German biathlete Philipp Horn showed up with a cardboard medal with the writing "winner of the hearts" after the mass start race in which he came fourth. Fourth place is known in the German language as tin medal,
It is the last day of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics with the closing ceremony taking place after the final few gold-medal events. 15 medals will be handed out on Day 16 of the Games, starting with the postponed women's freeski halfpipe final along with the women's cross-country skiing 50km mass start.
ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — French biathlon star Martin Fourcade and the 2014 German men's Olympic relay team are among the medalists who are scheduled to be honored Sunday during a medal reallocation ceremony at the Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena at the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
American sliders Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, and Kaillie Humphreys, 40, secure gold and bronze medals. Meyers-Taylor built on her record as the Black athlete with the most Winter Olympics medals.
German-born skater Julia Sauter, who competed for Romania at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, achieved the best results in the country’s history in women’s Olympic figure skating. She finished the competition in 17th place,