Milano-cortina: Medals found their owners in eight disciplines Saturday at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. On the eighth day of the Games in Italy, medal events were held in alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, short track speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, and speed skating.

According to Anadolu Agency, Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen made history by winning gold in the men's alpine skiing giant slalom, marking Brazil's first medal in Winter Olympics history. Switzerland's Marco Odermatt took silver, while compatriot Loic Meillard claimed bronze.

In the women's biathlon 7.5-kilometer sprint, Norway's Maren Kirkeeide secured gold, with France's Oceane Michelon earning silver and Lou Jeanmonnot taking bronze.

Norway also captured gold in the women's 4x7.5-kilometer cross-country skiing relay, with Sweden finishing with silver and Finland earning bronze.

American Jordan Stolz won gold in the men's 500-meter speed skating event, setting a new Olympic record time of 33.77 seconds. The Netherlands' Jenning de Boo took silver, while Canada's Laurent Dubreuil claimed bronze.

Australia's Anthony Jakara won gold in the women's dual moguls freestyle skiing final with 20 points. The US' Jaelin Kauf secured silver, and compatriot Elizabeth Lemley took bronze.

In the men's large hill ski jumping category, Slovenia's Domen Prevc earned gold, with Japan's Ren Nikaido winning silver and Poland's Kacper Tomasiak taking bronze.

Austria's Janine Flock captured gold in the women's skeleton, finishing in a time of 3:49.02. Germany's Susanne Kreher claimed silver, and Jacqueline Pfeifer earned bronze.

The final medals of the day were awarded in the men's 1,500-meter short track speed skating category. The Netherlands' Jens van 't Wout took gold, South Korea's Hwang Dae-heon won silver, and Latvia's Roberts Kruzbergs secured bronze.