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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
