Highlights of Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games Day 14
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2026-02-21 15:17:02
BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) --China strengthened its medal campaign on Day 14 of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics as Wang Xindi won gold and teammate Li Tianma secured bronze in the men's freestyle skiing aerials on Friday.
Gold medalist Wang Xindi (C) of China reacts during the awarding ceremony of the freestyle skiing men's aerials at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)Wang Xindi of China competes during the freestyle skiing men's aerials final 2 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)Wang Xindi of China reacts during the freestyle skiing men's aerials final 1 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)Gold medalist Wang Xindi of China celebrates winning after the freestyle skiing men's aerials final 2 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)
Elsewhere in Livigno, the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe title went to American Alex Ferreira, who scored 93.75 points to finally secure Olympic gold after earning silver in PyeongChang and bronze in Beijing.
Gold medalist Alex Ferreira of the United States reacts during the awarding ceremony after the freestyle skiing men's freeski halfpipe final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)Brendan Mackay of Canada competes during the freestyle skiing men's freeski halfpipe final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)Gus Kenworthy of Britain competes during the freestyle skiing men's freeski halfpipe final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
In Milan, South Korea dominated the women's 1,500 meters short track speed skating event, taking gold and silver in a tightly contested final. China's young skater Yang Jingru narrowly missed out on a podium finish, placing fourth.
Gold medallist Kim Gilli (C) of South Korea celebrates after winning the short track speed skating women's 1500m final A at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)Yang Jingru (R) of China celebrates after the short track speed skating women's 1500m semifinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. In Milan, South Korea dominated the women's 1,500 meters short track speed skating event, taking gold and silver in a tightly contested final. China's young skater Yang Jingru narrowly missed out on a podium finish, placing fourth. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)Kristen Santos-Griswold (2nd L) of the United States, Kamila Sellier (3rd L) of Poland, and Arianna Fontana of Italy fall during the short track speed skating women's 1500m quarterfinal at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)Zhang Bohao, Liu Shaoang, Sun Long and Lin Xiaojun of China react after the short track speed skating men's 5000m relay final B at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)Liu Shaoang of China crosses the finish line during the short track speed skating men's 5000m relay final B at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
The Netherlands maintained its traditional strength in speed skating. Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong clocked 1:54.09 to win the women's 1,500 meters, edging Norway's Ragne Wiklund by just 0.06 seconds. The victory marked Rijpma-de Jong's first Olympic gold medal in her fourth Winter Games.
Silver medalist Ragne Wiklund (L) of Norway and bronze medalist Valerie Maltais (R) of Canada kiss gold medalist Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of the Netherlands during the awarding ceremony of the speed skating women's 1500m event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)
Men's ice hockey semifinals saw Canada edge Finland 3-2 in a tense encounter, while the United States defeated Slovakia 6-2.
Jack Hughes (L) of the United States celebrate his goal during the ice hockey men's play-offs semifinal match between the United States and Slovakia at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi)Goalkeeper Juuse Saros of Finland reacts during the ice hockey men's play-offs quarterfinal between Canada and Finland at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)Players conflict during the ice hockey men's play-offs quarterfinal between Canada and Finland at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)
In Anterselva, Norway continued to dominate biathlon. Johannes Dale-Skjevdal won the men's 15km mass start after hitting all 20 targets.
Johannes Dale-Skjevdal of Norway reacts during the awarding ceremony of the biathlon men's 15km mass start event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)Athletes compete during the quarterfinal of the freestyle skiing women's ski cross event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)Kim Kalicki/Talea Prepens of Germany compete during the Bobsleigh 2-woman heat 1 at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
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