Team Estonia finished 15th in Sunday's mixed biathlon event at the ongoing Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.

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When Estonia’s Marie Kaldvee and Harri Lill stepped onto the ice for the first round-robin session of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, they made history as the first Estonian curlers ever to appear at an Olympic Games.

The 2026 Winter Olympics, featuring 16 sports with 116 medal events, will take place from Feb. 4 to Feb. 22 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Preliminary events will begin on Feb. 4, the opening ceremony will be Feb.

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It was unclear what caused the brief blip as players joked and killed time before the lights came on and action resumed.

U.S. speed skaters Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe will begin their quest to repeat as medalists in this year's Winter Olympics with the women's 1000m on Monday. Jackson won gold in the 500m in 2022, while Bowe won bronze in 2022 (1000) and 2018 (team pursuit).

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.