Overview
- World champion Max Langenhan holds the men’s singles luge lead after two runs, with the final two heats set for the evening in Cortina as Felix Loch sits eighth, 0.919 seconds back.
- The women’s downhill in Cortina is due at 11:30 a.m. local time, where Lindsey Vonn is expected to race despite a cruciate ligament injury and Germany’s Kira Weidle‑Winkelmann and Emma Aicher are considered contenders.
- Germany lines up Vanessa Voigt, Franziska Preuß, Justus Strelow and Philipp Nawrath for the mixed biathlon relay in Antholz, where powerhouse teams from France, Norway and Sweden are favored.
- In snowboard parallel giant slalom, Ramona Hofmeister returns from injury as a leading German hope, with finals scheduled early afternoon in Livigno.
- Opening‑day headlines included Franjo von Allmen taking the first gold in the men’s downhill and Francesca Lollobrigida winning Italy’s first title with a 3000 m Olympic record, while Germany’s women beat Japan 5:2 in ice hockey.