Olympic 2026 Medal Count, Final Tally, Winners from Day 1 Events
Italy had a fantastic start to the medal events at its home Winter Olympics.
Francesca Lollobrigida earned the first Italian gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games in the women's 3000-meter event in speed skating.
Lollobrigida's triumph occurred a few hours after Giovanni Franzoni and Dominik Paris took silver and bronze in the men's downhill.
Switzerland's Franjo van Allmen earned the first gold of the Milan Cortina Games in the men's downhill.
Sweden produced a one-two in the women's cross-country skiathlon, led by Frida Karlsson.
Updated Medal Count
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T-1. Italy - 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
T-1. Japan - 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
T-1. Norway - 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
4. Sweden - 2 (1 gold, 1 silver)
5. Switzerland - 1 (1 gold)
Men's Downhill
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Gold: Franjo von Allmen (Switzerland) - 1:51.61
Silver: Giovanni Franzoni (Italy) - 1:51.81
Bronze: Dominik Paris (Italy) - 1:52.11
Franjo von Allmen became the first gold-medal winner of the Milan Cortina Games with his triumph in the men's downhill.
Von Allmen got down the hill in 1:51.61, 20 seconds faster than Italy's Giovanni Franzoni.
Von Allmen became the second straight Swiss and third in five Winter Olympics to win the men's downhill.
Franzoni and Dominik Paris took second and third to claim Italy's first two medals of its home Olympics. Before Saturday, Italy had three total medals in the men's downhill since it was first contested in 1948.
Women's Cross Country Skiathlon
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Gold: Frida Karlsson (Sweden) - 53:45.2
Silver: Ebba Andersson (Sweden) - 54:36.2
Bronze: Heidi Weng (Norway) - 55:11.9
Frida Karlsson took home the first women's gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics in the cross-country skiathlon.
Karlsson held a commanding lead throughout the final few laps of the 20-kilometer race.
The Swedes led for most of the race. Multiple skiers broke loose at the front during the 10-kilometer classical portion of the event. Karlsson ran away during the 10-kilometer freestyle part.
Ebba Andersson joined her fellow Swede Karlsson on the medal podium with a second-place finish.
Heidi Weng landed the first medal of the Milan Cortina Games for Norway, who is expected to compete with Germany and the United States for the most overall medals.
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Women's Speed Skating 3000m
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Gold: Francesca Lollobrigida (Italy) - 3:54.28
Silver: Ragne Wiklund (Norway) - 3:56.54
Bronze: Valerie Maltais (Canada) - 3:56.93
Francesca Lollobrigida delivered the first memorable moment of the Milan Cortina Games.
Lollobrigida raced to victory in the women's 3,000 meters on her 35th birthday to become the first Italian woman to win a speed skating gold medal.
Lollobrigida, who won silver in the 3,000 meters in 2022, set an Olympic record time of 3:54.28 from the third-to-last heat.
Ragne Wiklund of Norway and Valerie Maltais of Canada completed the medal podium in the event.
The Netherlands, usually the dominant country in speed skating, only had one of its three competitors finish in the top five.
Men's Snowboard Big Air
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Gold: Kira Kimura (Japan) - 179.50
Silver: Ryoma Kimata (Japan) - 171.50
Bronze: Su Yiming (China) - 168.50
Kira Kimura nailed a switch backside 1980 on his third run to catapult himself into first place in men's snowboard big air. He had posted the highest score in the first run (89.00), but failing to land in the second left it all up to his final effort.
With Team USA's Oliver Martin hanging onto third place, Su Yiming impressed the judges enough on the third run to receive a 80.25. As a result, the reigning gold medalist at least got onto the podium.
Men's big air delivered Japan its first gold and silver medals of the 2026 Olympics.
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