Feb 09, 2026
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What to know
- Today's medal events include women's freestyle skiing, men's slide style, men's combined slalom, women's 1,000m speed skating, men's normal ski jumping and women's big air snowboarding.
- Americans Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe will compete in the speed skating final.Boe is the world record holder in the event.Jackson, one of the standard bearers of the US team, is the Olympic champion in the 500 meters.
- Figure skating starts today with rhythm dancing.Madison Chalk and Evan Bates, who won gold in the team event, are among the Americans scheduled to compete.
- Additionally, Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin of Team USA will meet Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner of Italy in the semifinals.
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Team USA curling put 3 more on the board to close out the fourth end.
Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin closed the fourth end with a 5-4 lead, leading by three stones on the button.The pair finally pocketed their last stone to lead the way for the gold medalists in Italy.
The Italian team's final shot bounced off another rock as they moved down the ice, making way for the American team.
America lost a medal in women's speed skating
Americans Brittany Bowe and Erin Jackson did not stand on the podium today in the women's 1,000 meters.
The winner was the Dutch Jutta Leerdram with a time of 1:12:31.She broke the Olympic record set by her teammate Pamka Cook, who had won silver a few minutes earlier.Miho Takagi of Japan took the bronze.Bowie was fourth and Jackson sixth.
Leerdam is engaged to influencer and boxer Jake Paul, who was featured on the Hug Family broadcast.Leerdam was so upset that she started crying in front of the camera, her black shadow running down her face.
Olympic record in 1,000 meters of speed skating
Dutch athlete Femke Kok has set an Olympic record in the 1,000 meters with a time of 1:12.59, which puts her in first place with only four remaining.Brittany Bowe, the American who won the bronze medal in the 1,000 meters four years ago, finished second in 1:14.55.
Meanwhile, there are two Americans in medal position, with Erin Jackson slipping back to third.
The American team meets in a double curling match
It's 2-2 after the second end in the semi-finals of mixed doubles curling. In the audience, Cory Dropkins fans on the edge of her seat, and rejoice over with cutouts of her face.
Erin Jackson now leads the finals of speed skating
American speed skater Erin Jackson, who rose to overnight fame in 2022 when she became the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the 500 meters in the sport — has just raced around the oval in the 1,000 meters final.Tonight, he clocked a leading time of 1:15.00.She made it ahead of Dutch woman Suzanne Schulting, who finished first with a time of 1:15.46.
Eight skaters remain - including Jackson's close friend, American Brittany Bowe.
The curling semifinals begin between Team USA and the reigning Italian champions
Team USA's Cory Theiss and Cory Dropkin took to the ice today in the mixed doubles semifinals, facing the same Italian duo that took gold at the 2022 Beijing Games.
Half in the women's 1000m
With the first session finished and the second periods starting, Suzanne Schulting from the Netherlands is in first place, followed by Nikola Zdrahalova from the Czech Republic and Natalia Czerwonka from Poland.
Still competing are Brittany Bowe and Erin Jackson from the USA.
Olympic athletes' medals break during holidays
Handle with care.That's the message from gold medalist Breezy Johnson at the Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan after he and other athletes found their medals broken within hours.
Olympic organizers are investigating in "the utmost care" after several medals were dropped during celebrations on the opening weekend of the Games.
"Don't give up," Johnson, the gold medalist in alpine skiing, said after yesterday's win."I got excited and jumped in and it broke." "I'm sure someone will fix it. It's not really broken, but it's a little broken."
Jackson ready for another golden moment
Erin Jackson made history at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, elevating the sport of speed.Now at the 2026 Winter Olympics, he's looking for more success on the ice.
Amber Glenn understands the endless kindness after yesterday's rough ride
Figure skater Amber Glenn had a rough day yesterday after hanging up on the free skate in the team competition, although Team USA still won gold.
Glenn told reporters after the skate that he was physically sore and didn't know if he "could be worse than that."A TikTok account recorded a video stating that teammate Evan Bates comforted her after her score came out and was the first to hug her when they all won gold.
"So grateful for the endless kindness," Glenn wrote in the comment section of the post.
A Canadian publisher who asked for a continuation of the homework shared a photo of the professor chasing him
Madeline Schizas took to social media this weekend to share the ups and downs of college athlete life, from asking your professor for an extension while you're competing in the Olympics to having him cheer you on from home.
Days after sharing a post on social media revealing that she had to ask her professor to extend the assignment, Schizas competed in Canada's women's free skating team event.The skater, also a student at McMaster University in Ontario, skated with the support of Canadians back home—including his professor Victor Satzewich.
Shizas' sociology professor posted a photo of her student watching her spin on the Olympic stage, captioning it, "So proud of you Maddie!"wrote.He shared the photo on his Instagram story with the caption, "Thank you for your support, Professor 😭."
Shizas posted an email on social media this week asking for an extension, and when he blacked out his professor's name, he shared the name of the class and his excuse - "I was in the Olympics yesterday."McMaster University confirmed to NBC News that Satzewich teaches the course.
"I'm a student in your Sociology 2FF3 course, can I get a short extension for this week's meditation?"Shizas told the professor in an email.
Shizas attached a link to a press release from the Canadian Olympic Committee to prove his participation."Lol I❤ to be a student athlete," she captioned the social media post.
After winning a gold medal in Italy, skier Breezy Johnson spoke to NBC News now that Team USA has won its first gold medal at the 2026 Winter Games.
Mathilde Gremaud took the victory lap with Slopestyle gold in the bag
How nice would it be to be able to take a victory lap when the gold is already secured?
With the women's slopestyle gold medal already secured, Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud wore the Swiss flag as a cape in her final run.
Switzerland wins gold in men's team skiing
Switzerland has its third gold medal at these Games, as the duo of Franjo von Allmen and Tanguy Nef celebrated in the men's combination.
It is von Almen's second gold medal of the Games after he won gold in the individual downhill on Saturday.But the victory was mostly due to Nef, who produced a brilliant race in the slalom, the fastest race among the slalomers, lifting the pair from fourth to first.
The match ended badly for Team Italy.Giovanni Franzoni led Italy after the downhill race, but Alex Vinatzer's poor run in the slalom saw them drop from first to seventh and lose the medal.
We will achieve a shared silver medal.Another Swiss pair of Marco Odermatt and Loic Maillard and Austrian pair of Vincent Krichmayr and Manuel Feller gave the exact same combined time.
This is the first time this event has been held at the Olympics, and the women will compete tomorrow.USA Ski and Snowboard announced this morning that downhill gold medalist Breezy Johnson will join Mikaela Shiffrin in the first pairing, with four American teams.
Officials at the Milan Olympics say they are investigating the broken medals
The Milan Cortina organizing committee confirmed that they are aware of damage to "a small number" of Olympic medals and are investigating the matter.
Team USA gold medalists Breezy Johnson and Alysa Liu broke a piece connecting their medal to the ribbons, though Liu's medal appears to have been repaired as she wore it during an appearance on "TODAY" this morning.
"Milano Cortina 2026 takes this issue seriously and is fully aware of the importance of these medals for the athletes," the Olympics organizers said in a statement.
NBC News' Steve Kornacki explains the rules and tricks to winning the five snowboarding events at the Cortina Olympics in Milan: snowboard cross, parallel giant slalom, halfpipe, slopestyle and big air.
"The national anthem really shook me," says the gold medal-winning skater
Competing in her first Olympics, figure skater Ellie Cam won gold in her first competition yesterday, as she, her pairs partner Danny O'Shea and five other US skaters won gold in the team competition, a one-point victory over Japan.
"Honestly, the national anthem definitely moved me emotionally," Kam told "TODAY" today along with O'Shea, Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu."Dave and I worked so hard for this moment and to be able to celebrate with such an amazing team, it felt like it was just kind of a magical experience, and very emotional, and all good feelings, like happy tears along the way."
Liu said these Olympics "really feel very different" from 2022, when Covid events left athletes competing in front of empty stands.Team USA was met with thunderous cheers and applause as they climbed to the medal stand together.
Eileen Gu lost in the final race while Mathilde Gremaud won the gold medal
It's a repeat of Beijing - Eileen Gu will have to settle for silver in this event as Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud defends the title she won four years ago.
Gu, who qualified second, had to pass Gremaud in the crucial final, knowing she had to beat Gremaud's second set to win gold.The pressure was on, but Gu didn't go as planned and slid off the first rail to jump out.
Without further ado, Mathilde Gremaud leads the victory lap down the slope wearing the Swiss flag as a scarf around her neck.A well-deserved gold medal for Gremaux, who turned 26 yesterday.
Canada's Megan Oldham bounced back from a fall in the second race.She played it safe on the jumps but did enough to improve in her third event and took bronze with a score of 76.46, narrowly beating Great Britain's Kirsty Muir.Team USA's Avery Krumme tripped on the first rail in her last race, meaning she's not getting better - but at 17 and having made her World Cup debut just last year, she'll be back.
Now, Gow's focus will be on the halfpipe and big air events, both of which he is the defending champion.
US curlers talk about Italy's defeat, preparation for the semi-finals
USA's Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin spoke to the media after losing to Italy in the match and what they will do as they move on to the mixed team semi-finals.
The slopestyle bronze polo battle is getting hotter
Eileen Gu and Mathilde Gremaud look ahead of the rest of the field, but the bronze medal looks to be all to themselves.
Canada's Megan Oldham's first run was good enough for bronze.He looked great on his second run but had a big crash on the last jump.
Great Britain's Kirsty Muir looks a little nervous and has yet to have a clean run on the course.Team USA's Avery Krumme hasn't had a clean run either, so the odds are there.
They all made the last attempt to win an Olympic medal.
Matilda puts pressure on Gremo Gu
Mathilde Greymaud, that's mega!
He was happy with that run, and now leads when his second run scored 86.96 when the cowbells rang in Livigno.His work on the track was very clean this time and he was great with his jumps.
Eileen Gu's messy first track on her second run means she didn't improve this time.
It all comes down to the third and final run - all the pressure is now on Gu if he is to win gold.Gremaud's score will be hit hard.
Tirico shares his thoughts on Vonn
Immediately after the Super Bowl, NBC's Mike Tirico spoke live from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., about Lindsey Vonn's fall, her legacy, and an update on her status.
Canada's Megan Oldham crashes as she chases the medals
Canada's Megan Oldham, who was in bronze medal position after the first practice, tried to consolidate her position by trying big jumps in the second run.It was a strong run to the final jump, but she fell while attempting the biggest trick of her competition.
Thankfully, she was back on her feet – let's hope she's fine for her third and final race, because it looked like a race that could have made her a medal contender.
Eileen Gu had a good run in her first race on the front row
Brilliant way for Eileen Gu to start this competition. He crashes the race on his opening run and leads the leaderboard.From the jumps he lands back-to-back double corkscrews and the score of 86.58 is huge and would be enough to win gold in Beijing."Yes!"he shouts at the end of his run.
Mathilde Gremaud follows Gu.She nails the jump, but the defending champion's moves on the rail aren't as clean as Guz's, as she scores 83.60 for second place.
Grab your popcorn, this battle has begun!
Eileen Gu hunts for gold in nomadic style as she faces tough competition
With one of the most exciting events at the Winter Olympics - women's freestyle skiing - underway, it's time to watch Chinese superstar Eileen Gu compete for the Games' first medal.
Gu, the poster boy for the 2022 Beijing Olympics and the undisputed biggest name in freestyle skiing, won three medals, including a silver medal, in his first Olympics.She is the first freeskier to win three medals at the same Winter Olympics.
In this study from Beijing, the guides are not in California.He is matched only by the tail end of the Sanford family and his financial companions.
A gold medal battle is expected today between Gu and Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud, who beat Gu by just 0.33 points for the gold medal in Beijing.Gremaud and Gu finished first and second in Saturday's qualifying.It is the only gold that eluded Gu in Beijing and today's competition will be a control.
Team USA's Avery Krumm, who grew up in Canada but represented the USA last year, qualified 4th and could be in contention for a medal here as well.He will debut at the Olympic Games at the age of 17.
Each athlete will get three runs down the course, doing outrageous tricks on rails and jumps.The scores are then given by the judges.The best score will be calculated for each athlete.
USA Hockey has named its captain
Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews will captain the men's Olympic ice hockey team at the Milan Cortina Games, USA Hockey announced yesterday.
Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk and Boston Bruins' Charlie McAvoy will lead the squad, with the three reprising their roles in last year's 4 Nations Face-Off, where the Americans lost to Canada in the final.
"Auston, Charlie and Matthew did a great job leading our team in the 4 Nations meet a year ago and it's great to have them back," said manager Bill Guerin.
Italy tops the rankings in men's combined skiing
The host nation had a strong start on Day 3 of these matches.With their win against Team USA, Italy topped the standings after a competitive men's sprint.
Italy's Giovanni Franzoni, who took silver in the individual downhill on Saturday, drove his team to pole position with a time of 1:51.80.Three Swiss pairs all follow closely behind, with the top four less than half a second apart.
Medals will be decided by the race at 8am today.The times of both runs are combined to obtain an overall ranking.
Women's hockey standings after Day 3
Here's a look at the full women's hockey lineup for Day 4, when the U.S. plays Switzerland.
USA (2-0) - 6 points
Czech Republic (1-2) - 4 'ai
Canada (1:0) – 3 Points
Switzerland (1-1) — 2 points
Finland (0-2) - 0 fathers
Note: Switzerland beat the Czech Republic in Friday's overtime shootout.Legal wins count as three points, overtime wins count as two points and overtime losses count as one point.
Sweden (3-0) - 9 points
Germany (1-1) - 3 points
Japan (1-1) — 3 points
Italy (1-1) - 3 points
France (0-3) - 0 points
Italy held off Team USA in a doubleheader to set up a semifinal rematch
It went down to the wire but with the last stone of the match the Italian Stefania Constantini ensured a 7-6 win for the hosts.
The good news is that Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse advanced to the semifinals regardless after winning six of their nine matches.The American duo will have a chance for revenge later today - they will face Italy again in the semi-finals at 12.05pm.E.T.Great Britain will face Sweden in the other semi-final.
Team USA is tied before the curling final
We are ready for the final drama Cortina!
Team USA tied the game 6-6 and advanced to the eighth and final round.Italy will have a slight advantage as they have the last stone.
Team USA's Alysa Liu became the second athlete to break medals
Yesterday, Team USA's Breezy Johnson said her gold medal broke a few hours after receiving it.She said she jumped for joy while wearing the medal, causing the piece connecting it to the ribbon to break off.
The second Team USA medal appeared to break the same way. This time, Alyssa Liu's gold medal broke just hours after it was awarded to her as part of the winning US figure skating team.In a video on Instagram, the 20-year-old held up the puck and jokingly wrote, "My medal doesn't need a ribbon."
This is not the first time that there has been a problem with Olympic medals.Some of the medals received at the Paris 2024 Games, each of which is a small piece of metal from the Eiffel Tower, have lost their luster.Last year, the French mint announced that it had received a request to replace 220 medals that were damaged.
Stefania Constantini's huge strike gives Italy the lead over Team USA
The crowd at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium erupted in cheers after Italy's Stefania Constantini's powerful shot in the fifth zone.
The last stone of the end of considered wide, they were scattered and sent to the American stones in mid-terres.All the USThere.Stones drifted off target, giving Italy valuable points.
That gives Italy a 6-2 lead.With three points to go, Team USA needs its own big end to get back into this.
Americans Dhavornway, Perlmutter and Norman compete in big air
American citizen Lily Dhawornvej;Jessica Perlmutter and Hahna Norman, 20th;He finished 23rd and 28th, and just missed out on 12th place in the women's division.
It's all even between Team USA and Italy in curling
Four points down, four to go There's nothing separating Team USA and Italy at the halfway mark of their mixed doubles curling match, tied 2-2.
As a reminder, Team USA duo Corey Dropkin and Corey Tise have already booked their spot in the semifinals, which will take place later today.But a win here will improve their seeding and give them an easier path to the medals.
Italy leads the number of medals
Host nation Italy leads the overall medal standings heading into Day 3 of the Winter Games.
However, the most gold medals have been won by Norway, which has a total of six medals.
Team USA has two gold medals after Breezy Johnson won the women's alpine skiing event and a strong performance by the USA in the figure skating team event.
Switzerland takes center stage at event with new ski team
On the ski mountain in Cortina, we will see the start of the men's combined event, which comes to the sport with a new format.
In the past, this event will see a skier working in downhill and slaulom.This time, there is a collective relationship with a skier a team that takes in the downhill, and a second skier tackling the slalom.The time are combined to give a team his position in the leaders.
First come the descents.
Team USA will be represented by Kyle Negomir and River Radamus.Negomir finished 10th in the men's downhill on Saturday.It will be a surprise if Negomir and Radamus compete for the prize.Switzerland is a strong contender for gold here, with gold medalist Franjo von Allmen looking to win his second gold medal of the Games.
The women's competition — in the same format — is tomorrow, with newly crowned gold medalist Breezy Johnson partnering Mikaela Shiffrin for Team USA in Shiffrin's first appearance at the Games.Team USA will have four couples on the field tomorrow.
Kanus tricked them
Five medal events will be held today, including the women's slopestyle finalTonight, American figure skaters Madison Chuck and Evan Bates look to continue their dominant start in rhythmic dance, as the US women's hockey team takes on Switzerland.
Eastern times are always and asterisks mean it's a medal event:
4:05 am: Curling, mixed doubles (Norway vs South Korea, Italy vs USA, Switzerland vs Canada, Czechia vs Estonia)
4:30 a.m.: Alpine skiing, men's downhill
6:10 a.m.: Women's ice hockey (Japan vs. Italy)
6.30 am Final freestyle slopestyle women*
8 a.m.: Alpine skiing, men's combined slalom*
10:40 a.m. Women's ice hockey (Germany-France)
11 a.m.: Luge, women's individual run 1 and 2
11:30 a.m.: speed skating, women's 1000 meters*
12:05 p.m.: Curling, mixed doubles semifinal 1st round
12.05: Curling semifinals, mixed doubles 2
13:00: Luge, 2 races for women
1.00pm: Ski Jumping, Men's Normal Trampoline*
1pm 8pm: figure skating, rhythmic dancing
1:30 p.m.: Class fit, widow airport *
2:40 p.m.: Women's Hockey (Switzerland vs. USA)
15:10: Women's ice hockey (Canada-Czech Republic)
Day 3 action is officially underway
Team USA's Corey Dropkin and Corey Thies are on the ice in Cortina, meaning the action is officially underway on Day 3 of the Games.
Dropkin and Theis will have the last stone in the first leg of this match, known as the hammer, so expect them to take advantage early.
Team USA faces an important mixed doubles final in the tumbling
American Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse have already made history in Cortina - they have already secured a place in the semi-finals as the first American to enter the knockout stage, but this does not diminish the importance of their final competition against defending gold medalists Italy this morning.
A win will see Dropkin and Theiss advance to the semi-finals later today, which will see them face Sweden in the semi-finals, a team they defeated yesterday.A loss would drop the American pair to third place in the rankings and see them face Italy again, a tough road to an Olympic medal.
The Cortina Olympic Curling Stadium kicks off today at 4:05 a.m. ET.
Erin Jackson didn't want to be the only black woman to win individual gold at the Winter Olympics
When American sprinter Erin Jackson won the 500 meters at the Beijing Games four years ago, she knew it was her first Olympic medal.She also knew it had been a while — 28 years, to be exact — since a U.S. woman.he had won first in the event.
What she didn't know until a few days later: Jackson was the first black woman from any country to win an individual gold medal in any sport at the Winter Olympics.
Jackson never wanted to be late.
"I think it was really surprising because I was like, 'How could this be possible?'" When you think about how many Winter Olympics we've been to, it's pretty unusual.I hope people can see my story and the stories of other black women in winter sports, and hopefully there will be more soon."
Five American skaters became the first Olympic medalists.
Ilya Marinin, Alisa Liu, Amber Glenn, Ellie Cam and Danny O'Shea won their first Olympic medals, and it's gold.
Madison Chalk and Evan Bates are currently two-time Olympic gold medalists.
This U.S. Olympic figure skating team is the strongest in years, so its medal haul is only expected to increase when individual competition begins this week.
Both U.S. women finished in the top three in the team competition; this could mark an end to the U.S. women's singles medal drought.
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