Winter Olympics 2026 live updates: Day 5 latest with a major upset in ice hockey, luge underway, figure skating later

It’s Day 5 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with eight gold medals on the line today.

The first went to Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen, who added Alpine skiing’s super-G to his downhill and team combined titles. U.S. star Ryan Cochran-Siegle repeated his Beijing feat with a fine silver.

Jens Luraas Oftebro (Nordic combined) added a seventh gold to Norway’s Games-leading tally, while the U.S. took both gold and silver via Elizabeth Lemley and Jaelin Kauf in the freestyle women’s moguls. Later, Italian duo Andrea Voetter and Marion Oberhofer took the first-ever gold medal in luge women’s doubles, one of the new events at this year’s Games.

The men’s ice hockey tournament began with a thrilling upset as Slovakia defeated heavyweight Finland 4-1 behind a two goals from Juraj Slafkovský. Sweden will face host-nation Italy a bit later in that major sport.

Men’s luge, figure skating, speed skating and the start of the men’s curling tournament make up the rest of the schedule today.

Follow along for live coverage, context and analysis from our reporters on the ground in Italy.