Off-trail Avalanche Claims Two Skiers in Northern Italy; Olympic Athletes Celebrate Love and Success
Courmayeur, Italy - February 15, 2026 - Two skiers died and another was injured in an off-trail avalanche on the Italian side of Mont Blanc on Sunday, according to officials. The incident occurred in the Couloir Vesses, a well-known freeride route in Courmayeur, near the border between France and Switzerland. Search and rescue efforts involved fifteen rescuers, three canine units, and two helicopters. One of the victims, taken to a hospital in serious condition, later succumbed to their injuries, Italy's Alpine Rescue reported.
The tragic event overshadowed other news from the region, including the ongoing Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina. Love was in the air as former United States Olympic ice dancer Jean-Luc Baker proposed to Spanish figure skater Olivia Smart on Valentine's Day in Milan. Smart shared the news on Instagram, saying "yes."
Meanwhile, Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid continued his successful run at the Games, capturing silver in the men's 12.5-kilometer biathlon pursuit on Sunday, adding to his bronze medal earlier in the competition. Lægreid's performance came after a viral confession in which he revealed he had cheated on his ex-girlfriend.
In other news, authorities in Ukraine detained former energy minister German Galushchenko while he was attempting to leave the country. Galushchenko, who was forced out of his government role last year due to a corruption scandal, was reportedly apprehended on a train. He was implicated in an alleged 100 million embezzlement scheme in November, according to Reuters.
Across the Atlantic, the FBI announced it had found DNA on a glove that appeared to match one worn by a suspect in surveillance footage related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. The glove was recovered from a field near the road about two miles from Guthrie's home in Tucson, Arizona. The agency is awaiting "quality control and official confirmation" before entering an "unknown male profile" into its database, according to the FBI.
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