Day 10 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics delivered high drama, milestone performances, and continued shifts in the medal race, even as the overall standings at the top remained unchanged.

Canada’s Courtney Sarault strengthened her case to serve as a flag-bearer at the closing ceremony after capturing her third medal of the Games, while the Canadian women’s hockey team advanced to a highly anticipated final against archrivals the United States. Megan Oldham added to Canada’s tally with a gold medal performance in freestyle skiing.

Medal Standings

Norway continued to lead the medal table with 12 gold medals and 28 overall. Host nation Italy remained second with 23 medals, including eight gold. The United States held third place with six gold and 19 total medals, followed by the Netherlands in fourth with six gold, five silver, and one bronze.

Canada’s second gold of the Games, secured by Oldham, lifted the team to 13th place with two gold, four silver, and five bronze medals.

Sarault Secures Third Medal

Sarault claimed silver in the women’s 1,000m short-track speed skating final, finishing in 1:28.523. The race was won by the Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer in 1:28.437, with Kim Gilli of the Republic of Korea taking bronze in 1:28.614.

Sarault had led for much of the race before Velzeboer surged ahead with a decisive lunge at the line. The 25-year-old Canadian previously earned silver in the mixed team relay and bronze in the 500m, bringing her total to three medals at these Games.

“I don’t know how I really did it today,” Sarault told media after her event. “I came in just focused and ready to fight for it and ready to give my all every race.”

Her silver marked Canada’s 10th medal of the Games at that point. After the race, Sarault embraced coach Marc Gagnon and teammates beneath a Canadian flag.

“I’m really proud of myself and how hard I’ve worked,” she said. “There’s more races to come so I’m going to keep pushing it.”

Sarault is the second Canadian woman to win three medals at a single Winter Olympics. She has rebounded from an injury-plagued 2024 season that included overtraining and a concussion.

“My god, I went to hell and back,” she told Olympics.com. “But after the year I’ve had, I owed it to myself to just skate, be in the moment, and give myself the best chance by letting go of everything that has happened in the past.”

Dutch Dominance in Short Track

Velzeboer’s 1,000m victory gave her a second individual gold of the Games after winning the 500m. Along with teammate Jens van ’t Wout, she has accounted for all four of the Netherlands’ gold medals in short-track speed skating so far. She will compete next in the 1,500m.

Italy’s Arianna Fontana finished fourth in the 1,000m final, while China’s Gong Li placed fifth.

Meyers Taylor Wins Elusive Gold

In women’s monobob, U.S. veteran Elana Meyers Taylor captured her first Olympic gold medal in her fifth appearance at the Winter Games. The 41-year-old entered the final run in third place but delivered the fastest time to move ahead of Germany’s Laura Nolte and teammate Kaillie Humphries.

Nolte finished 0.04 seconds behind for silver, with Humphries taking bronze at 0.12 seconds back.

Oldham Triumphs in Big Air

Freestyle skier Megan Oldham secured Canada’s second gold medal of the Games in women’s freeski big air. The 24-year-old posted scores of 91.75 and 89.00 in her opening two runs for a winning total of 180.75.

She edged defending champion Eileen Gu of China, who finished with 179.00. Italy’s Flora Tabanelli claimed bronze with 178.25, recording the highest single-run score of the final at 94.25 in her third attempt. Gu’s silver brought her career Olympic medal total to five, making her the most decorated female Olympic freeski athlete.

Meillard Claims Slalom Crown

Switzerland’s Loïc Meillard won gold in the men’s Alpine skiing slalom, the final event of the men’s Alpine program. Meillard posted a combined time of 1:53.61 to secure his third medal of the Games, adding to silver in the team combined and bronze in the giant slalom.

Austria’s Fabio Gstrein earned silver in 1:53.96, while Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen took bronze in 1:54.74. Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath, who led after the first run, straddled a gate on his final descent and did not finish. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen also failed to complete his first run.

India’s Arif Mohd Khan finished 39th with a combined time of 2:41.60 in his second Olympic appearance.

Austria Wins Ski Jumping Super Team

Austria’s Jan Hoerl and Stephan Embacher claimed gold in the inaugural men’s ski jumping super team event on the large hill. Heavy snowfall forced organizers to cancel the third and final round, with results determined after two rounds.

The Austrian duo scored 568.7 points. Poland’s Kacper Tomasiak and Pawel Wasek took silver with 547.3, while Norway’s Kristoffer Eriksen Sundal and Johann Andre Forfang secured bronze with 538.0.

Japan Makes History in Figure Skating

Japan’s Miura Riku and Kihara Ryuichi delivered a personal-best free skate to win the country’s first Olympic gold medal in pairs figure skating. The reigning world champions climbed from fifth place after the short program to secure the title.

Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava earned silver with a score of 221.75, marking Georgia’s first Winter Olympic medal. Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin took bronze with 219.09.

U.S.–Canada Women’s Hockey Final

The United States and Canada will meet in the women’s ice hockey final on Thursday.

Team USA defeated Sweden 5-0 in the semifinals, securing an eighth consecutive Olympic medal. The Americans have posted five straight shutouts since conceding in their opening game against Czechia.

Canada advanced with a 2-1 victory over Switzerland. Captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored both goals, bringing her career Olympic total to 20 and setting a new all-time women’s Olympic goals record.

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