A record-breaking day. Milano Cortina 2026 has written a new chapter in Italy’s Winter Olympic history. Never before had the Azzurri won more than three medals in a single day of competition.

The mark was surpassed thanks to the silver in the biathlon mixed relay, claimed by Tommaso Giacomel, Lukas Hofer, Dorothea Wierer and Lisa Vittozzi, and the bronzes won by Sofia Goggia in the alpine skiing downhill, Lucia Dalmasso in the snowboard parallel giant slalom and Riccardo Lorello in the 5,000 metres of speed skating.

Previously, Italy had reached three podium finishes in one day on three occasions: Albertville 1992, Lillehammer 1994 and Salt Lake City 2002. In 1992, the medals came from golds by Alberto Tomba in the alpine skiing giant slalom and Deborah Compagnoni in the Super-G, plus silver for the 4x10 km cross-country relay.

In 1994, all three medals were in cross-country skiing: silver for Manuela Di Centa in the 10 km pursuit freestyle, and bronzes for Stefania Belmondo in the same event and Marco Albarello in the 10 km classic.

At Salt Lake City 2002, the trio of medals was delivered by Daniela Ceccarelli’s gold in the Super-G, Karen Putzer’s bronze in the same race, and the men’s 4x10 km cross-country relay.

Milano Cortina 2026 is already part of Italy’s Olympic legend.