The Milan Cortina Games have concluded and HuffPost is wrapping up its liveblog on the biggest moments from Italy.From medals to controversies and the human stories behind the competition, we kept track of it all throughout the Winter Olympics.Competition began Feb. 4. The opening ceremony took place at the iconic San Siro Stadium in Milan and featured performances by Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli and Laura Pausini, among others.The Games came to an end on Sunday, with the closing ceremony at the historic Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater and UNESCO World Heritage site in the heart of Verona.Read up on all the results via the official Olympics website.And look back on the last day from Milan Cortina 2026:'It's A Joke': French Players Slam Olympics Suspension Of Teammate After FightFrench players railed against the suspension of defenceman Pierre Crinon by his own federation on Tuesday, after Germany knocked them out of the Olympic men's ice hockey tournament 5-1 in their qualification playoff.The French Ice Hockey Federation (FFHG) said on Monday that it was removing Crinon from the tournament, after he fought with Canadian winger Tom Wilson in their final group game. The FFHG said it was also unhappy with what it called Crinon's "provocative behaviour" following the incident."We are a big family, when we come together we come as brothers and they just got rid of one of our brothers. So it's a joke from the French committee," said goaltender Antoine Keller. "We needed him today and they just took him off of us for something that just happens every weekend in any hockey game."Fighting is common in the top-flight National Hockey League but strictly forbidden in Olympic play.Germany booked a meeting with Slovakia in the last eight with a comprehensive performance at Santagiulia arena, where they never ceded the lead against the French, who leave Milan winless. It was France's first appearance in the men's Olympic ice hockey tournament since 2002."Not one of us thought there was anything dramatic about what he did," said French captain Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. "Obviously, it's been 20 years since they've seen hockey in the Olympics. So they were surprised about this kind of stuff."See All UpdatesClose