Winter Olympics Day 8: Americans Liz Lemley and Jaelin Kauf go for moguls glory and speed skating aplenty
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Follow for live updates on the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games. Day 8 features several skiing events, a speed skating final and more.
• Shocking skating loss: USA’s Ilia Malinin said he “blew it” after he placed a shocking eighth in the men’s figure skating final yesterday. He fell twice during the routine. Mikhail Shaidorov won gold in a massive and meaningful victory for Kazakhstan. • Ukrainian’s appeal dismissed: Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych will remain disqualified from the Games for defying IOC guidelines banning his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled. • Ice dance controversy: There are questions around a French duo winning the ice dancing event after a French judge’s marks swayed the result, knocking Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates to silver. CNN Sports has all of the greatest feats of achievement – and funny anecdotes – from the Games, sign up for our “Milano Memo” newsletter. Saturday’s men’s giant slalom (GS) will see all eyes focused on Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt. The 28-year-old is the defending champion from Beijing 2022 and has been the dominant force in men’s Alpine ski racing for the past five seasons.
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It is a uniquely female athlete’s quandary, the presumption that parenthood means the end of competition. This month, six American women will cart their baby gear along with their Team USA kits to Milan Cortina, pulling the double duty as mom and Olympian.
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