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Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026: Day 6

Friday, February 13, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Milano Cortina Day 6 halfpipe, short track, speed skating

Day 6 of Milano Cortina 2026 was about legacy pressure and Olympic symmetry. Chloe Kim settled for silver as a 17 year old stole the halfpipe gold, Italy reshuffled its internal hierarchy with historic wins in speed skating and super G, and short track once again proved that chaos is the point. Read my iPINIONS… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Day 6, Halfpipe, iPINIONS, Milano Cortina 2026, Olympic Drama, Short Track, speed skating, Super-G, Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026: Day 5

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Milano Cortina ice dancing, luge, super g, moguls

Day 5 of Milano Cortina 2026 rewrote the script. Franjo von Allmen joined alpine royalty with a historic hat trick, Italy flexed host-nation muscle in luge, moguls delivered drama, and ice dancing gold carried geopolitical undertones no one could ignore. Read my full iPINIONS take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/milano-cortina-winter-olympics-2026-0ff Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Alpine skiing, Day 5, Ice Dancing, iPINIONS, Luge, Milano Cortina 2026, Moguls, Olympic Politics, Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026: Day 4

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Milano Cortina 2026, Shiffrin, Klaebo, Ukrainian skeleton helmet, USA curling

Day 4 of Milano Cortina 2026 showed how thin the line is between greatness and doubt. Mikaela Shiffrin skied cautiously and paid for it, Johannes Klæbo tightened his grip on history, Team USA made curling history, and a Ukrainian protest raised hard questions about where principle ends, and performance begins. Read my full iPINIONS take… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Alpine skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Day 4, iPINIONS, Milano Cortina 2026, Olympic controversy, Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026: Day 3

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Leerdam, Gremaud, Kokomo, Hess, Jake Paul at Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics

Day 3 of Milano Cortina 2026 delivered repeat champions and exposed contradictions. Mathilde Gremaud defended her title as media fixated elsewhere, Jutta Leerdam dominated in record fashion, women pushed the technical limits in Big Air, and politics intruded where sport should unite. iPINIONS cuts through the spectacle to the substance. Read my full take on… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Day 3, Freeski Slopestyle, iPINIONS, Milano Cortina 2026, Olympic Politics, snowboarding, speed skating, Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026: Day 2 (Okay, Super Bowl LX, Too)

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
images of Olympic day 2 figure skating team cross country and super bowl

Day 2 of Milano Cortina 2026 was defined by cruelty and redemption. Lindsey Vonn’s crash cast a long shadow, but Breezy Johnson’s gold, Benjamin Karl’s exuberance, Ilia Malinin’s clutch performance, and global moments of grit and surprise reminded us why the Olympics remain unforgiving and unforgettable. Read iPINIONS full take on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/milano-cortina-winter-olympics-2026-401 Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Alpine skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Day 2, figure skating, iPINIONS, Milano Cortina 2026, snowboarding, Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026: Day 1

Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
von Allmen, Lollobrigida, Karlsson Milano Cortina

Day 1 of Milano Cortina 2026 opened with breakneck speed in the men’s downhill, a demolition job by Frida Karlsson in the skiathlon, and a home-Olympics fairy tale in women’s speed skating. Favorites were upstaged, perseverance was rewarded, and the Games immediately found their rhythm. iPINIONS highlights what mattered, and leaves the rest on the… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Alpine skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Day 1, iPINIONS, Milano Cortina 2026, Olympic Results, speed skating, Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026: Opening Ceremony

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Milano Cortina Opening Ceremony

Milano Cortina 2026 opened with a ceremony Italy didn’t pretend was apolitical. From Mariah Carey’s lip-synced cameo to Laura Pausini and Andrea Bocelli’s live rebuke,  and from Team USA’s Erin Jackson-led delegation to the crowd’s unmistakable message for American politicians, iPINIONS thinks the night revealed how sport can still unite where politics divides. Read my… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Global Politics, iPINIONS, Milano Cortina 2026, Olympics, opening ceremony, Sports Commentary, Winter Olympics

For Milano Cortina 2026, This Will Be a Winter Olympics Only Zone

Friday, February 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
image of Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

For the duration of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, iPINIONS is setting aside its usual mix of topics to focus exclusively on the Games. Expect daily dispatches highlighting athletes, moments, absurdities, grace, crashes, and comebacks — along with a reminder that sport can still offer joy and connection in a mad, mad, mad world.… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: iPINIONS, Milano Cortina 2026, Olympic Opening Ceremony, Olympics, Sports Commentary, Sports Culture, Winter Olympics

The Lockerbie Bomber: Scotland’s Compassionate Release Racket Exposed

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Blair and the Lockerbie Bomber release

Scotland claims its “compassionate release” system is about mercy. But Lockerbie proved it was about oil, money, and political bargaining. New data now shows Scotland is still freeing “terminal” prisoners who inconveniently keep living. iPINIONS revisits the Lockerbie bomber scandal to expose a pattern of corruption dressed up as compassion, and the powerful figures who… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: corruption, iPINIONS, Justice, Lockerbie, Middle East, oil politics, Scotland, Tony Blair

Australian Open: Svitolina’s Refusal to Shake Sabalenka’s Hand Betrays the Spirit of Sport

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Australian Open Svitolina, Sabalenka, Rybakina, Alcaraz, Djokovic

Elina Svitolina’s refusal to shake Aryna Sabalenka’s hand at the Australian Open was widely praised as a righteous protest. But iPINIONS argues it crossed a line, undermining the spirit of sport and weakening, rather than strengthening, the moral case for Ukraine. In tennis, as in diplomacy, grace can sometimes do more than gestures of defiance.… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Aryna Sabalenka, Australian Open, Elina Svitolina, iPINIONS, Politics in Sports, Sportsmanship, tennis, Ukraine War

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