Italians collect medals on a feel-good first day for the hosts at the Milan Cortina Olympics

The 2026 Winter Games are off to a promising start for host nation Italy with gold, silver and bronze on the first day of medal events. But it was Switzerland's Franjo Von Allmen who captured the first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday. There were no Americans on the podium, though Lindsey Vonn impressed in her second training run