Nine golds awarded on day 6 as Italy's Brignone makes Olympic history

Competition intensified at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Games on Thursday as athletes competed for gold across alpine skiing, cross-country, freestyle, luge, snowboard, speed skating, and short track. Day 6 witnessed historic achievements, national triumphs, and a new world record as medals were distributed to ten different nations.

Alpine Glory and Cross-Country Dominance

Italy's Federica Brignone captured gold in the women's super-G with a time of 1:23.41, securing her first Olympic title at age 35 and becoming the oldest alpine skiing gold medalist in Winter Games history. France's Romane Miradoli claimed silver, while Austria's Cornelia Huetter took bronze. In cross-country skiing, Sweden's Frida Karlsson earned her second gold of these Games by winning the women's 10-kilometer freestyle in 22:49.2, ahead of compatriot Ebba Andersson and American Jessie Diggins.

Luge Supremacy and Speed Skating Success

Germany's luge team relay of Julia Taubitz, Tobias Wendl, Tobias Arlt, Max Langenhan, Dajana Eitberger, and Magdalena Matschina captured gold with a time of 3:41.672, extending the nation's Olympic dominance to four consecutive titles. Austria secured silver, with Italy claiming bronze. Host nation Italy celebrated another gold as Francesca Lollobrigida triumphed in the women's 5,000-meter speed skating race in 6:46.17, her second gold of Milano-Cortina 2026, ahead of Dutch skater Merel Conijn and Norway's Ragne Wiklund.

Snowboard, Freestyle, and Short Track Fireworks

Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle successfully defended his Olympic crown in men's snowboard cross, while South Korea's 17-year-old Gaon Choi became the youngest medalist of the Games, scoring 90.25 points to win women's snowboard halfpipe gold ahead of American defending champion Chloe Kim. Australia's Cooper Woods claimed gold in men's moguls freestyle with 83.71 points. In short track speed skating, Dutch star Xandra Velzeboer set a world record of 41.399 seconds in the women's 500-meter semifinals before taking gold in 41.609 seconds. Italy's Arianna Fontana earned silver, her nation's sixth medal of the Games. Dutch skater Jens van 't Wout won men's 1,000-meter gold, with China's Long Sun and South Korea's Rim Jong-un completing the podium.