Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo cemented his status as a cross-country skiing legend by capturing a record sixth gold medal in the men's 50km mass start at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday, while China battled to the aerials mixed team bronze medal.

Athletes compete during the cross-country skiing men's 50km mass start classic match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/He Canling)

Bronze medalists Li Tianma, Xu Mengtao and Wang Xindi (L to R) of China pose after the awarding ceremony for freestyle skiing mixed team aerials at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

Wang Xindi of China competes during the freestyle skiing mixed team aerials final 1 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

France's Oceane Michelon stormed to gold in the women's 12.5km biathlon mass start in 37 minutes 18.1 seconds, overcoming two penalty loops to win her first major international title.

Gold medalists Oceane Michelon of France kisses her medal during the awarding ceremony of the biathlon women's 12.5km mass start event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

Oceane Michelon of France competes during the biathlon women's 12.5km mass start event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

Two children kiss Dorothea Wierer of Italy after the biathlon women's 12.5km mass start event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

Franziska Preuss of Germany celebrates retirement after the biathlon women's 12.5km mass start event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

In ski mountaineering's Olympic debut, France's Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet captured the mixed relay gold.

Cidan Yuzhen of China competes during the ski mountaineering mixed relay event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Bormio, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

Also on Saturday, Germany's Laura Nolte and Deborah Levi emerged victorious in a showdown featuring three pairs of Olympic champions to retain their title in the two-woman bobsled.

Huai Mingming/Wang Xuan of China compete during the Bobsleigh 2-woman heat 4 at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

Host skier Simone Deromedis captured the men's ski cross title.

Silver medalist Federico Tomasoni of Italy reacts during the awarding ceremony of the freestyle skiing men's ski cross event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)

The women's freeski halfpipe final, featuring defending champion Gu Ailing and three other Chinese athletes, was postponed until Sunday due to persistent snowfall and strong winds at Livigno Snow Park.

This photo taken on Feb. 21, 2026 shows the Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy. The freestyle skiing women's freeski halfpipe final has been rescheduled to Feb. 22 due to weather conditions. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)

Pavol Regenda (top, 2nd R) of Slovakia shoots during the ice hockey men's bronze medal game between Slovakia and Finland at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu)