MILAN (AP) — The organizing committee for the Milan Cortina Olympics is apologizing for the surface of the podium used at the Milano Ice Skating Arena that caused minor damage to the blades of figure skaters celebrating their team medals last weekend.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates have already won one medal at Milan Cortina after the U.S. figure skating team took home gold for the second straight Winter Olympics.

"And I think the emotion at the end of the program, the hug, the smiles, the bows like that is, for me, the greatest memory of the Olympic Games."

Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid won his first individual Olympic medal on Tuesday, then immediately confessed to cheating — but not in the 20-kilometer individual race.

And, they're off! The 2026 Winter Olympic Games have begun, and celebrities have flocked to Milan and Cortina to watch the death-defying feats of athleticism in person.

Aberdeen native Muir heads into her second Games with a maiden X Games title and three World Cup wins to her name and is a genuine medal contender after qualifying third.

Mikaela Shiffrin is looking ahead after her disappointing fourth-place finish in the women’s team combined event at the 2026 Winter Olympics.