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France takes gold in the first biathlon race of the Winter Olympics as Simon secures mixed relay win
ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — France dominated the second half of the mixed relay biathlon race at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday with fast skiing and strong shooting to take gold ahead of Italy and Germany.
At Milan Cortina, every major sport category but ice hockey features men and women competing together.
The IOC has made strides toward gender equality, but many of the competition formats aren't there yet. Some think that's just fine.
Biathlon begins Sunday with the mixed relay event. It will set the tone for the ten following events in Milan Cortina and Team Italy's hopes for a biathlon medal.
For a millisecond, short track speed skater Kim Boutin wasn’t sure how to feel when she watched her teammate William Dandjinou cross the finish line in second place. The Canadian team had entered the mixed team relay race with their hearts set on a gold-medal finish.
Emily Harrop is one of France's best medal hopes as ski mountaineering makes its Winter Olympic debut - but she could have been competing for Team GB.
By Francesca Landini and Gianluca Semeraro MILAN, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Arianna Fontana, Italy's most decorated Winter Olympian, led her team to gold in the mixed short track relay at the Milano Cortina Games on Tuesday.
Italy won the first short track medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics, skating to gold in the mixed relay with Canada and Belgium rounding out the podium.
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(Olympics) Mixed relay final part of short track's 1st day
The short track speed skating competition of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will begin Tuesday, with the first set of medals to be awarded in the mixed team relay. South Korea has won more short track gold medals than anyone in Olympic history with 26,