By Marleen Kaesebier BORMIO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Russian ski mountaineer Nikita Filippov became the first individual neutral athlete (AIN) of these Winter Games to win a medal on Thursday, when he secured silver in the first-ever "SkiMo" men’s sprint event at an Olympics.

TESERO, Italy (AP) — Norway swept the Nordic combined events at the Milan Cortina Winter Games with a victory in the team sprint through heavy snowfall Thursday in what could be the final time the sport is featured in the Olympics.

Alica Schmidt marked Valentine’s Day with a polished portrait moment. On Saturday, February 14, the German track and field star shared a trio of close-up shots on Instagram, captioning the post, “Happy v-day 💗💖.

Norway won the Nordic combined team sprint at the Olympics on Thursday in a chaotic race that saw several crashes and collisions in heavy snow, dashing medal hopes for podium hopefuls in the final competition for the sport at these Games.

TESERO, Italy (AP) — Nordic goodbye? It could be the last Olympics for a sport that mixes the grace of ski jumping with the grind of cross-country skiing. Nordic combined events at the Milan Cortina Games ended Thursday.

Two-time Olympic medalist Fred Kerley's lawyer tells TMZ Sports that prosecutors have dropped the battery charge against his client.

Marianne Fatton made history by winning gold in the first-ever Winter Olympic ski mountaineering sprint event. Can't view the above video? Click here. The newest sport on the Olympic program made its debut Thursday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.