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Olympics fueled by 1800 meters of pizza and a ton of Grana Padano
Athletes consumed about two wheels of Grana Padano a day, roughly a ton of the world-famous Italian cheese over the 16 days of competition.
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Mischa Thomas eighth as Kiwi games comes to an end
23 Feb 2026Mischa Thomas has finished eighth in the women's freeski halfpipe, completing New Zealand's involvement at the Winter Olympics in Italy.
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Ice hockey: US claim long-awaited gold with win against Canada in overtime
23 Feb 2026The United States ended their long wait for an Olympic men's ice hockey gold with a 2-1 overtime victory over Canada in a thrilling final.
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'King Klaebo' claims sixth gold, most ever at single Winter Olympics
22 Feb 2026Johannes Klaebo led a Norwegian podium sweep in the men's 50km classic to claim his sixth gold of the Milano Cortina Games and 11th of his career.
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Watch: Ives knocked out, Harrington heads to freeski halfpipe final
Kiwi Fin Melville Ives is in a stable condition after a nasty fall at the men's freeski halfpipe qualifiers saw him stretchered off the snow.
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Figure skating-American Alysa Liu wins gold medal
20 Feb 2026In a commanding and joyful performance, Liu nailed jump after jump as the sold-out crowd at the Milano Ice Skating Arena erupted.
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Watch: Dog makes unexpected Olympic debut
Footage from the broadcast shows the happy pup running with two skiers as the crowd cheers.
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott's bid for another Olympic medal put on hold
Heavy snow has scrambled the Winter Olympics schedule in the Italian town of Livigno, as organisers postponed the women's snowboard slopestyle finals.
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Olympics: Shock as heavy favourite beaten in men's single figure skating
14 Feb 2026American Ilia Malinin's display unravelled as he made one mistake after another.
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Cam Melville Ives misses snowboard halfpipe medals
14 Feb 2026Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives finishes 12th in halfpipe at first Winter Olympics.
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Nearly 10,000 sign petition amid Olympics judging scandal
13 Feb 2026Madison Chock and Evan Bates will leave the Milano Cortina Olympics with silver medals, but also an outpouring of support from fans questioning the judging that denied them gold.
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Canada shut out Czech team in masterclass men's hockey opener
13 Feb 2026Tournament favourites Canada marked their territory with a 5-0 win over Czech Republic to open their men's Olympic ice hockey campaign.
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How a 30-year-old from Hawke's Bay got picked for UAE's first Winter Olympics
12 Feb 2026Determination is at the heart of how a Hawke's Bay-raised athlete became part of the United Arab Emirates first ever winter Olympic team. Audio
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Kiwi snowboarder qualifies for halfpipe final
12 Feb 2026Wānaka snowboarder Cam Melville Ives has qualified for the final of the halfpipe competition at the Winter Olympics.
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Olympian lashed for love-cheat admission, apologises
12 Feb 2026The Norwegian biathlete apologised to his gold medal-winning teammate after stealing the spotlight by admitting to cheating on his girlfriend.
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Tearful Olympic medallist confesses to cheating on girlfriend
11 Feb 2026Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid followed up his bronze medal with an extraordinary confession.
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Watch: Luca Harrington's medal-winning run
11 Feb 2026The 21-year-old managed to clean up in the freeski slopestyle after a shaky start and earn NZ's second medal.
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'It whacked my snowboard': Olympian Zoi Sadowski-Synnott's medal breaks
11 Feb 2026New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has joined an elite club of Olympians - those who will be bringing home broken medals. Audio
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Ukrainian banned from wearing 'helmet of remembrance' at Games
Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to wear the helmet in the skeleton competition in honour of those killed in the war with Russia in the skeleton competition at the Winter Olympics.
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Olympics finds fix for faulty medals
11 Feb 2026Athletes can return broken medals so they can be "promptly repaired," local organisers said.
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Watch: Haka in the snow for Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
10 Feb 2026"It was really special and meant a lot to me," the snowboard says of a haka by team mates after her medal win.
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Watch: Sadowski-Synnott's medal-winning big air run
10 Feb 2026"I've never been so nervous," the snowboarder says after claiming New Zealand's first medal of the Winter Games. Audio
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US athletes say they have right to speak up as Trump brands skier a 'loser'
Hunter Hess earlier said it was "a little hard" to wear US colours this year.
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Mystery of breaking medals baffles Olympic organisers
Whether gold, silver or bronze, there is one thing Winter Olympics medals have in common: they can break.
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'Stoked': Zoi Sadowski-Synnott first in Olympic Big Air qualifying
9 Feb 2026The New Zealand Olympic great tops the qualifying field for the Winter Olympics Snowboard Big Air in a statement of intent. Audio
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Avalanches kill three in Italian Winter Olympics regions
Avalanches have killed three people skiing off-piste in two regions that are home to some of the venues of the Milano Cortina Winter Games, the Alpine rescue service said.
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Winter Olympics: Barclay, Harrington qualify for men's freeski slopestyle final
8 Feb 2026Two New Zealanders have advanced in qualifying to keep their dreams alive at Milano Cortina 2026.
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NZ flagbearers for 2026 Olympic Winter Games announced
7 Feb 2026Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and freeski athlete Ben Barclay were formally announced during a special team gathering.
