The gold medal will be awarded in the Men's Giant Slalom event as part of the 2026 Winter Olympics Saturday, with some of the world's best men's skiers taking part.

The men's downhill skiing competition at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy gets under way on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 5:30 a.m. ET, and you can watch all the action live on Peacock and USA. Among the Team USA competitors participating in the men's downhill competition are Bryce Bennett, Kyle Negomir, Sam Morse, and Ryan Cochran-Siegle.

Alpine skiing is one of the signature sports at the Winter Olympics, and it will be no different at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. American stars such as Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn are among the headliners taking to the slopes in search of gold.

Mikaela Shiffrin was disappointed with her most recent event, the women's combined alpine downhill skiing event. During her slalom portion of the event, Shiffrin's run down the slope wasn't enough to help her and her partner, Breezy Johnson, win a medal.

The American women’s ski team have provided some extremely compelling stories at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo. From the serious injury to Lindsey Vonn to the unexpected gold medal by Breezy Johnson,

By Alan Baldwin CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Olympic downhill champion Breezy Johnson wants her broken gold medal back. The U.S. Alpine skier told Reuters that the medal she won in Sunday's race down Cortina d'Ampezzo's Olimpia delle Tofane piste had been replaced after it broke.

Lindsey Vonn's devastating leg injury at the Milan-Cortina Games was a reminder of the vital role emergency airlifts play in Olympic skiing.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Olympic downhill champion Breezy Johnson didn’t add to her medal haul during the women’s super-G on Thursday. Johnson’s longtime boyfriend Connor Watkins proposed to her near the finish line. Surrounded by members of the U.S. Ski Team, Johnson said “Yes!” and the two embraced.