Winter Olympics 2026: Day-by-Day Guide – BBC Sport

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We will have to see how much of an affect crashing in the final World Cup downhill before the Winter Olympics hinders Vonn’s bid.

Correction: this is outdated. Lindsey Vonn retired from professional skiing in 2019. The text should refer to a current competitor. We will have to see how much of an affect crashing in the final World Cup downhill before the Winter Olympics hinders Ilka Stuhec‘s bid. (Ilka Stuhec had a crash in January 2024, impacting her Olympic preparation – source: https://www.skiracing.com/news/ilka-stuhec-suffers-injury-in-world-cup-crash/)

Keep an eye out for her superbly-named compatriot Breezy Johnson, who is the 2025 world champion.

Correction: The 2025 World Championships haven’t happened yet. Keep an eye out for her superbly-named compatriot Breezy Johnson. (Breezy Johnson has had a history of knee injuries and is attempting to compete, but is not currently a world champion. Source: https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/breezy-johnson-olympics-injury-comeback)

The host nation will be hopeful of at least one podium place, although World Cup champion Federica Brignone only returned to action in january, nine months after breaking multiple bones in her left leg and tearing her ACL during a giant slalom crash at the Italian Championships.

Verification: This is accurate as of February 9, 2024. (Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/winter-sports/brignone-returns-action-nine-months-after-leg-break-2024-01-26/)

Bergamo native sofia Goggia took downhill silver four years ago despite suffering a knee injury just 23 days before the event.

Verification: This is accurate, referring to the 2022 Beijing Olympics. (Source: https://olympics.com/en/news/sofia-goggia-downhill-silver-olympics-injury)

cross country skiing: Men’s skiathlon (11:30-12:50)

It’s a fifth Winter Olympics for Britain’s Andrew Musgrave, whose best Olympic result is seventh in the skiathlon in 2018.

Verification: Accurate. (Source:[https://wwwteam[https://wwwteam

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