Chasing gold: Moments from the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
This photo essay captures the energy, emotion, and intensity of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, where athletes from around the world gather on ice and snow to compete at the highest level. Each frame reflects the spirit of the Olympic Games and the human pursuit of excellence.
Marion Thenault of Team Canada competes alongside a broadcast drone in the Women's Aerials Final One on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 18, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Patrick Beckert of Team Germany, Felix Maly of Team Germany, Fridtjof Petzold of Team Germany in action during the Speed Skating Men's Team Pursuit on day eleven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 17, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Stefano Guidi/Getty Images) Edson Luques Bindilatti of Team Brazil pilots his team as they participate in 4-man Bobsleigh training on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Sliding Centre on February 19, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Patrick Baumgartner of Team Italy pilots his team as they participate in 4-man Bobsleigh training on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Sliding Centre on February 19, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images) Erin Jackson of United States in action during Speed Skating Women's 500m on day nine of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 15, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Agency/Getty Images) Qing Ying of Team People's Republic of China pilots her team as they participate in heat five of the 2-woman Bobsleigh training on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Sliding Centre on February 19, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images) A vintage large format camera in combination with a mobile phone was used to create this image.) Johannes Lochner of Team Germany pilots his team as they participate in heat three of the 4-man Bobsleigh training on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Sliding Centre on February 19, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Back to the Future" is a series of images captured using vintage Graflex cameras, paying tribute to the type of camera that would have been used 70 years ago when Cortina previously hosted the games in 1956. In a modern twist, these cameras have been adapted to record images on smartphones, enabling live transmission of the content captured. (Photo: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) Kjeld Nuis of Team Netherlands celebrates after winning bronze in the Speed Skating Men's 1500m on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Cassie Sharpe of Team Canada waves to the crowd as she is stretchered off by medical staff after a crash in run two of the Women's Freeski Halfpipe Qualification on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 19, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: Adam Pretty/Getty Images) Megan Keller #5 of Team United States celebrates with teammates after scoring the game-winning goal to win the gold medals in the overtime during the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Adeliia Petrosian of Team Individual Neutral Athlete competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Mone Chiba of Team Japan competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Alysa Liu of Team United States warms up prior to the Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Julia Sauter of Team Romania competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Ruiyang Zhang of Team People's Republic of China competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Jordan Stolz of Team United States competes during the Speed Skating Men's 1500m on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images) Matt Graham of Australia competes in the Men's Dual Moguls small final of the Freestyle Skiing competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Livigno, Italy, 15 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/DAN HIMBRECHTS) Ally Hickman of Australia competes in the Women's Snowboard Big Air qualification round at the Livigno Snow Park, on day 2 of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy, 08 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/DAN HIMBRECHTS) Ryota Yamamoto of Team Japan in action during the Ski Jumping Trail Round of Nordic Combined Team Sprint Large Hill/2x7.5km on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium on February 19, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. (Photo: Tom Weller/Getty Images) Vinzenz Geiger of Team Germany reacts while approaching the finish line in the Cross Country of Nordic Combined Team Sprint on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium on February 19, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. (Photo: Lars Baron/Getty Images) Hanna Huskova of Team Individual Neutral Athletes competes in the Women's Aerials Qualification Two on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 18, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: Andy Cheung/Getty Images) Winter Vinecki of Team United States competes in the Women's Aerials Final One on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 18, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Marianne Fatton of Switzerland in action during the Women's Sprint of the Ski Mountaineering competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Stelvio, Italy, 19 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO) Kokomo Murase of Japan competes in the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle final of the Snowboarding competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Livigno, Italy, 18 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/ALEX PLAVEVSKI)
Franziska Preuss of Germany competes in the Women's 4x6km Relay of the Biathlon competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Anterselva, Italy, 18 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/MARTIN METELKO) Brad Jacobs of Canada delivers a stone during the Men's Curling Round Robin match Norway against Canada at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, 19 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/ANDREA SOLERO) Danielle Scott of Team Australia warms up prior to the Women's Aerials Final on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 18, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images) (from L) Teun Boer of the Netherlands, Steven Dubois of Canada, William Dandjinou of Canada, Jens van 't Wout of Netherlands and Melle van 't Wout of Netherlands compete in the Men's 500m final of the Short Track Speed Skating competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Milan, Italy, 18 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT) Johannes Lamparter of Austria competes in the Team Sprint 2x7.5km/Large Hill of the Nordic Combined competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Predazzo, Italy, 19 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/FILIP SINGER) Vinzenz Geiger of Germany competes in the trial round for the Team Sprint 2x7.5km/Large Hill of the Nordic Combined competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Predazzo, Italy, 19 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/FILIP SINGER) Teun Boer of the Netherlands falls during the Men's 500m final of the Short Track Speed Skating competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Milan, Italy, 18 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/TERESA SUAREZ) David Pastrnak #88 of Team Czechia celebrates after scoring a goal in the first period during the Men's Quarterfinals Playoff match between Canada and Czechia on day 12 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Gilli Kim of Team Republic of Korea celebrates after winning gold in final A of the Short Track Speed Skating Women's 3000m Relay on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images) Jens van 't Wout (L) of Netherlands and Melle van 't Wout of Netherlands celebrate after placing 3rd and 2nd respectively in the Men's 500m final of the Short Track Speed Skating competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Milan, Italy, 18 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/TERESA SUAREZ) Gold medal winner Mikaela Shiffrin (C) of USA, silver medal winner Camille Rast (L) of Switzerland and bronze medal winner Anna Swenn Larsson (R) of Sweden celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Slalom of the Alpine Skiing competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Tofane ski centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, 18 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT)
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262186215_742331.jpg "Patrick Beckert of Team Germany, Felix Maly of Team Germany, Fridtjof Petzold of Team Germany in action during the Speed Skating Men's Team Pursuit on day eleven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 17, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Stefano Guidi/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262426333_975695.jpg "Edson Luques Bindilatti of Team Brazil pilots his team as they participate in 4-man Bobsleigh training on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Sliding Centre on February 19, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262429175_739380.jpg "Patrick Baumgartner of Team Italy pilots his team as they participate in 4-man Bobsleigh training on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Sliding Centre on February 19, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2261809756_724065.jpg "Erin Jackson of United States in action during Speed Skating Women's 500m on day nine of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 15, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Agency/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262464077_200321.jpg "Qing Ying of Team People's Republic of China pilots her team as they participate in heat five of the 2-woman Bobsleigh training on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Sliding Centre on February 19, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262478724_391828.jpg "A vintage large format camera in combination with a mobile phone was used to create this image.) Johannes Lochner of Team Germany pilots his team as they participate in heat three of the 4-man Bobsleigh training on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Sliding Centre on February 19, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Back to the Future\" is a series of images captured using vintage Graflex cameras, paying tribute to the type of camera that would have been used 70 years ago when Cortina previously hosted the games in 1956. In a modern twist, these cameras have been adapted to record images on smartphones, enabling live transmission of the content captured. (Photo: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262493975_784853.jpg "Kjeld Nuis of Team Netherlands celebrates after winning bronze in the Speed Skating Men's 1500m on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262519314_518649.jpg "Cassie Sharpe of Team Canada waves to the crowd as she is stretchered off by medical staff after a crash in run two of the Women's Freeski Halfpipe Qualification on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 19, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: Adam Pretty/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262527614_111452.jpg "Megan Keller #5 of Team United States celebrates with teammates after scoring the game-winning goal to win the gold medals in the overtime during the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262530417_638045.jpg "Adeliia Petrosian of Team Individual Neutral Athlete competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262532356_229647.jpg "Mone Chiba of Team Japan competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262530281_758265.jpg "Alysa Liu of Team United States warms up prior to the Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262515990_259184.jpg "Julia Sauter of Team Romania competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262510768_137680.jpg "Ruiyang Zhang of Team People's Republic of China competes in Women's Single Skating - Free Skating on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262492257_210928.jpg "Jordan Stolz of Team United States competes during the Speed Skating Men's 1500m on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13746514_440264.jpg "Matt Graham of Australia competes in the Men's Dual Moguls small final of the Freestyle Skiing competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Livigno, Italy, 15 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/DAN HIMBRECHTS)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13720049_660043.jpg "Ally Hickman of Australia competes in the Women's Snowboard Big Air qualification round at the Livigno Snow Park, on day 2 of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy, 08 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/DAN HIMBRECHTS)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262444706_828864.jpg "Ryota Yamamoto of Team Japan in action during the Ski Jumping Trail Round of Nordic Combined Team Sprint Large Hill/2x7.5km on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium on February 19, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. (Photo: Tom Weller/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262464415_671547.jpg "Vinzenz Geiger of Team Germany reacts while approaching the finish line in the Cross Country of Nordic Combined Team Sprint on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium on February 19, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. (Photo: Lars Baron/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262341129_482697.jpg "Hanna Huskova of Team Individual Neutral Athletes competes in the Women's Aerials Qualification Two on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 18, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: Andy Cheung/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262285606_375113.jpg "Winter Vinecki of Team United States competes in the Women's Aerials Final One on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 18, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13761857_672266.jpg "Marianne Fatton of Switzerland in action during the Women's Sprint of the Ski Mountaineering competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Stelvio, Italy, 19 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13758855_379633.jpg "Kokomo Murase of Japan competes in the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle final of the Snowboarding competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Livigno, Italy, 18 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/ALEX PLAVEVSKI)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13759376_479808.jpg "Franziska Preuss of Germany competes in the Women's 4x6km Relay of the Biathlon competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Anterselva, Italy, 18 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/MARTIN METELKO)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13761256_412118.jpg "Brad Jacobs of Canada delivers a stone during the Men's Curling Round Robin match Norway against Canada at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, 19 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/ANDREA SOLERO)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262317954_582141.jpg "Danielle Scott of Team Australia warms up prior to the Women's Aerials Final on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 18, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13760846_654987.jpg "(from L) Teun Boer of the Netherlands, Steven Dubois of Canada, William Dandjinou of Canada, Jens van 't Wout of Netherlands and Melle van 't Wout of Netherlands compete in the Men's 500m final of the Short Track Speed Skating competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Milan, Italy, 18 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13761535_852964.jpg "Johannes Lamparter of Austria competes in the Team Sprint 2x7.5km/Large Hill of the Nordic Combined competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Predazzo, Italy, 19 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/FILIP SINGER)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13761863_204307.jpg "Vinzenz Geiger of Germany competes in the trial round for the Team Sprint 2x7.5km/Large Hill of the Nordic Combined competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Predazzo, Italy, 19 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/FILIP SINGER)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13760551_916687.jpg "Teun Boer of the Netherlands falls during the Men's 500m final of the Short Track Speed Skating competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Milan, Italy, 18 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/TERESA SUAREZ)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262317941_799317.jpg "David Pastrnak #88 of Team Czechia celebrates after scoring a goal in the first period during the Men's Quarterfinals Playoff match between Canada and Czechia on day 12 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2262357359_874381.jpg "Gilli Kim of Team Republic of Korea celebrates after winning gold in final A of the Short Track Speed Skating Women's 3000m Relay on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Joosep Martinson/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13760492_312393.jpg "Jens van 't Wout (L) of Netherlands and Melle van 't Wout of Netherlands celebrate after placing 3rd and 2nd respectively in the Men's 500m final of the Short Track Speed Skating competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Milan, Italy, 18 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/TERESA SUAREZ)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13759259_678507.jpg "Gold medal winner Mikaela Shiffrin (C) of USA, silver medal winner Camille Rast (L) of Switzerland and bronze medal winner Anna Swenn Larsson (R) of Sweden celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women's Slalom of the Alpine Skiing competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Tofane ski centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, 18 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT)")
Marion Thenault of Team Canada competes alongside a broadcast drone in the Women's Aerials Final One on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 18, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)