Poland’s Kacper Tomasiak has claimed a surprise silver medal in ski jumping at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on his first Games appearance.

The four beat out a field including defending champion Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan, the reigning world champion Marius Lindvik of Norway, two-time Olympic gold medalist Andreas Wellinger and Kamil Stoch, Poland’s most successful ski jumper who owns three Olympic gold medals.

Poland comes to the Winter Olympics with a strong representation in speed skating while also having potential competitors in snowboarding, skiing and figure skating. They've got one thing that no other country's athletes have, though, and that's this stuff pierogi. Maybe he'll make it onto the medal stand. That would be quite Polish.

Here's a look at the full speed skating schedule for the 2026 Winter Olympics, including both men's and women's events in Italy: Women's 3000m | 10 a.m. Men's 5000m | 10 a.m. Women's 1000m | 11:30 a.m. Women's 500m (short track) | 4:30 a.m. Men's 1000m (short track) | 5:10 a.m.

Polish snowboarder Aleksandra Król-Walas finished seventh in the women’s parallel giant slalom on Sunday, missing out on a medal in one of Poland’s key medal hopes at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

The Winter Olympics promise plenty of high adrenaline, fierce competition, historic firsts and emotional moments over 2 1/2 weeks. Here are some of the names and narratives to keep an eye on.

The first five gold medals of the Milan Cortina Games were handed out today, plus action continued in women's hockey, curling, luge and more

Get your poles ready. Here's a list of every skiing event in the Winter Games, from ski jumping to biathlon.

Americans who top the podium at the Milan Cortina Games will be in line for a $37,500 bonus. Their competitors could collect as much as $800,000.