{"id":464900,"date":"2026-02-07T18:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T18:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/464900\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T18:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T18:38:17","slug":"winter-olympics-2026-day-one-live-updates-eileen-gu-survives-crash-in-slopestyle-qualifiers-valentino-guseli-in-big-air-final-as-milano-cortina-action-gets-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/464900\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Olympics 2026 day one live updates: Eileen Gu survives crash in slopestyle qualifiers, Valentino Guseli in Big Air final as Milano Cortina action gets underway"},"content":{"rendered":"

9h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 9:11amAustralians in action on day one of Winter Olympics\"Chris<\/p>\n

COMPLETED<\/p>\n

Rosie Fordham (49th), Ellen Soehol Lie (57th), Phoebe Cridland (58th) and Maddie Hooker (59th) in women’s 10km + 10km skiathlon final<\/p>\n

Alex Ferlazzo (19th) after men’s singles luge second run<\/p>\n

UP NOW<\/p>\n

5.30am: Valentino Guseli in men’s snowboard big air final<\/p>\n

(All times AEDT)<\/p>\n

2m agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 6:35pm<\/p>\n

A rough start for Guseli\"Henry<\/p>\n

Not a great start for Australia’s Valentino Guseli in the men’s snowboarding big air final, who scores a 23.00 with his first run.<\/p>\n

Things were looking pretty good in the air, rough landing did for him there.<\/p>\n

Can’t be easy opening things up in a final.<\/p>\n

However, things are far from over for the Aussie – every competitor is guaranteed three runs.<\/p>\n

7m agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 6:30pm<\/p>\n

Ferlazzo learns official standing after two runs\"Luke<\/p>\n

The second run of the men’s singles luge is in the books, with Alex Ferlazzo 19th out of 25 on the standings.<\/p>\n

Ferlazzo is 2.186 seconds behind Germany’s Max Langenhan, who is top of the pops after two sensational runs.<\/p>\n

Langenhan set track records in both, first with a 52.924 and then a 52.902 in his second effort.<\/p>\n

His total time of 1:45.826 has him placed ahead of Austrian\u00a0Jonas M\u00fcller\u00a0(1:45.988) and Italy’s\u00a0Dominik Fischnaller\u00a0(1:46.124).<\/p>\n

7m agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 6:29pm<\/p>\n

Guseli looking to continue his dream week\"Henry\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

What a story it has already been for Val Guseli at these Games.<\/p>\n

Only granted a wildcard position in the competition a matter of hours before qualifying, the 20-year-old conjured one of the moments of the tournament so far when he snuck into the final 12 with a jaw-dropping leap.<\/p>\n

He’ll be on first in the final, which is only moments away.<\/p>\n

21m agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 6:16pm<\/p>\n

Guseli’s blockbuster big air final not far off\"Henry<\/p>\n

As sunrise approaches in the eastern states, we move closer to today’s main event, from an Australian perspective at least: Valentino Guseli in the men’s snowboard big air final.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old wildcard is only in the final courtesy of the most ridiculous of final leaps in the qualifying round, and will be hoping to spring an upset to earn Australia its first medal of these Games.<\/p>\n

The men’s snowboard big air final gets underway at 5:30am AEDT. That’s about 15 minutes from now.<\/p>\n

For those of you who missed that remarkable qualifying moment, our man in Italy, Simon Smale, has you covered.<\/p>\n

21m agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 6:16pmFerlazzo completes second run\"Luke<\/p>\n

Australia’s Alex Ferlazzo improved on his first run with his second effort in the men’s singles luge.<\/p>\n

Ferlazzo posted a time of 53.999, following his 54.013 earlier this morning.<\/p>\n

The North Queenslander has a total time of 1:48.012 to be in provisional 18th place during the second run.<\/p>\n

49m agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 5:47pmAussies provide update on injured Peel\"Luke\"Laura(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Australian team officials have given the following update on injured aerial skier Laura Peel.<\/p>\n

Laura Peel has travelled to Livigno to give herself the best chance of competing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games.<\/p>\n

On February 1 Peel sustained a significant knee injury. After an MRI, Peel received treatment under team physio at the aerials pre-Games training camp in Airolo Switzerland.<\/p>\n

Being in Livigno with the Australian Olympic team medical staff maximises options to treat Peel and assess her ability to compete.<\/p>\n

Peel will be working with Australian Olympic team medical staff on a staged progression of criteria based strength, stability and functional testing to pass medical clearance for jumping.<\/p>\n

At this time the Australian Olympic team is supporting Laura and allowing the medical staff space to work through options with her.<\/p>\n

Training begins on February 14. Competition starts February 17.<\/p>\n

1h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 5:34pm<\/p>\n

Ferlazzo preparing for second run\"Luke<\/p>\n

The second run of the men’ singles luge is underway.<\/p>\n

Australia’s Alex Ferlazzo is 22nd in the order of 25 athletes.<\/p>\n

We’ll keep you across of how he fares.<\/p>\n

1h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 5:31pm<\/p>\n

Prevc leading the way in women’s ski jumping\"Henry<\/p>\n

The women’s ski jumping is underway in Predazzo, with some seriously impressive jumps lighting up the trial round.<\/p>\n

Slovenia’s Nika Prevc, just 20 years old and competing in her first Olympics, leads the field, having just completed a 103m jump.<\/p>\n

Norway’s Anna Odine Stroem and Japan’s Nozomi Maruyama finished the practice in second and third respectively.<\/p>\n

The field of 50 athletes will be cut down to 30 in the first round, which starts in about half an hour.<\/p>\n

After that, the medals will be decided in the final, taking place at 6am AEDT.<\/p>\n

1h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 4:53pm<\/p>\n

Ferlazzo in 20th place after first run\"Luke\"Alex(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Alex Ferlazzo sits in 20th place following the completion of the first run of the men’s singles luge.<\/p>\n

Ferlazzo (54.013) needs to hold a top-20 spot across the next two runs to make it through to Monday’s fourth and final round.<\/p>\n

No-one was able to topple German Max Langenhan, who set the track record of 52.924.<\/p>\n

Austrian Jonas M\u00fcller (52.959) and Italy’s Dominik Fischnaller (53.085) hold down second and third place respectively.<\/p>\n

The second run kicks off at 4:32am AEDT.<\/p>\n

2h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 4:32pm<\/p>\n

Sweden dominant in women’s ice hockey\"Henry\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Sweden continued its positive start in the women’s ice hockey, downing Italy 6-1 in Milan.<\/p>\n

The Swedes lead Group B with two wins from two matches, with the top three teams of the five-team group to progress to the knockout stages.<\/p>\n

In the higher-ranked Group A, in which all five sides are guaranteed to advance, the US leads Finland 1-0 after the first period.<\/p>\n

2h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 4:30pmFerlazzo makes first run\"Luke<\/p>\n

Australia’s Alex Ferlazzo has completed his first run of the men’s singles luge.<\/p>\n

Ferlazzo stopped the clock in 54.013 to be 14th on the standings after the first 15 athletes hit the track.<\/p>\n

Germany’s Max Langenhan set the pace with a track record of 52.924.<\/p>\n

There is a field of 25 competing in the event, with the second run scheduled for 4:32am AEDT.<\/p>\n

2h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 4:24pmLollobrigida wins gold in women’s 3000m final after Olympic record\"Chris\"Italy'sItaly’s Francesca Lollobrigida won gold in the women’s 3000m final, setting an Olympic record time. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Unbelievable scenes here as Francesca Lollobrigida wins the gold medal in the women’s 3000m final.<\/p>\n

It’s incredibly Lollobrigida’s 35th birthday today as well. I don’t think she’ll ever have a better present than this.<\/p>\n

Lollobrigida couldn’t bear to watch as the final pair went through their race, but then burst into a huge celebration with her team.<\/p>\n

That is Italy’s first ever women’s speed skating gold.<\/p>\n

Here is how the podium finished up:<\/p>\n

Francesca Lollobrigida (ITA) – 3:54.28 (OR)Ragne Wiklund (NOR) – 3:56.54 (+2.26)Valerie Maltais (CAN) – 3:56.93 (+2.65)2h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 4:10pmItalian veteran sets new Olympic record in 3000m final\"Chris<\/p>\n

ABSOLUTE SCENES at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium!<\/p>\n

Italian 35-year-old Francesca Lollobrigida\u00a0has set a new Olympic record time of 3:54.28 to take the top spot in the women’s 3000m final.<\/p>\n

Lollobrigida, silver medallist in this event four years ago, was paired up with Canada’s Valerie Maltais, who is now in second place with 3:56.93.<\/p>\n

Nadezhda Morozova\u00a0currently in the bronze medal spot.<\/p>\n

2h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 4:05pm<\/p>\n

Ferlazzo about to take to track\"Luke\"Alex(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Competing at his fourth Olympics, Townsville’s Alex Ferlazzo is only minutes away from his opening run in the men’s singles luge.<\/p>\n

There are 25 competitors at the Cortina Sliding Centre, with Ferlazzo 15th in the order.<\/p>\n

After four runs across two days, we’ll find out who reaches the podium.<\/p>\n

Ferlazzo first competed at the 2014 Games in Sochi, so he knows what to the expect in Olympic competition.<\/p>\n

Good luck Alex!<\/p>\n

2h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 4:04pm<\/p>\n

Morozova moves into gold medal position\"Chris<\/p>\n

Incredible scenes in the women’s 3000m final as Kazakhstan’s Nadezhda Morozova\u00a0pips Belgium’s Sandrine Tas\u00a0to put herself into gold medal position.<\/p>\n

Morozova records a time of 4:01.20, just 0.06 seconds ahead of Tas’s 4:01.26.<\/p>\n

Merel Conijn\u00a0of the Netherlands is currently in third spot.<\/p>\n

Just three more pairs to go in this final.<\/p>\n

3h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 3:35pm<\/p>\n

GB sees off US fightback to claim curling triumph\"Henry\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Great Britain has continued its red-hot form in the mixed doubles curling, seeing off a valiant United States fightback to claim a 6-4 victory.<\/p>\n

The triumph makes it seven wins from seven to start the tournament for the Brits, who are now guaranteed a semi-finals berth.<\/p>\n

With the top four nations from the ten team round robin phase progressing to the knockouts, the second-placed US is still well placed to advance, as are Canada and Italy, who sit in third and fourth respectively.<\/p>\n

Sweden is looking the most likely side to break into the top four, after defeating Italy 9-4.<\/p>\n

The results from today’s other games are as follows:<\/p>\n

Estonia 5 – 6 NorwaySouth Korea 4 – 9 Czechia<\/p>\n

3h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 3:09pm<\/p>\n

The 12 men through to the freeslope final\"Chris\"Norway'sNorway’s Birk Ruud qualified with the top score from two runs in the men’s freeslope. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The field is set for the men’s freeslope final after two qualifying runs.<\/p>\n

Here’s how the top 12 looks, with Sweden’s Jesper Tjader\u00a0the big riser in the second run:<\/p>\n

Birk Ruud (NOR) – 81.75Tormod Frostad (NOR) – 79.96Jesper Tjader (SWE) – 79.83Matej Svancer (AUT) – 79.63Andri Ragettli (SUI) – 75.00Mac Forehand (USA) – 74.46Ben Barclay (NZL ) – 73.36Alex Hall (USA) – 71.63Luca Harrington (NZL) – 69.70Konnor Ralph (USA) – 68.91Sebastian Schjerve (NOR) – 67.63Kim Gubser (SUI) – 64.10<\/p>\n

3h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 2:57pm<\/p>\n

Sweden getting the job done in the women’s ice hockey\"Henry\"\"(Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Impressive stuff from Sweden, who are overrunning Italy in the second period of their women’s ice hockey matchup in Milan.<\/p>\n

The Swedes currently lead 4-1 with five minutes of the second period to play.<\/p>\n

It’s quite a unique pool phase for the women in this Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

There are two groups of five teams, with all five nations in the higher ranked Group A guaranteed to progress and the top three of Group B making it through to the knockouts.<\/p>\n

A victory for Sweden here will make them hot favourites to top Group B.<\/p>\n

4h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 2:17pm<\/p>\n

When do we get to see Jakara in action?\"Chris<\/p>\n

When does jakara kick off her account <\/p>\n

– Bailey <\/p>\n

Massive Jakara and Lindsey vonn fan here what’s the go with both of them could they face each other at all<\/p>\n

– Bailey<\/p>\n

If you want to watch Jakara Anthony\u00a0in action, she’ll be up in the moguls qualifying at 9:15pm (AEDT) on February 11 and the dual moguls from 8:30pm (AEDT) on February 14.<\/p>\n

Anthony won’t be competing against Lindsey Vonn, who is in the downhill and super g events.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at when all the Aussies will be in action at these Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"9h agoSat 7 Feb 2026 at 9:11amAustralians in action on day one of Winter Olympics COMPLETED Rosie Fordham…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":464901,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,134,160,136,236399,238074,238073],"class_list":["post-464900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-live-blog","tag-music","tag-winter-olympics-2026","tag-winter-olympics-day-one","tag-winter-olympics-milano-cortina"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}