By Janina Nuno Rios MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada's Valerie Maltais said being pushed by Italian Francesca Lollobrigida helped her stay focused as she skated to the podium in the women's 3,000 metres at the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday.

A pair of South Korean speed skating sprinters will get their first action in Milan on Monday. Kim Min-sun and Lee Na-hyun will both compete in the women's 1,000 meters at Milano Speed Skating Stadium here in northern Italy,

The first full-day of competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics is in the books. Valérie Maltais was the biggest story of the day, as she claimed bronze in the women's 3000-metre speed skating event, marking Team Canada's first medal of these Olympics.

Team Canada looks to finish Day 1 strong after earning its first medal at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics

U.S. speedskater Greta Myers made her Olympic debut in the women’s 3000m on Saturday and finished with a time of 4:13.46.

Learn how Olympic speed skating works — event formats, race distances, elimination rounds, mass start rules, and how skaters advance to medal contention at the Winter Games.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella declared the 2026 Winter Olympics open. Two cauldrons — one in Milan and one in Cortina — have been lit, marking a first in the Winter Games’ history. Hello everyone from Cortina d'Ampezzo - a 4.

The opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is complete at Milan's San Siro Stadium. Featuring simultaneous ceremonies in the mountain towns of Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo, the day's festivities included performances from Mariah Carey,