Minerva Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany took a sizable lead in the Olympic pairs figure skating short program in Milano-Cortina, topping a tightly contested field ahead of Monday’s free skate.

Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin are halfway to pairs figure skating gold at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics.

Initial proceedings have been launched by the public prosecutor's office against the authors of hate comments against German Olympic participants, the team leadership said on Sunday. During the Winter Games,

Figure skater Nikita Volodin is a medal contender for Germany with his partner Minerva Hase in pairs figure skating.

An advertising campaign by German rail firm Deutsche Bahn for the Winter Games has angered Germany's Olympic boss, who says any proceeds should have funded sports not company profits. State-owned Deutsche Bahn,

Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara soared from fifth place to Olympic gold with a world-record free skate on Monday. The final day of Olympic pairs skating brought records, history and heartbreak.

Germany's Philipp Raimund leapt to Olympic gold in the men's individual normal hill contest at Milan Cortina 2026.