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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 14 Feb 20, 2026

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We're getting close to the end of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, which, for those of us based in Milano, means there are some slim pickings for events to see.

That doesn't matter though. Jill went to IOC president Kirsty Coventry's end-of-Games press conference, and walked away with something she never thought she'd get her hands on.

Alison went to ice hockey and saw the set up for what will be some fantastic medal matches. Meanwhile, Jill went to the last night of short track speed skating, where TKFLASTANI Corinne Stoddard rose from several disappointing finishes to land on the podium.

Sports on today's program:

Biathlon
Bobsled
Curling
Freestyle
Ice hockey
Short track speed skating
Speed skating

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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 13 Feb 20, 2026

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It's Day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, and we're introduced to ski mountaineering today. What we thought, plus Alison went to women's figure skating finals and Jill went to men's speed skating to see the 1500, followed by an extremely fast hoofing it to the women's ice hockey gold medal match between the USA and Canada.

Luckily, good competition saved the day because Jill got broken during a trip to the post office.

Sports on today's schedule:

Curling
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Nordic combined
Ski mounteering
Speed skating

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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 12 Feb 18, 2026

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It's Day 12 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, and while we're coming down to the home stretch, there's still a lot of Olympics to enjoy, in particular a dog who decided it wanted to cross-country ski! Mikaela Shiffren dominated the Alpine slalom slope, and Johannes Klaebo added yet another gold medal to his tally.

Alison spent the day in Valtellina, learning about the culture of that area, while Jill got some hospitality vibes at a number of the popular sponsor and country houses and the official hospitality club. Did any of them live up to the hype?

Plus, evening ice hockey action at Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, where Team Canada had a big scare.

Sports on today's program:

Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Short track speed skating
Snowboard

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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 11 Feb 18, 2026

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What do you do on Day 11 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics?

If you're Jill, you spend hours doing logistics. Then you go to speed skating and life gets a little better.

If you're Alison, you get to figure skating early to see the women's short program in action and try not to leave your seat.

If you're in Livigno, you're not seeing much because it snowed enough to postpone some competitions.

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Sports on today's program:

Biathlon
Bobsled
Curling
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Nordic combined
Snowboard
Speed skating

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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 10 Feb 17, 2026

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Curious about those On Location Olympic hospitality packages? We experience one of the suites at the figure skating pairs final competition and have the details! Plus, Jill has a spa experience and discovers that much like our Friends of Eric Heiden Club, there's a FAB club for friends of Alison Brown.

Sports on today's program:

Alpine skiing
Bobsled
Curling
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Ski jumping
Short track speed skating

For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.

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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 9 Feb 16, 2026

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Day 9 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics turned into a wild day on ice and snow - we've got all of the results for you! Jill gets feisty (and delirious) at speed skating for team pursuit quarterfinals and the women's 500m, while Alison tries to understand what exactly happened at the figure skating pairs short program. Plus, the Friends of Eric Heiden club gains a new member.

Sports on today's program:

Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Bobsled
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Skeleton
Ski jumping
Snowboard
Speed skating

For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.

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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 8 Feb 14, 2026

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Invariably at an Olympics, we're packing so much in that at some point we break. At Milano Cortina 2026, it's Day 8, when Alison tells Jill about a very special friendship.

In other Olympic fun, Jill went out to Bormio to catch the men's Alpine giant slalom--and Brazil's first-ever Winter Olympics gold medal.

Alison went to speed skating for Jordan Stolz' second gold medal of the Games and the wildness of the team pursuit.

Sports on today's program:

Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Short track speed skating
Skeleton
Ski jumping
Speed skating

For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.

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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 7 Feb 14, 2026

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Day 7 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics brought many surprises, particularly at the ice skating arena, where the men's figure skating finals took place with results that surprised Jill and most of the fans.

Meanwhile, Alison had a full day of culture at the Duomo and Casa Airbnb, one of the highly sought-after pavilions at the Games.

Sports on today's program:

Biathlon
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
Ice hockey
Skeleton
Snowboard
Speed skating

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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 6 Feb 13, 2026

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It's Day 6 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, and we're having new adventures! Jill learned some scary new Italian words trying to get out to the Tesero Cross-Country Stadium to see TKFLASTANI Bruna Moura compete in the 10K freestyle race.

She made it to the stadium, but more importantly, did she make it back to Milano in time to record the episode? Listen to find out!

Meanwhile, Alison had a full day in Milano and hit up nearly every venue.

Sports on today's program:

· Alpine skiing
· Cross-country skiing
· Curling
· Freestyle skiing
· Ice hockey
· Luge
· Short track speed skating
· Skeleton
· Snowboard
· Speed skating

Plus, what did we forget to tell you yesterday and many mascots!

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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 5 Feb 12, 2026

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We've hit the point where we have no idea what day or date it is, but we know we're in Milano and that there's an Olympics going on, and that's all that really matters. More members of Team Keep the Flame Alive competed today, and we've got their results and all of the other action that took place at Milano Cortina 2026.

We had a big cultural day, hitting up Casa Brasil, the Brazilian hospitality house. Jill went to a press panel on the current state of the Italian fashion and design industries (which also threw some shade at Paris 2024). Then we both went to an On Location LA 2028-themed cocktail party that had Italian versions of American burgers, fries, hot dogs and other finger foods. Apparently they think we really like salt.

But there was great competition today. We've got results for:

Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Curling
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Luge
Nordic combined
Snowboard
Speed skating

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