Deromedis’ Chaotic Triumph: Italy’s Ski Cross Glory Amid Olympic Storm
Snow pelted the Livigno course like buckshot as Simone Deromedis barreled through the final, outpacing Italy's own Federico Tomasoni and Swiss veteran Alex Fiva to clinch gold in men's ski cross. Canadian contender Reece Howden, eliminated early, called the conditions an 'absolute joke'—yet Deromedis turned the blizzard into Italy's 10th gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.