Olympics 2026: February 15 champions, Ukraine results and updated medal table

Biathlon: first triumph for Italy

Two medal sets were awarded in biathlon on Sunday, with the men’s and women’s pursuit races taking place. Five Ukrainian athletes competed.

The men’s pursuit was won by Martin Ponsiluoma of Sweden, who claimed his first Olympic gold. Second place went to Sturla Lægreid of Norway, and third to Émilien Jacquelin of France.

Two athletes from Ukraine finished in the top 20, improving their starting positions from the sprint. Vitaliy Mandzyn finished 16th, while Dmytro Pidhrushnyi placed 20th.

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Lisa Vittozzi (photo: x.com/milanocortina26)

Gold in the women’s event at the Winter Olympics 2026 was won for the first time at home Games by a representative of the host nation – Lisa Vittozzi. The Italy athlete, who missed the previous season, claimed her first Olympic gold medal.

Reigning Olympic sprint champion Maren Kirkeeide could not repeat her winning result in the pursuit this time, but secured silver. Bronze went to Suvi Minkkinen of Finland.

Three biathletes from Ukraine – Yuliia Dzhima, Khrystyna Dmytrenko, and Oleksandra Merkushyna – had disastrous shooting performances and finished outside the top 40. For the first time in history, no Ukrainian female biathlete qualified for the mass start.

Freestyle skiing: Canadian dominance in the final

In freestyle skiing, the men’s dual moguls finals took place. The tournament followed a direct elimination format, from the round of 32 to the medal rounds.

In the gold medal duel, Mikael Kingsbury of Canada showed total superiority over Ikuma Horishima of Japan, winning confidently 30:5.

Bronze was won by Matt Graham of Australia, who defeated another Japanese athlete, Takuya Shimakawa, 20:15 in a tight contest.

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo (photo: x.com/milanocortina26)

Cross-country skiing: Klaebo sets all-time record

Team Norway confirmed its favorite status and confidently won gold in the men’s relay. The team featuring Emil Iversen, Martin Lovstroem Nyenget, Einar Hedegart, and Klaebo left no chance for their rivals.

The race became historic for Klaebo – he won his ninth Olympic gold medal and became the absolute record holder of the Winter Olympics.

Silver in the relay went to France, while bronze was won by Italy.

Alpine skiing: giant slalom without separate bronze

35-year-old Italian alpine skier Federica Brignone won gold in the giant slalom at the home Winter Olympics 2026. After this triumph, her Olympic collection now includes five medals – two golds, one silver, and two bronzes.

Interestingly, the competition finished without a separate bronze medal: second place was shared by Sara Hector of Sweden and Thea Louise Stjernesund.

Anastasiia Shepilenko of Ukraine finished 39th.

Snowboarding: success for United Kingdom

Hugh Nightingale and Charlotte Banks won gold in the mixed team snowboard cross event.

Silver went to Italians Lorenzo Sommariva and Michela Moioli. Bronze was won by French athletes Loan Bozzolo and Lea Casta.

Speed skating: gold with Olympic record

Olympic gold in the shortest distance – 500 meters – was won by Femke Kok of the Netherlands. She also set a new Olympic record – 36.49 seconds.