Breezy Johnson brought the first gold medal for the USA. Photo by Reuters.
In the first half of the day, competitions among female skiers took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the downhill event. Breezy Johnson was the winner, while silver went to Emma Aicher from Germany, and the bronze medal was awarded to Italian Sofia Goggia.
However, the competition was marred by the fall of legendary skier Lindsey Vonn, who returned to competition in 2024 after a five-year break. Vonn was urgently evacuated by helicopter.
Later it was reported that the 41-year-old athlete was hospitalized in Treviso, where she underwent surgery.
Doctors stated that "in the afternoon, Vonn underwent orthopedic surgery to stabilize a fracture of her left leg."
Lindsey Vonn fell 13 seconds after the start. Photo by Reuters.
In the men's skiathlon over a distance of 10+10 kilometers, gold was won by Norwegian Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, silver went to Frenchman Mathis De Loze, and bronze was awarded to another Norwegian, Martin Løwstrøm Nygård.
Fourth place was taken by Russian Saveliy Korosteleva, who competed under a neutral flag. At one point, he had a chance for a medal as De Loze received a warning for cutting the course during a pit stop. The Russian team filed an appeal, but the jury decided to keep the results unchanged since the Frenchman did not gain a significant advantage.
Frenchman Mathis De Loze (number 9) won bronze, while Russian Saveliy Korosteleva (number 15) finished fourth. Photo by AFP via Getty Images.
For the first time in Olympic history, a skier from Haiti participated: Stevenson Savar finished in 64th place, which is the last among the athletes who completed the distance.
Stevenson Savar — the first representative of Haiti in Olympic skiing — successfully completed the entire distance. Photo by Reuters.
40-year-old snowboarder Karl Benjamin became the oldest Olympic champion. Photo by Reuters.
During the mixed relay in biathlon, the French team took first place, while the Italians finished second, and Germany won the bronze.
In the parallel giant slalom among female snowboarders, gold was won by Zuzana Maderova from the Czech Republic, silver went to Sabine Meyer from Austria, and the bronze medal was awarded to Italian Lucia Dalmaso.
In the men's giant slalom, Austrian Karl Benjamin won, South Korean Kim Sang-kyum took second place, and Bulgarian Tervel Zamfirov finished third.
Speed skater Sander Eitrem from Norway brought another gold medal to his country, setting a new Olympic record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 06:03.95. Silver went to Czech Methody Jilek, and bronze went to Italian Riccardo Lorello.
Max Langenhan with his gold medal and the Olympic mascots. Photo by AFP via Getty Images.
In the luge competitions, gold was won by German athlete Max Langenhan, silver went to Austrian Jonas Müller, and bronze was awarded to Italian Dominik Fischnaller.
Late Sunday evening, the team figure skating tournament concluded, with Team USA taking first place thanks to an outstanding performance by Ilia Malinin.
Photo by Neil Hall / EPA / Shutterstock.
Silver went to Team Japan, and bronze was awarded to the host nation, Italy.
On February 9, five sets of medals will be contested in disciplines such as speed skating, alpine skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding, and freestyle.
Additionally, competitions in curling (mixed pairs) and hockey (women's teams) will continue.
The XXV Winter Olympic Games are taking place in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo from February 7 to 22.
