Ski jumping left a distinct mark on the Milano Cortina Winter Games, with a strange sideshow, a weather-driven controversy and a series of upsets that reshaped the sport’s landscape as its Olympic programme expanded.

The 19-year-old captured two silver medals and a bronze, becoming Poland’s first ski jumper to win three medals at a single Winter Olympics. But instead of a flashy celebration, Tomasiak asked for a thanksgiving Eucharist, placing his medals on the altar in gratitude to God.

United States ski jumper Ben Loomis luckily avoided what could’ve been a disaster when a leaf blower hit his shoulder.

Here are some of the most unusual Winter Olympic sports in history, from ski ballet and military patrol to dog sled racing and skijoring.

Norway's Anna Odine Stroem won her second ski jumping gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games in the inaugural Olympic women's large hill event.

A hand grenade from World War II was discovered in a car park near the Winter Olympics ski-jumping venue in Predazzo and defused, Italian police said on Sunday. Experts defused the hand grenade and

After his second gold of these Games, Prevc has a shot to tie Matti Nykänen's record of three in a single Olympics.

Annika Belshaw is competing in her first Winter Olympics at Milan Cortina 2026, looking to add to Team USA’s medal count. The trial run went well for Belshaw, who earned 51 points to place 29th after jumping 113 meters at 96.