The Stars of Super G await with Olympic medals on the line

It’s back to individual action at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games, as all eyes move to the Super G across Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

Who to look out for in the men’s?

After a silver medal in the combined team on Monday, can this be the moment of these Games for Marco Odermatt (SUI)? If he takes his World Cup form into proceedings, it certainly could be. Odermatt leads the standings in the 2025-26 season with 425 points. He got 100 of those in the final Super G before these Games, topping the podium in Kitzbuhel.

But if these Games are anything to judge by, expect the unexpected. His teammate Franjo von Allmen (SUI) has already picked up two of a possible two gold medals, triumphant in the downhill and team combined. Though he’s not got Super G victory so far this season, he does have a trio of podiums. There’s Giovanni Franzoni (ITA) too, aiming to turn downhill silver into a home gold medal. He’s a Junior World champion from 2021, so anything is possible.

That trio aside, how about an Austrian trio to challenge the medals? Vincent Kriechmayr, Stefan Babinsky and Raphael Haaser (AUT) are all inside the top five from World Cup season, with Kriechmayr a silver medallist from these Games already. But he keeps higher ambitions still. “I'm still fighting in Super G for a medal. I hope I can show better skiing than today" he said after the Team Combined.

Elsewhere, the likes of Ryan Cochran-Siegle (USA) and Dominik Paris (ITA) are amongst those heading back to Bormio with medal ambitions.

To see the full list of the 42 entrants, click here

Who to look out for in the women’s?

Thursday’s women’s competition is destined to be intriguing in Cortina. The World Cup leader is Sofia Goggia (ITA) with a 280 total, including victory in Val d’Isere at the back of 2025. And last year’s World Cup bronze medallist has plenty of Games pedigree. In the downhill, she completed her Olympic collection, adding a home bronze to the gold and silver from 2018 and 2022 respectively.

It could be a big day for New Zealand’s Alice Robinson though. Second in the World Cup standings, Robinson heads into competition feeling in a strong place. “The last couple of weeks I felt good and Crans Montana (World Cup Super G) was a good race for me. It was just kind of reassurance that nothing's wrong with me and I know what I'm doing.”

For new downhill champion Breezy Johnson (USA), she’s not quite heading into this one with same hopes. “I'm doing the Super G but while obviously I want to do my best there, I don't feel like a huge medal threat in that event, even though I just podiumed at the World Cup level” she admits. “I am gonna go out and do my best. But, you know, I didn't sleep very well last night because I was having dreams of DNF-ing (not finishing her downhill run) and then I didn't do that… so we're good!"

Elsewhere in the hunt for the medals, Emma Aicher (GER) will be looking to get her third of these Games (especially after winning in Tarvisio last month), while the likes of Romane Miradoli (FRA) and Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (GER) are both part of the chasing pack after impressing on the circuit so far this year.

Keep up with all the action

The men's competition takes place this Wednesday (11 February), with the women's competition taking place a day later. Both start at 11:30 CET.

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