Team USA starting off strong, defeating Denmark 10-3 in women’s curling round-robin. Connecticut native Mac Forehand took silver and his first Olympics medal ever in the men’s freeski big air finals.
Germany swept the podium in two-man bobsled, with USA’s Joshua Williamson and Frankie Del Duca placing fourth. Sweden won the men’s hockey playoffs against Latvia and will face the U.S. in the quarterfinals tomorrow.
Day one of the women’s single figure skating event ended with Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito in the top ten (third and eighth respectively), with Amber Glenn finishing 13th after popping a triple loop.
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Team USA falls to China 8-5, falls to 4-3 in round-robin standings.
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Julian Finney/Getty Images Ben Richardson, Daniel Casper and Aidan Oldenburg of Team United States compete during Men’s Round Robin Session between Team United States and Team People’s Republic of China on day eleven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on Feb. 17, 2026 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
Snowfall creates more postponements
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Michael Reaves/Getty Images Workers clear snow as the freestyle skiing women’s aerials qualification is delayed due to adverse weather conditions on Day 11 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Air Park on Feb. 17, 2026, in Livigno, Italy.
Norway adds to their medal total lead. Jens Luraas Oftebro won his second gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics while USA’s Niklas Malacininski finished 13th and Benjamin Loomis ended in 27th.
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Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images Norway’s Jens Luraas Oftebro checks behind him before crossing the finish to win gold in the cross-country event of the nordic combined individual Gundersen large hill/10km at Tesero Cross Country Stadium at Lago di Tesero during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 17, 2026.
Team USA finishes 5th, earns best-ever biathlon finish in men’s relay. France captured the gold.
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Harry How/Getty Images Sean Doherty of Team USA changes over to Maxime Germain in the men’s 4×7.5km biathlon relay on Day 11 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Anterselva Biathlon Arena on Feb. 17, 2026, in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.
Team USA women’s curling defeats Denmark 10-3. They are now 5-2 in the round-robin with two games left to play.
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Ryan Pierse/Getty Images A digital composite of athletes competing during the Women’s Round Robin Session between Team Denmark and Team United States (Sheet C) and Team Italy and Team Japan (Sheet B) on day eleven.
Team USA settles for silver in the men’s speed skating team pursuit. Italy bested the U.S. to take the gold.
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Daniel Munoz/AFP via Getty Images (From back) USA’s Ethan Cepuran, Emery Lehman and Casey Dawson compete in the speed skating men’s team pursuit semi-final during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb.17, 2026.
Team Japan wins bronze in speed skating women’s pursuit. Miho Takagi wins her third medal of the Milan Cortina Games and 11th Winter Olympics medal overall.
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Katie Stratman/Imagn Images Miho Takagi, Ayano Sato, and Momoka Horikawa of Japan skate during a semifinal in the women’s team pursuit.
Mac Forehand won silver in the men’s freeski big air finals. Norway’s Tormod Frostad took gold in the final run of the night.
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Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images Silver medalist Mac Forehand of the United States reacts during the medal ceremony for the men’s big air final.
Germany won all three medals in two-man bobsled. Team USA’s Joshua Williamson and Frankie Del Duca came in fourth, 2.26 seconds behind the winning team.
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Al Bello/Getty Images Adam Ammour and Alexander Schaller of Team Germany start the Two-Man Bobsleigh Heat 4 on day 11.
The Blade Angels competed in the women’s single figure skating short program, where Alysa Liu finished third. Isabeau Levito made her Olympics debut and landed in eighth place, and Amber Glenn finished 13th.
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Robert Gauthier / Getty Images Alysa Liu competes during the women’s short program figure skating.
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Julien de Rosa/Getty Images Isabeau Levito competes in the figure skating women’s single skating short program.
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Julien de Rosa/Getty Images Amber Glenn reacts after competing in the figure skating women’s single skating short program.
Tema USA lost 7-5 to Italy in men’s curling, bringing their record to 4–4 heading into the final day of round‑robin play.
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Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images Luc Violette of Team United States reacts during Men’s Round Robin between Team United States and Team Italy.
Sweden defeated Latvia 5-1 in men’s hockey. They will face Team USA in the quarterfinals on Feb. 18.
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Alexander Nemenov/Getty Images Sweden’s #09 Filip Forsberg (top) celebrates after scoring their 3-0 goal during the men’s qualification play-off hockey match between Sweden and Latvia.
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