The ultimate day of the Winter Olympics is underway with the closing ceremony to happen on Sunday night as GB choose up one other medal on the Video games
Bobsleigh star Jakob Mandlbauer has been to the identical clinic the place Lindsey Vonn obtained remedy (Picture: Getty)
The ultimate day of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics has arrived with but extra medals up for grabs.
Zoe Atkin has already been in motion immediately within the Freestyle snowboarding Ladies’s halfpipe after it was postponed yesterday. A dramatic occasion noticed her declare a bronze medal as Eileen Gu earned gold, having already picked up two silvers in Italy.
US President Donald Trump was anticipated to be in attendance for the ultimate of the ice hockey later immediately as USA tackle Canada and might be current for the closing ceremony. That seems to have been squashed by his Sunday schedule, which seemingly doesn’t embody a visit to Italy.
There may be nonetheless ice hockey, a closing ceremony and extra to come back. To remain throughout all of it, maintain your eyes on this web page for reside updates all through the day…
The closing ceremony is over at Verona Enviornment, however the Roman amphitheatre will open the Winter Paralympics in below two weeks’ time. Six sports activities will function through the Video games: para alpine snowboarding (30 occasions), para biathlon (18 occasions), para cross-country (20 occasions), para ice hockey (1 occasion), para snowboard (8 occasions), and wheelchair curling (2 occasions).
The countdown in Verona is now to the Winter Paralympics, which is able to start in a fortnight on 6 March (Picture: Getty)
The Olympic flames are actually extinguished, and these Video games are actually formally over. A two-and-a-half-hour closing ceremony has additionally simply concluded on the Verona Enviornment, which included a late-night efficiency by Main Lazer after a speech by the Worldwide Olympic Committee president, Kirsty Coventry, simply seven months into the position.
The Worldwide Olympic Committee president, Kirsty Coventry declared the Winter Olympics closed (Picture: Getty) 5 days in the past21:30 Matthew Abbott
The Olympic flag has now been handed over to the subsequent Winter Olympic hosts: France (and their Alps!)
The handing over of the Olympic flag from Italy to France is now full. In 4 years’ time, with Winter Olympics might be happening within the French Alps. As with these Video games throughout Northern Italy, venues might be unfold out throughout a number of clusters, together with Briançon, Haute-Savoie, Good and Savoie
France are actually in possession of the Olympic flag 4 years earlier than they host the 2030 Winter Video games (Picture: Getty) 5 days in the past21:00 Matthew Abbott
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo recieves report sixth gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympic Video games in Verona
All the medals are actually handed out after Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo stood atop the rostrum for a sixth and last time throughout these Video games. On this event, it was for his win within the 50-kilometre mass-start cross-country ski race. Sweden’s Ebba Andersson gained the ladies’s occasion earlier immediately.
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo holds gold medal quantity six for him at these 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy (Picture: Getty) 5 days in the past20:30 Matthew Abbott
The closing ceremony continues and the final medals of those Winter Olympics might be handed out quickly
There are extra medals to provide out tonight, with victory ceremonies to come back for the 50km mass-start cross-country ski race athletes who completed within the podium locations. It has change into custom handy out the ultimate few medals through the closing ceremony at each the summer season and winter Olympic Video games.
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The Olympic flame has made its manner into the amphitheatre from Milan and the athletes additionally now enter
Charlotte Bankes and Matt Weston are presently making their manner into Verona Enviornment, carrying the British flag alongside all the opposite athletes who’ve made it to the amphitheatre from throughout Northern Italy in time for tonight’s closing ceremony.
The Olympic flame has come all the way in which from Milan to Verona for this closing ceremony of the Video games (Picture: Getty) 5 days in the past19:30 Matthew Abbott
The closing ceremony is now underway at a Roman amphitheatre even older than the Colosseum in Rome
Tonight’s closing ceremony is now underway on the Verona Enviornment, a remarkably well-preserved Roman amphitheatre within the metropolis’s historic centre. It is a far cry from Milan’s San Siro, which hosted the opening ceremony a fortnight in the past, and fingers crossed for no rain earlier than there’s, in fact, no roof overhead.
Italy’s Winter Olympics athletes, and their a number of medals at these Video games, arrived in Verona earlier (Picture: Getty)
Clare Balding is within the BBC’s Cortina studio with Chemmy Alcott and Vicky Wright to conclude their protection of those Video games. The closing ceremony is arising from 7:30pm at Verona Enviornment, the place Olympic gold medalists Charlotte Bankes (snowboard cross) and Matt Weston (skeleton) will carry the British flag.
Matt Weston might be carrying the British flag throughout tonight’s closing ceremony at Verona Enviornment (Picture: Getty) 5 days in the past18:30 Matthew Abbott
Eileen Gu instructed of heartbreaking household loss moments after successful Winter Olympics gold
Eileen Gu has revealed she suffered the heartbreaking lack of her grandmother simply moments after successful her gold medal on the Winter Olympics within the halfpipe. The 22-year-old was late for her press convention after successful the Livigno occasion, having been instructed of the unhappy information of her grandmother’s passing.
Eileen Gu instructed of heartbreaking household loss moments after successful Winter Olympics gold
Eileen Gu gained China three freestyle snowboarding medals at these Winter Olympics, one gold & two silvers (Picture: Getty) 5 days in the past18:00 Matthew Abbott
Dave Ryding’s on the TNT Sports activities couch tonight after retiring from alpine ski racing at these Olympics
TNT Sports activities have Dave Ryding becoming a member of Aimee Fuller, Amy Williams and presenter Reshmin Chowdhury within the studio for his or her closing ceremony protection. The 39-year-old retired throughout these Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina and is extensively thought of the best British skier of all time, having represented Staff GB at 5 Video games.
Dave Ryding has swapped the slopes of Cortina for the TNT Sports activities studio to cowl tonight’s ceremony (Picture: Getty)
Verona Enviornment is getting ready to formally shut these Olympics with a ceremony scheduled to begin at 7:30pm. TNT Sports activities begins its protection with Orla Chennaoui, Reshmin Chowdhury and alpine ski racer Dave Ryding at 6pm, whereas the BBC Two broadcast, hosted by Clare Balding, will start an hour later.
Verona Enviornment, one of many best-preserved remaining Roman amphitheatres, hosts the closing ceremony (Picture: Getty) 5 days in the past17:00 Jack McEachen
Each medal gained by Staff GB at Winter Olympics and the place Britain completed in desk at Milan-Cortina
With three golds, one silver, and one bronze, Milan-Cortina 2026 marked probably the most profitable Winter Olympics in British historical past. The staff’s capacity to safe a number of gold medals for the primary time allowed them to surpass earlier benchmarks, ending considerably larger within the standings than in any earlier version.
Each medal gained by Staff GB at Winter Olympics and the place Britain completed in desk
Matt Weston gained two of Staff GB’s three gold medals, the second within the combined staff competitors (Picture: Getty) 5 days in the past16:30 Matthew Abbott
That is concludes the motion at Milan-Cortina 2026 – however the closing ceremony in Verona is arising
The USA take the ultimate gold medal of those Video games, taking their whole to 12. Norway nonetheless lead the medal desk, although, with a report 18 golds and 42 total, 9 greater than the US tally. Host nation Italy end with 30, ten of which had been gold, the identical quantity because the Netherlands.
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The lads’s ice hockey gold medal goes to the USA for the primary time in 46 years because of Jack Hughes
For the primary time since 1980 and the Miracle on Ice, the USA of America are males’s ice hockey Olympic gold medalists. Jack Hughes scored the golden aim to determine this last in Milan, becoming a member of their ladies’s staff in successful gold in opposition to Canada in additional time at these 2026 Video games.
Jack Hughes was mobbed by his United States teammates after scoring the golden aim in additional time right here (Picture: Getty) 5 days in the past15:33 Matthew Abbott
It is nonetheless all sq. after 60 minutes and additional time will determine this Olympic males’s ice hockey last
Extra time will determine the Olympic ice hockey last, because it did when Canada beat the USA in Vancouver some 16 years in the past. Nevertheless, not like then, these additional 20 minutes might be 3-in-3 quite than 5-on-5, and it’s subsequent aim wins from right here on out.
Canada and the USA couldn’t be cut up after three 20-minute durations, so additional time is coming (Picture: Getty) 5 days in the past14:42 Scott Trotter
All sq.!
Canada equalise. Cale Makar drives the puck previous Connor Hellebuyck to stage all of it up.
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No manner via for Canada and the rating stays the identical with 5 minutes remaining within the second interval.
“The sport has lived as much as its billing,” mentioned former Staff Canada ahead Kent Simpson on BBC.
“Do we would like just a few extra objectives? Sure, however what we’re seeing right here with the tempo, the depth, the physicality has been one thing else. We can not say how essential that penalty kill was from the People.”
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Canada likelihood
It is 5 on three on the rink in Canada’s favour after a hooking name in opposition to the US. 93 seconds to take benefit.
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On the break
Nonetheless 1-0 USA nevertheless it was a quieter second half to the interval. Nonetheless a lot to play for.
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USA lead 1-0 within the opening third however Canada have a behavior for coming from behind. They had been down in opposition to Czech Republic within the final eight and 2-0 down in opposition to Finland within the semi-finals.
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Gold medal
Sweden’s ladies take curling gold with the ultimate stone in Italy.
Anna Hasselborg sends it down and hits the remaining Swiss providing to say a 6-5 victory.
It is a fourth ladies’s curling gold medal for Sweden. Earlier wins got here in 2006, 2010 and 2018.
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Seventh in bobsleigh
Disappointment for Staff GB with Taylor Lawrence taking some duty. Nonetheless seventh finest on this planet, lads.
“Coming into the Video games, we would been doing very well for the previous couple of years so coming away in seventh place is a little bit of a bittersweet tablet to swallow to be trustworthy,” he mentioned.
“From myself, that final push was sub-par from what I count on. However the lads pushed properly and Brad drove properly and that is one other four-year cycle ticked off.”
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Two medals left
Ladies’s curling is underway between Sweden and Switzerland.
Males’s ice hockey’s last with USA and Canada will get underway in thirty minutes.
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IOC resolution
The physique has appointed new members.
Yunjong Gained (Republic of Korea, bobsleigh) and Johanna Talihärm (Estonia, biathlon) have been confirmed as IOC Members.
The Session confirmed their election immediately, after which the brand new Members took the oath.
The IOC Session elected the brand new Chair of the IOC AC, Pau Gasol Sáez, as an EB member to interchange Emma Terho, who has accomplished her time period.
As well as, two different IOC AC members, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen and Hong Zhang, have concluded their phrases on the AC and can subsequently additionally end their phrases as IOC Members.
On the finish of the Video games, the IOC’s membership will subsequently stand at 106, with 46 ladies and 60 males.
5 days in the past12:02 Scott Trotter
Atkin’s pleasure
I am so blissful. I imply I have been trying ahead to this for at the very least the previous 4 years and actually, it was simply so overwhelming coming right here with the group and simply realizing it was the Olympics – like so many feelings: I used to be so stressed, I used to be crying.
To place two runs down felt so good and the cherry on prime, getting the Olympic podium, meant a lot to me. I’ve actually dreamed about this second since seeing my sister win her bronze in 2018. So to type of again her up eight years later feels so good, have her supporting me is simply full circle, I am simply so stoked.
It isn’t the primary bronze within the household however Atkin continues to be having fun with the bling.
It is actually heavy. This is occurring my trophy shelf for certain.
It’s extremely full-circle and I am so blissful to have them right here [her family] and it simply means a lot. Thanks a lot!
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5 days in the past11:36 Scott Trotter
Bobsleigh star despatched to ‘Lindsey Vonn clinic’
Bobsleigh star Jakob Mandlbauer suffered a horrific crash yesterday and has been transferred to the identical clinic the place Lindsey Vonn obtained remedy.
Mandlbauer competed within the bobsleigh occasion as a part of a 4‑man staff alongside Daniel Bertschler, Sebastian Mitterer and Daiyehan Nichols‑Bard. The crash occurred in warmth two of the ultimate.
Bertschler, Mitterer and Nichols‑Bard appeared to stroll away from the scene unscathed, however Mandlbauer required extended medical consideration earlier than finally being stretchered off below a thermal blanket together with his neck in a brace.
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Bronze within the bag
Zoe Atkin is a bronze medallist within the ladies’s halfpipe in an awesome begin to the day, matching her sister’s bronze within the slopestyle eight years in the past.
A powerful efficiency that might have earned extra if not for Eileen Gu and Li Fanghui.
Olympic bronze medallist snowboarder Jenny Jones mentioned:
Zoe Atkin completely skied her coronary heart out on that third run. She did every little thing she might and 5 metres out was actually nice to see.
She is totally over the moon to get a medal, I do not suppose she might have performed something extra.
A particularly thrilling last.
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