MILAN, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- At the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Xinhua photographers captured several moments of emotion.
Beyond wins and losses, there is the respect exchanged between rivals, the silent dedication between coaches and athletes, the strength drawn from family standing close, and the deep sense of responsibility carried in the heart for one's homeland.
Sun Long of China celebrates after the short track speed skating men's 1000m final A at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
Sun Long (L) of China celebrates with his teammate Liu Shaoang after the short track speed skating men's 1000m final A at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
Ning Zhongyan of China celebrates after the speed skating men's 1000m match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Ning Zhongyan ® of China receives congratulations after the speed skating men's 1000m competition at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Gu Ailing (L) of China hugs her mother during the freestyle skiing women's freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Silver medalist Ben Ogden (L) of the United States performs a backflip during the awarding ceremony of the cross-country skiing men's sprint classic event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
Matteo Rizzo of Italy celebrates with the team members after his performance during the figure skating team event men single skating free skating at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Matteo Rizzo (L) of Italy reacts after his performance during the figure skating team event men single skating free skating at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
Gold medalist Benjamin Karl of Austria kisses the podium during the awarding ceremony after the snowboard men's parallel giant slalom final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy celebrates after winning the speed skating women's 3000m final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Riccardo Lorello (above) of Italy celebrates after the speed skating men's 5000m match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)
Bronze medalists from team Belgium hug each other during the awarding ceremony for the short track speed skating mixed team relay at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Sakamoto Kaori (above) of Japan reacts after her performance during the figure skating team event women single skating free skating at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
Sander Eitrem of Norway reacts after the speed skating men's 5000m match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
Anastasiia Metelkina ®/Luka Berulava of Georgia compete during the free skating of pair skating for figure skating team event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ming)
Francesca Lollobrigida (L) of Italy celebrates after the speed skating women's 5000m final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)
Gold medalist Julia Simon of France weeps for joy during the awarding ceremony of the biathlon women's 15km individual match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands celebrates after the match of speed skating women's 1000m at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Kristin Della Rovere ® of Italy celebrates after the ice hockey women's preliminary round group B match between Japan and Italy at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)
Players of Japan celebrate scoring during the ice hockey women's preliminary round group B match between Japan and Italy at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)
Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland reacts during the freestyle skiing women's freeski slopestyle final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)
Rasmus Wranaa (2nd L) and Isabella Wranaa of Sweden celebrate after the curling mixed doubles gold medal match between Sweden and the United States at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Korey Dropkin ® of the United States hugs his teammate Cory Thiesse during the awarding ceremony of the curling mixed doubles at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Gold medalist Cooper Woods (above) of Australia celebrates with his teammate after the freestyle skiing men's moguls match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Nick Baumgartner ® of the United States hugs Jonas Chollet of France after the snowboard men's cross small final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)
Sturla Holm Laegreid of Norway reacts after the biathlon men's 20km individual at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Anterselva, Italy, Feb. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
Oskar Opstad Vike ® of Norway weeps with joy on the shoulder of gold medalist Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway after the cross-country skiing men's sprint classic final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
Samaneh Beyrami Baher (L) of Iran hugs Jessie Diggins of the United States after the cross-country skiing women's 10km interval start free match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Tesero, Italy, Feb. 12, 2026. (Xinhua/He Canling)
Gold medalist Julia Taubitz of Germany weeps with joy during the awarding ceremony of the luge women's singles at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
Perrine Laffont of France reacts after the freestyle skiing women's moguls final at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Athletes of Norway celebrate after the ski jumping mixed team match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Predazzo, Italy, Feb. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)
Dajana Eitberger/Magdalena Matschina of Germany celebrate after the luge women's doubles match at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)
Elina Bota of Latvia celebrates during the luge women's singles run 4 at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Cortina, Italy, Feb. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)■