Italy is having a record-breaking Winter Olympics 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.

Overall, Thursday marks one of the more unsettled days this week across the Olympic region — rain in Milan, snow in the mountains, and cooler temperatures throughout. Conditions improve heading into Friday.

Italy is having its best Winter Olympics of all time and its medal count continues to climb at the Milan Cortina Games

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?

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.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Soaring arias. Wrenching tragedy. Joyful triumphs. Exotic backdrops. Climaxes often designed to produce tears, sad or otherwise. Perhaps more than anything, the operas that Italians began creating 400 years ago are designed to make you feel.

Italy set a national Winter Olympics record on Sunday as Federica Brignone's giant slalom gold capped a four‑medal surge that lifted the host nation’s tally to 22.

The 2026 Winter Olympics is underway in northern Italy as Milan-Cortina plays host to the century-old sporting event. Norway are historically the most successful nation in the Winter Games and the Norwegians are once again favourites to top the medal table,