Records are made to be broken, and there has been no shortage of them at Milano Cortina 2026.
In total, nine new Olympic records were set at the Olympic Winter Games, all of which came on Milan’s ice tracks in two sports. Seven records were set at speed skating, with the remaining two coming in short track speed skating.
Both the USA’s Jordan Stolz and Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands set two Olympic records each – in fact, Velzeboer also set a world record on her way to securing the short track speed skating women’s 500m gold medal.
Almost half (four) of the new records were set by Dutch athletes in what has been a successful Olympics for the nation, with all 16 of the Netherlands’ medals coming in the speed skating disciplines.
Elsewhere, there were Olympic records for athletes from Norway, the People’s Republic of China, and hosts Italy, who enjoyed home delight on Day 1 thanks to Francesca Lollobrigida claiming the first Olympic gold of her career.
Read on for all the details of the Olympic records set at Milano Cortina 2026.