The Alpine Skiing Women’s Slalom Run Final is airing at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre.

Why women's ski big air competition at Olympics isn't happening with delay in Italy originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Skiing fans were excited to tune in to the women's big air final on Monday at the Winter Olympics.

Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They say their odds for 2030 hinge on people watching men's events this week.

Mikaela Shiffrin's fourth trip to the Olympics came with a golden ending. The skiing star won the slalom on the world's biggest stage for the first time in 12 years with a triumphant performance in Cortina.

Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated skier of all time, last won a medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

With her fourth career Olympic medal, Mikaela Shiffrin tied Julia Mancuso for most by a U.S. woman in Alpine skiing.

Carve: A crisp turn referring to the technique used in Alpine ski racing. When carving, a skier turns their skis onto their edges, a metal strip fixed along the bottom of the ski, which can cut through ice or snow and allow skiers to perform precise turns necessary for a fast run on a race course.

Defending gold medalist Eileen Gu has qualified for the women's big air final in freestyle skiing at the Milan Cortina Olympics.