2006 – Arianna Fontana wins her first Olympic medal, a bronze in the 3000 m short‑track relay in Turin, beginning a career that will later make her Italy’s most‑decorated Winter Olympian [2].

2014 – Mikaela Shiffrin captures her first Olympic slalom gold in Sochi at age 18, becoming the youngest woman ever to win the event [8].

2018 – Shiffrin adds a second Olympic gold (giant slalom) in Pyeongchang, marking her last podium finish before a long drought [7].

2020 – Shiffrin’s father Jeff dies in a February home accident; she later says the 2026 victory feels “like being born again” and lets her win speak to him [1][4].

2022 – At the Beijing Games Shiffrin crashes out of both giant slalom and slalom, leaving the Olympics without a medal for the first time in her career [1][7].

Oct 2024 – Fontana suffers a hip injury that forces her to abandon long‑track plans and focus exclusively on short‑track, a shift she credits to mental resilience and her coach‑husband [2].

Dec 2024 – Shiffrin endures a crash in Killington that punctures a tire and damages stomach muscles, an “invisible injury” that tests her mental health before she rebounds [1][4].

Dec 16, 2025 – Shiffrin wins a night slalom in Courchevel, posting a 1.55‑second margin and extending her record to 105 World Cup victories [11].

Dec 25, 2025 – She opens the Olympic season with four straight World Cup slalom wins, declaring she “dig[s] deep” to stay focused under pressure and eyeing up to four Olympic events in Cortina [10].

Jan 13, 2026 – Shiffrin triumphs in the Flachau night slalom, her 107th World Cup win and sixth victory on the Griessenkar course, with only one slalom left before the Games open [9].

Jan 29, 2026 – Reigning 500 m speed‑skating champion Erin Jackson prepares to defend her title in Milan‑Cortina, recalling the “tears” and “magic” of her 2022 Beijing gold [19].

Feb 6, 2026 – The Milan‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics officially open, kicking off a week of historic performances across alpine skiing, short‑track, and bobsleigh [9].

Feb 12, 2026 – Fontana secures her 14th Olympic medal—a mixed‑team relay gold and two silvers—becoming Italy’s most‑decorated Winter Olympian and keeping alive a chance to match Marit Bjoergen’s 15‑medal record at the 2030 Games [2].

Feb 17, 2026 – At age 41, Elana Meyers Taylor wins the women’s monobob gold by 0.04 seconds, becoming the oldest individual Winter Olympic champion and the first mother to claim bobsleigh gold, later kneeling with the U.S. flag for her deaf children [3][5].

Feb 17, 2026 – Meyers Taylor also captures the two‑woman bobsleigh gold, tying Bonnie Blair for the most decorated American female Winter Olympian with six medals [5].

Feb 18, 2026 – In the women’s slalom at Tofane, Shiffrin posts a 1.05‑second first‑run lead that expands to a 1.5‑second victory, delivering her third Olympic gold, the largest Alpine margin since 1998, and dedicating the win to her late father [1][4][7][13][16].

Feb 18, 2026 – Earlier that day Shiffrin tells reporters she is “at peace” thinking of her father and stresses she “prefers no expectations,” using the giant slalom as mental practice for the slalom [14][17].

Feb 18, 2026 – Team USA defeats Sweden 2‑1 in men’s hockey overtime, advancing to the semifinals in the third OT quarterfinal of the Games [6].

Feb 19, 2026 – The United States sits third on the medal table with 21 medals (6 gold, 10 silver, 5 bronze), trailing Norway and Italy as the Games enter their final week [18].

Feb 20, 2026 – Speed‑skater Brittany Bowe finishes fourth in the women’s 1500 m, confirming this will be her final Olympics and saying she is “at peace” with her career [12].

Feb 20, 2026 – Short‑track skater Corinne Stoddard earns bronze in the women’s 1500 m, completing a rapid rise from a 7th‑place finish in Beijing 2022 to the podium [15].

Future (2030) – Fontana aims to match Marit Bjoergen’s 15‑medal record if she competes at the French‑Alps 2030 Winter Olympics [2].

Future (2026 season) – Shiffrin plans to contest up to four Olympic events in Cortina—slalom, giant slalom, super‑G, and the team event—building on her early‑season World Cup dominance [10].

Historical (2022) – The IOC adds women’s monobob to the Olympic program for the 2022 Games, a change championed by athletes like Meyers Taylor that expands bobsleigh opportunities [3].