Mariah Carey faces claims she was lip-syncing at the opening ceremony, while a Finnish skier makes a questionable fashion choice on the slopes.
Here are the quick hits from day one of the Winter Olympics.
Lip-syncing claims emerge
The talk of the town on day one was whether Mariah Carey was lip-syncing when she sang at yesterday's opening ceremony.
Olympic officials were grilled by the media on Saturday amid speculation Carey mouthed her way through the renditions of Nel blu dipinto di blu — using the traditional Italian lyrics — and nothing is impossible at the San Siro.
Social media also lit up during the opening ceremony, with many questioning whether it was an authentic performance from the US pop star.
Milan Cortina's director of ceremonies Maria Laura Iascone did not confirm nor deny when asked about the allegations of lip-syncing.
"We were all satisfied with the result we had," she said.
Meanwhile, a large teleprompter with a phonetic breakdown of Nel blu dipinto di blu was also noted inside the stadium.
Lascone was less guarded this time, admitting to the presence of the teleprompter.
"This is part of the show. It is a way to support the talents on the stage," she said.
If this is the only controversy Olympic organisers face across the next fortnight, they should be relieved.
Finnish skier opts for tank top
Finland's Kuura Koivisto is clearly an individualist.
Koivisto ditched the traditional attire in the men's freeski slopestyle qualification runs, choosing to compete in a … tank top.
While the sun was out at Livigno Snow Park, the mercury only reached about 2 degrees Celsius.
Not that the 25-year-old cared.
Koivisto argued a tank top made him more aerodynamic.
"It was just about speed for me," he said.
"I was skiing in a big hoodie [during training] and it was making it harder to clear the jumps."
Koivisto's fashion choice turned the heads of spectators, but not the judges.
His best score of 63.93 meant he finished in 14th place, two spots out of the top 12 who advanced to the final.
Gu's fashion statement
Chinese global sports star Eileen Gu regularly speaks about her interest in fashion.
Dabbling in the industry extends to the ski suit US-born Gu wore in the women's freeski slopestyle qualifiers on Saturday.
The outfit, which she helped design, featured nods to her Chinese heritage, such as the presence of a dragon.
But it was also inspired by her own idiosyncrasies.
For example, it includes a thermometer that changes colour according to the temperature.
"I was obsessed with mood rings when I was little," Gu said.
"Like you put them on and they change colour with temperature. So it's a colour-changing thermometer."
Gu also added a tiny compass, as she explained.
"I just wanted a little modular element for my little nerd brain to nerd out on," she said.
"But in case you get lost, I can tell you which way is north."
Gu crashed in her first run but recovered on her second attempt to qualify for the final in second place via a score of 75.20.
Swiss star's snoring problem
It's a lonely existence being an Olympic gold medallist.
There are hours of training on your own, exhausting travel and a seemingly endless list of declined invitations to hang out with your friends.
But in the case of Franjo von Allmen — who recorded a stunning victory in the men's downhill — there's another reason.
It turns out the Swiss is notorious for snoring.
"Because I snore so loudly, no-one in the ski circus wants to share a room with me," von Allmen told the official Olympics website.
"So I get to enjoy a single room."
A trained carpenter, von Allmen also has a sausage named in his honour, the Silberblitz-Wurscht.
A butcher in Boltigen — where von Allmen grew up — came up with the delicacy to mark the three silver medals he won at the 2022 world junior titles.
Gold medallist's crash landing
The danger involved in the freestyle skiing events was clear to see when Sarah Höfflin crashed in her opening run of the women's freeski slopestyle qualifiers.
Höfflin, who won gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, lost one of her skis while in mid-air.
She had no choice but to make a crash landing and fortunately walked away unhurt.
Höfflin had better luck in the second run, however her score of 54.50 wasn't enough to earn passage through to the final.
The Swiss was 13th on the standings, one spot short of making the medal rounds.
