Dfter the beautiful golds won yesterday by Federica Brignoni and Lisa Vittozzi, the race program today of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics is once again full of medal chances for the blue athletes. The super short track champion Arianna Fontana will compete in the 1000m of specialty in search of his 14th Olympic medal. A metal that would make it the most medal-winning Italian athlete in the history of the modern Olympics.
Also looking for a great result is Flora Tobanelli, a leading protagonist of big air international in acrobatic skiing. Giada Andreutti and Simona de Silvestro instead they will try to put opponents who are stronger on paper in difficulty in the match female bob individual. Cherry on the back men’s alpine skiing with lor special slalom where the blue Alex Vinatzer has a good chance of medal.
Olympics races today 16 February, programme, Italians, times. Arianna Fontana in search of a historic medal, Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii in the figure skating final
After the gold in the mixed relay and the silver won in the 500m, Arianna Fontana returns to the ice at the Stelvio Ski Center to compete in the women’s 1000m race of short tracks. Specialty in which he had conquered the Olympic bronze medal at PyeongChang 2018.
The skater will take to the track at 11.00 for the quarter-finals for then, in case of qualification, it will return at 11.55 and 12.45 for semi-finals and finals. The three races broadcast live on Rai 2RaiPlay and the Eurosport, Discovery+, DAZN platformsHBO Max, TIMVision and Prime Video
After yesterday’s short program – where they finished eighth – Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii return to the ice for the free program of pairs figure skating at 8.00 pm. The distance between the couple and the podium is not unbridgeable and the boys have already won a European Cup in 2023. The other Italian couple is also on skates Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini currently in tenth position.
Arianna Fontana with the silver medal won in the 500m short track. (Getty Images)
Alex Vinatzer in the special slalom, Flora Tobanelli in acrobatic skiing and the bobsleigh girls
Among the most uncertain specialties of these Olympics – almost twenty athletes have a legitimate chance of medaling –, the men’s special slalom is ready to provide strong emotions.
The blue Alex Vinatzer could bring Italian slalom back to the podium but he will have to counter the great favorite Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, winner of the giant slalom on Saturday. The first heat will start at 10.00 am while the second at 1.30 pm. Always live on Rai 2RaiPlay and the Eurosport, Discovery+, DAZN platformsHBO Max, TIMVision and Prime Video
With regard to acrobatic skiing, Flora Tabanelli and Maria Gasslitter they are ready to put on a show at 7.30pm with the first heat and, to follow, the other three. Giada Andreutti And Simona De Silvestro instead they will be busy at 7.00 pm with the female mono bob at the Cortina Sliding Center.
The Italian skier Alex Vinatzer. (Getty Images)
The updated medal table: Italy is always second
1 – Norway (12 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze)
2 – Italy (8 gold, 4 silver and 10 bronze)
3 – United States (5 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze)
4 – Netherlands (5 hours, 5 silver and bronze)
4 – Sweden (5 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze)
6 – France (4 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze)
7 – Germany (4 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze)
8 – Austria (4 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze)
9 – Switzerland (4 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze)
10 – Japan (3 gold, 5 silver and 9 bronze)
The other races and the Italians chasing medals at the 2026 Olympics: today’s program
10:00 Bobsleigh – Two-man bobsleigh, run 1 (Patrick Baumgartner)
10:00 Alpine skiing – Men’s slalom, run 1 (Alex Vinatzer, Tobias Kastlunger, Tommaso Saccardi and Tommaso Sala)
11:00 Short track – 1000m women, quarter finals (Chiara Betti, Elisa Confortola, Arianna Fontana)
11:18 Short track – 500m men, heats (Thomas Nadalini, Lorenzo Previtali, Pietro Sighel)
11.55am Short track: women’s 1000m, semi-final
11.57 Bobsleigh: Two-man bobsleigh, run 2 (Patrick Baumgartner)
12.04 Short track: Men’s 5000m relay, semi-finals (Andrea Cassinelli, Thomas Nadalini, Lorenzo Previtali, Pietro Sighel, Luca Spechenhauser)
12.42 Short track: women’s 1000m, final
1.30pm Alpine skiing: Men’s Slalom, heat 2
2.05pm Curling: Men’s round robin, Italy – People’s Republic of China
7.00pm Bobsleigh: Monobob women (Giada Andreutti, Simona De Silvestro)
7.00pm Ski jumping: Men’s super team, round 1 (Giovanni Bresadola, Alex Insam)
7.05pm Curling: Women’s round robin, Italy – USA
7.30pm Acrobatic skiing: Big air women, final heat 1 (Flora Tabanelli, Maria Gasslitter)
7.43pm Ski jumping: Men’s super team, round 2
7.53pm Acrobatic skiing: Women’s Big Air, heat 2 final
8.00pm Figure skating: Pairs, free program (Sara Conti and Niccolò Macii, Rebecca Ghilardi and Filippo Ambrosini)
8.17pm Acrobatic skiing: Women’s Big Air, heat 3 final
8.20pm Ski jumping: Men’s super team, final
9.06pm Bobsleigh: Women’s Monobob, heat 4
