COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Milan Cortina Olympics are open and competition took place in earnest Saturday. The first medals were handed out in five different sports with Swiss alpine skier Franjo von Allmen winning the first gold in the downhill at Stelvio.

From Franjo von Allmen winning the first gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics to Team GB handing the U.S. curling team its first loss, check out some Olympic highlights from Saturday.

Milan's San Siro Stadium played the role of primary host. But, in the spirit of these unusually widespread Games, simultaneous celebrations were also held in the clusters of Livigno, Predazzo and Cortina d'Ampezzo, which — for the first time ever — lit a second Olympic cauldron.

Saturday features the first medal rounds of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and several Team USA stars are expected on the podium! The men’s big air snowboarding final is set for early afternoon,

The Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan on Friday dazzled with highlights like a Leonardo da Vinci-inspired cauldron and Mariah Carey singing in Italian

Americans Alex Hall (71.63), Konnor Ralph (68.91) and Mac Forehand (74.46) placed a respective 8th, 10th and 6th in men’s freeski slopestyle qualifying to advance to the final at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Lindsey Vonn successfully skied down the Cortina D'Ampezzo course despite a torn ACL as women's Alpine skiing kicked with a a downhill training run.

Even though the Opening Ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics is on Friday, competition started Wednesday in Italy. The first action from the 25th winter games was at the Stelvio Ski Centre for the first training in the men’s alpine skiing downhill.