TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese speed skater Chen Ying-chu (陳映竹) set a national Winter Olympic best on Sunday at the Milano Cortina Games, finishing the women’s 500-meter race in 37.914 seconds.
With the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics set to begin this weekend, a first-year Triton is stepping into a moment he once watched from afar.
Chen Ying-chu of Chinese Taipei competes during the speed skating women's 500m final match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb 15, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ilia Malinin leads the 2026 Winter Olympics men’s figure skating final as Yuma Kagiyama and Adam Siao Him Fa chase gold.
There will be 93 countries, plus numerous athletes from Russia and Belarus, competing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.