In this section, you’ll find a wealth of original information gleaned throughout the day, live from the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan/Cortina: behind the scenes, little sayings, details that slip under the radar… In short, everything that makes the Olympic event come alive as closely as possible, beyond the results.
How do you stop Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo from winning every title?
Even when he’s not on skis, Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo is still the talk of the town. Invited to react to a humorous video produced by the Finnish channel Yle, the Norwegian discovered a series of scenarios imagining far-fetched ways of preventing him from winning a sprint.
In the clip, a number of offbeat ideas are put forward: trying to frighten him, hooking him as he passes, or distracting him in a deliberately absurd way. Faced with these suggestions, the Scandinavian put on a broad smile. ” It’s nice”, he reacted, amused, before adding: “It’s ingenious, I like it”.
Relaxed, the multiple Olympic champion finally felt that the best chance of slowing him down would perhaps be to surprise him. It was also a reminder that, for the moment, nobody on the track has really found the solution.
FIS boss found in Epstein files
The President of the International Ski Federation, Johan Eliasch, is in Italy for the Olympic Games. At the same time, his name appeared in the Epstein files. In the mixed zone, the Swede admitted that he was aware of his presence in these files. “It’s true that my details, dating back to 1988, appeared in the Epstein documents. But it has nothing to do with him,” he explained to Expressen.
Several telephone numbers and e-mail addresses are listed under her name in the files of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The 63-year-old left Sweden in 1985 to settle in London. A decade later, he took over the sports equipment company Head. A success story for the man who is the 42nd richest person in the UK, with an estimated fortune of around 4.6 billion euros.
American athletes stand up to Donald Trump
On Tuesday, freestyler Hunter Hess expressed mixed feelings about competing for the United States. Words that did not please the leader of the United States. “US Olympian Hunter Hess, a real loser, says he’s not representing his country at the Winter Olympics. If that’s the case, he shouldn’t have been in the qualifiers and it’s a shame he’s here. It’s very hard to support someone like him,” wrote Donald Trump on Truth Social.
A response that cross-country skier Lauren Jortberg echoed after her sprint quarter-final. “It’s terrible to see someone with so much power, who runs the United States, say these kinds of things about an athlete – or anyone, for that matter. I think a lot of athletes agree with Hunter. And frankly, what could be more childish than calling someone a loser? To me, it’s embarrassing. There are many of us who agree with Hunter. She goes on to describe the power she has as a top sportswoman. It’s important that we use our platform to show that we don’t agree and to show the world that not all Americans are like that,” she says.
In the men’s cross-country skiing team, Martin Ogden, 2nd in the sprint, also commented on the American billionaire’s remarks. “I haven’t been back to the United States for a long time, but it’s really hard to follow what’s going on there from a distance. I like to think that I come from a nation where you can say whatever you want without the President coming down on you. But apparently that’s not the case.”
Despite everything, his country remains a source of pride. After crossing the finish line, the silver medallist did a lap of honour with the 51-star flag on his back.
“This track is horrible! The 16-year-old Estonian combined racer is blunt after the 10 km pursuit
While all the spectators’ eyes were riveted on Kristjan Ilves, first after the ski jump, another Estonian was on the skis. At just 16 years of age, Ruubert Teder fought his way through this first combined event.
A race that the young man is unlikely to forget. When the snow sometimes gets above your ankles, it makes the track extremely difficult,” explained Teder. The altitude is already tough in itself, but the snow made things infinitely harder. With more compact snow, the course wouldn’t have been so bad.
Starting in 30th place, the Baltic finally finished 34th in the small jump combined event. When the heat was on, he couldn’t believe what he’d just experienced. “This piste is horrible! It completely put me off skiing for a long time,” he told Ohtuleht.
Domen Prevc wins his first ever Olympic medal with his national team
In the mixed competition held in Predazzo on Tuesday, Slovenia’s team of Nika Vodan, Anze Lanisek and Nika and Domen Prevc successfully defended their Olympic title won in Beijing in 2022. For Domen Prevc, this victory has a special flavour: it is the first Olympic medal of his career. It means a lot,” he told Skijumping.pl. Winning a medal, a brother and sister, in an individual sport, is something exceptional that goes down in history. It’s an incredible feeling. It gave me goose bumps.
With this medal, he becomes the fourth and last member of the Prevc siblings to win an Olympic medal. The eldest, Peter, won two medals in Sochi in 2014 and two more in Beijing four years ago. In 2022, Cene Prevc also won Olympic silver in the team competition. Her little sister Nika, meanwhile, has begun her string of medals this Olympiad. Second in the individual event, she also added team gold to her list of achievements.
Read also
- Games Diary #1: the surprising reason why Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo changed hotel rooms
- Games Diary #2: The Russian cross-country skier receives encouragement from Petter Northug Jr.
- Games Diary #3: American cross-country skiers’ new secret to success
- Games Diary #4: Zlatan Ibrahimovic salutes the skiathlon queen
- Games Diary #5: Dorothea Wierer gives her support to Rebecca Passler, “a wonderful person”.
- Games Diary #6: car, flat, cryptocurrencies… Poland falls for its medallists
