salemme and Hannah Bilka each added one.

US skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin sensationally ended her Olympic drought, winning gold in the women’s slalom. Follow CNN for live updates of Day 12 of the Games.

It’s the thirteenth full day of the Winter Olympics and the schedule is jam-packed with sporting action. Taking place across Lombardy and Northeast Italy until February 22, the Milano Cortina games are the 25th time the event has taken place.