Under blue skies and sunshine, athletes were greeted with firm, fast tracks for the Women’s 50km Mass Start Classic at the final race of the cross-country skiing program at Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, marking the first time in Olympic history that women have contested the 50km.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
