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MILAN — The 2026 Winter Olympics were jam-packed on Tuesday, highlighted by cross-country skier Ben Ogden claiming a silver medal in the men's sprint classic, Alex Hall earning silver in the slopestyle skiing final, Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan teaming up for bronze in the Alpine team combined, and the U.S. curling mixed doubles team of Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse taking silver after losing the gold medal match against Sweden.Elsewhere, Ilia Malinin earned a standing ovation after another breathtaking performance in the men's figure skating short singles program, positioning himself for a gold medal.In a preliminary round game, USA women's hockey dominated heated rival Canada 5-0 in what was expected to be a gold medal game preview. Team USA finishes group play undefeated, having outscored their opponents 20-1.USA TODAY Sports is bringing you live updates and highlights from all the action in Italy. Follow along.Watch Winter Olympics on Peacock2026 Winter Olympics medal countAll data accurate as of Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at 6:02 a.m.Meet Team USA 2026: Get to know the athletes behind the games1. Norway: 12 Total (6 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze)2. Italy: 11 Total (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 7 Bronze)3. Japan: 8 Total (2 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze)4. United States: 7 Total (2 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze)5. Germany: 6 Total (3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)➤Full medal count listMen's figure skating: Ilia Malinin wows again, takes first placeIlia Malinin delivered another electrifying performance in the men's short event. "The Quad God" received a score of 108.16 from the judges, shattering the 102.56 he needed to take first place as he pursues gold in men's singles skating.Women's hockey: Team USA beats Canada 5-0Laila Edwards' third period goal made her the first Black woman to score for the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team and all but sealed Team USA's fourth win of the preliminary round. With the shutout of Canada, the United States finishes group play with a perfect 4-0 record. They outscored their pool 20-1.Women's hockey: Team USA up big over Canada through first two periodsThe U.S. doubled their lead in the second period with goals from Kristen Simms and Hannah Bilka, her second of the game, off of another feed from Abbey Murphy to take a commanding 4-0 lead into second intermission.Women's hockey: Laila Edwards makes history for Team USAWhen Edwards checked in halfway through the second period of USA's preliminary round matchup against Canada, she officially became the first Black woman to ever play hockey in the Olympics for the United States.Women's hockey: Team USA takes three-goal lead vs CanadaTeam USA has taken control of this game. Kirsten Simms scored a goal and after a lengthy review under a challenge by Canada for goalie interference, the call was upheld. Midway through the second period, the Americans have opened up a three-goal lead vs their bitter rival Canada, their largest since the 1998 Nagano Games.Women's hockey: Team USA leads Canada to start second periodTeam USA is taking a 2-0 lead on Canada into the second period of their huge Group A showdown in women's hockey after another spectacular goal by Hannah Bilka, off a no-look pass from teammate Abbey Murphy.The first period belonged to the Americans, who thoroughly dominated and kept the Canadians on defense a majority of the time. The U.S. women are outshooting the Canadians 11-4 and have already built a 2-0 lead heading into the second period. Team USA could be leading by more, but they were unable to convert on a power play opportunity after Canada's Blayre Turnbill was called for an illegal hit. Follow along with live updates the USA-Canada women's hockey game here.IOC bans Ukrainian Olympian's helmet honoring fallen athletesUkrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will not be allowed to wear a helmet during the 2026 Winter Olympics which honors fallen Ukrainian athletes.The IOC reportedly banned Heraskevych from wearing the helmet while racing, pointing to Article 50.2 of the Olympic charter. The policy states that "no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas."Heraskevych's helmet has images of more than 20 athletes and coaches. The photos also include tributes to figure skater Dmytro Sharpar, who competed with Heraskevych during the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, weightlifter Alina Peregudova and hockey player Oleksiy Loginov. All three athletes died after the 2022 Russian invasion. Read more here. — Josh PeterWomen's hockey: Team USA takes early lead on CanadaCaroline Harvey got the Americans on the board early in the first period at the 3:45 mark in a highly anticipated preliminary matchup between Team USA and Canada. The two rivals have combined to win every Olympic gold medal since the sport joined the Winter Games in 1998.Harvey buried a perfect pass from Haley Winn to give USA a 1-0 advantage over Canada. It marked Harvey’s second goal of the 2026 Winter Olympics. She also has three assists. USA 1, Canada 0.Follow along with live updates the USA-Canada women's hockey game here.AIN at Olympics? It's not a countryOfficially, Russia is banned from the Olympics because Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. At the 2026 Winter Games in Milano Cortina, there will be no Russian flags, no Russian anthems and no Russian national colors incoporated in the competition. (The same holds true for Belarus, which has supported Russia in the war.)But there will be athletes with Russian and Belarussian passports competing as "Individual Neutral Athletes," or AINs for short, if they meet specific conditions. That contingent will include 13 Russians and seven Belarussians, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Jan. 29. Read the full explainer about AIN. — Josh PeterSki jumping: USA makes mixed team normal hill finalsThe United States has secured a spot in the final round of the mixed team normal hill ski jumping competition in Predazzo.Americans Annika Belshaw, Jason Colby, Tate Frantz and Paige Jones finished the opening round in sixth place, well behind the reigning world champion Slovenian squad led by siblings Domen and Nika Prevc.The other nations to qualify for the final, which gets underway at 2 p.m. ET, are Japan, Norway, Germany, Austria, China and Finland. — Steve GardnerKorey Dropkin, Cory Thiesse win silver medal for USA curlingCORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy – Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin are Olympic medalists.The tandem, known affectionately as “Girl Cory” and “Boy Korey,” won silver in the mixed doubles curling event Tuesday, Feb. 10, after falling 6-5 to Sweden. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games were the third to include mixed doubles curling. Thiesse and Dropkin’s performance earned Team USA its first ever medal in the event. ...Team USA took a 5-4 lead into the eighth end after getting two on the board in the seventh. The Americans weren't as accurate as the Swedes, putting together a shot success percentage of 73% to their 83%. But the margin was much closer in take-outs, with a 70% shot success metric for the U.S. and 72% for Sweden.Thiesse and Dropkin's second-to-last stone of the eighth end had too much power behind it, sliding past the button. Which meant their last stone had to be perfect. It did knock the Swedes' red stone off the middle, but they had the final stone of the game. — Payton TitusRead more about the gold medal match for Dropkin and Thiesse here.Ashley Farquharson makes history for Team USA in Olympic lugeCORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy – Ashley Farquharson became the second American woman ever and first in 12 years to win an Olympic medal in luge Tuesday.She finished third in the women’s single event at the Cortina Sliding Center with a time of 3:31.582. This bronze performance tied the best finish in program history, as the United States’ only other medal in women’s luge was Erin Hamlin’s bronze in 2014. — Payton TitusRead more about Farquharson's background and medal performance here.Maxim Naumov honors parents in Winter Olympics debutMILAN — Maxim Naumov made sure to bring the memory of his parents to the 2026 Winter Olympics. The U.S. figure skater made his Olympic debut Tuesday, Feb. 10 in the men’s short program, fulfilling the lifelong dream of his parents, former skaters Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova. Naumov’s parents died in the midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C in January 2025 that killed 67 people. Vadim and Evgenia were among the 28 figure skating coaches, young athletes and parents killed who were returning from a development camp.After delivering an emotional performance inside the Milano Ice Skating Arena, Naumov held up a picture of his parents in the kiss-and-cry section as he waited to hear his scores. Before a skater begins their program, a message from them is displayed on the Jumbotron inside Milano Ice Skating Arena. His message was, "Mom and Dad, this is for you."He was the second skater of the 29 scheduled to compete on the day, and Naumov was clean in his program, starting it off strong with a quad Salchow. By the end of it, he earned a score of 86.65, a season-best. — Jordan MendozaSkier Alex Hall had a harrowing wait to win silverAfter his third and final run, U.S. freestyle skier Alex Hall knew he’d be waiting on fate.But he didn’t wait on the judges. He’d fallen in that last try. Hall knew his only score that counted was his second score, and he also knew that score wouldn’t be enough for him to repeat as Olympic gold medalist in men’s slopestyle.But the silver? Maybe."It's like a weird, mixed emotion,” Hall said. "You don't want to celebrate when someone doesn't land, but in some regard, you are happy that maybe you have a better chance at the podium now. But I think I can speak for everyone: We're always rooting for each other." − Gentry EstesLive updates: USA vs. Canada in women's hockeyHockey fans have had Feb. 10 circled on their calendars since the 2026 Winter Olympics women's hockey schedule was released.The USA women's national hockey team battles Canada in a preliminary matchup, marking the latest edition of the nations' rivalry and a possible preview of the gold-medal match. Opening face off is set for 2:10 p.m. ET at the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan.Canada and USA have met in all but one gold medal match since women's ice hockey was added to the Olympic program at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games. The American and Canadian women each have seven Olympic medals, but Canada has the edge with five gold medals, compared to two for Team USA.Keep track of all the action in our live game blog.Canadian figure skater gets reprieve from college midtermExtension granted.After mixing up a deadline for a college assignment due to competing in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics for Team Canada and attending the opening ceremony, Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas received the extension she asked for from her McMaster University professor, Vic Satzewich."Hi Madeline. Wow! What a special moment. Yes, in the circumstances, an extension is perfectly fine. I'd say focus on the competition right now, and submit it directly when it is done," Satzewich wrote in an email reply shared by the university. Schizas told The Canadian Press she didn't think the email would "blow up" as much as it did and she was planning on sitting down in the Olympic Village on Tuesday to write her midterm for the class. She's set to graduate from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts in Environment & Society later this semester. − John LeuzziWhy are so many Olympic medals breaking?Several Olympians have broken medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the list is growing longer.Within the first week of competition, at least six athletes broke their medals after their events. That list includes the USA's Breezy Johnson, Alysa Liu and Jackie Wiles, Swedish cross‑country skier Ebba Andersson, plus Dutch skater Jutta Leerdam and German biathlete Justus Strelow."It's definitely heavy. Heavier than I expected," Johnson said after winning the women's Olympic downhill. "I think that's maybe why it broke."According to The Guardian, the cords on the medals are fitted with a breakaway mechanism. It's reportedly required by law. The medal's built-in system is designed to release if it gets pulled by any force. Ultimately, the design is meant to keep the athletes from choking.The Olympic committee appears to be aware of the problem and working to address it. − Meghan L. HallTeam Canada captain to miss women's hockey clash vs. USAThe Canadian women's hockey team is gearing up for its toughest matchup of the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the reigning champions will be without their trusted leader.Captain Marie-Philip Poulin has been ruled out of Canada's preliminary matchup against the United States on Tuesday due to a lower body injury suffered in the team's 5-1 win over Czechia on Monday, Team Canada announced hours ahead of puck drop at the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan at 2:10 p.m. ET.Tuesday's matchup against the USA was supposed to be Canada's final preliminary matchup in Group A play, but the Canadians will now play Finland on Feb. 12 after the game was rescheduled due to a norovirus outbreak among the Finnish team. − Cydney HendersonAmerican trio advances in women's moguls, Kauf still possibleThree Americans punched their tickets to the finals of the women’s moguls competition.Jaelin Kauf, arguably the best of the bunch, was not one of them – and was not particularly close, either.Kauf finished 27th of 30 racers and will have to be in the top 10 of the second qualifier – held before the finals Wednesday – to advance.Other than Kauf, it was a phenomenal showing for the Team USA in Livigno. Elizabeth Lemley and Olivia Giaccio finished second and third, respectively, and Tess Johnson came in ninth. The top 10 automatically qualified for finals. − Chris BumbacaUtah governor urges Olympic reporters to stick to sportsUtah Gov. Spencer Cox chided reporters at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday when asked about President Trump calling a US athlete “a real loser’’ and political division in the United States.“I hate the questions you ask the athletes," Cox said at a press conference in Milan about the 2034 Winter Olympics that will be hosted in Salt Lake City, Utah. "These are kids out there competing. I think you should be asking them about their sports and about their competition and let the politics take care of the politics."Hunter Hess, an American freestyle skier, was asked in a press conference Feb. 4 about representing the United States at a fraught time that includes ICE agents killing two protesters in Minnesota during immigration raids. Hess said he had “mixed emotions” and it was “a little hard."Trump lashed out with a Truth Social post, writing in part that Hess was “a real Loser.’’Cox, a Republican, sidestepped controversy when asked if Olympic athletes were losers.“Look, we love our athletes and we’re grateful for our athletes,’’ he said. “We recognize there are lots of divisions in our country and in our world today and I love that we get to live in a country where people get to speak their minds." − Josh PeterSchiffrin falters in team combined; Wiles/Moltzan win bronzeJacqueline Wiles and Paula Moltzan upstaged their Olympic champion teammates, Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin.Wiles and Moltzan won bronze in the women's team combined event on Tuesday, Feb. 10. It was the first Olympic medal for both and comes two days after Wiles finished fourth in the downhill, missing the podium by 0.27 seconds.Wiles was fourth in the downhill portion of the event, 0.45 seconds behind fellow American Breezy Johnson. Moltzan laid down a slalom time of 44.87 to vault the pairing one spot higher with a combined time of 2:21.91.Johnson and Shiffrin were the prerace favorites after winning the event when it made its debut at last year’s world championships, but Shiffrin posted a slow slalom score (45.38) to drop the team off the podium and into fourth.Austria's Ariane Raedler (1:36.65) and Katharina Huber (45.01) won gold with a time of 2:21.66. Germany's Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (1:37.33) and Emma Aicher took silver in 2:21.71. − Nancy ArmourUSA's Ben Ogden skis to historic silverTeam USA has its first cross-country skiing medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics.American cross-country skier Ben Ogden captured the silver medal in the men's sprint classic, finishing with a time of 3:40.61, less than a second behind Norwegian star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo. Norway's Oskar Opstad Vike took the bronze medal with a time of 3:46.55.Ogden's silver ends a nearly 50-year Olympic medal drought for the American men. He becomes just the second American man to win an Olympic cross-country skiing medal, and the first to make the podium since Bill Koch captured silver in 30km at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics. — Cydney HendersonLindsey Vonn swaps texts with downhill medalist Sofia GoggiaLindsey Vonn is feeling well enough to text with friends.Italian skiing star Sofia Goggia, one of Vonn's closest friends, said Tuesday that she and Vonn had texted a day earlier."I'm really sorry for her. She didn't deserve this," Goggia said after crashing in the downhill portion of the team combined event. Goggia won bronze in the individual downhill two days prior and lit the cauldron in Cortina during the opening ceremony.Vonn suffered a complex tibial fracture in a crash during the Olympic downhill on Sunday, and she said it will require multiple surgeries. Goggia said Vonn has since undergone a second operation."I'm really sorry for her," Goggia said. "I feel the suffering that she has inside of herself." − Nancy ArmourNo repeat medal for Jessie DigginsU.S. cross-country skier Jessie Diggins failed to make it out of the women's sprint classic quarterfinals, the same event she medaled in at the 2022 Beijing Games.Diggins finished fourth out of six racers in her quarterfinal heat with a time of 3:59.33. In the sprint classic, the top two finishers from five different quarterfinal rounds advance to the semifinals, plus two "lucky losers" with the fastest time that didn't already qualify. American Julia Kern was one of the "lucky losers" to advance, but she finished the final in last place as Sweden swept the podium.The result ended Diggins' streak of finishing in the top 10 in all six women's events in both the 2018 and 2022 Games. − Cydney HendersonItaly wins short-track speed skating goldThe first gold medal in short-track speed skating goes to the host country.Team Italy won the mixed team relay, beating out favorite Canada in the final and improving on the silver medal it won in 2022. The Chinese team had the early lead but near the midway point Italy took over, sending the home crowd into a frenzy.Canada was well behind and was able to close the gap as the final laps approached, but the Italians didn’t seize control and crossed the finish line in emphatic fashion.Italy won gold and Canada took silver while Belgium got bronze. China, which won gold in this event in 2022, didn’t make the podium. — Jordan MendozaTeam USA eliminated in mixed team relayDifferent Olympics, same result for the U.S. in the short-track speed skating mixed team relay. It failed to make the final, faltering in the semifinal due to a fall.The U.S. actually had an early lead thanks to some quick work from Kristen Santos-Griswol. But like in the quarterfinals, Corrine Stoddard fell on lap No. 12, and this time she wouldn’t get bailed out. It set the team back tremendously and the gap was too far to recover from.The finish is similar to what happened in the inaugural event in 2022, when the U.S. was penalized in the semifinal and prevented itself from contending for a podium finish.Team USA finished in last place in the event and will skate in the Final B, meaning they will not have a chance at a medal and is just racing for standings. — Jordan MendozaTwo Americans advance to men's moguls finalsLIVIGNO, Italy — Two Americans advanced to the finals during the first stage of qualification of the men's moguls at Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park, with Nick Page (fifth, 77.50) and Dylan Walczyk (seventh, 76.67) finishing above the cutline in the top 10.The two other U.S. skiers in the field – Charlie Mickel (11th, 75.31) and Landon Wendler (12, 75.08) – barely missed qualifying initially, but they can still advance through the second stage.Japan's Ikuma Horishima was first in qualifying with a score of 85.42, nearly six points clear for the rest of the field. Of the 30 athletes in the qualifying, Team USA comprised four of the top 12.The men's moguls finals will be Feb. 12 in Livigno. — Gentry EstesTeam USA squeaks by in mixed team relayTalk about a last second of hope.The U.S. looked done in the short-track team relay when a slip by Corrine Stoddard on the tag dropped it all the way in last place. Luckily, Japan and France each had late crashes that opened the door for Team USA.It capitalized on the opportunity, jumping into second place to secure its spot in the semifinals, behind Korea. — Jordan MendozaUSA in prime position for women’s team combined medalsTeam USA is in prime position to collect multiple medals in the women’s team combined event, which pairs up two skiers – with one racing downhill and the other skiing a slalom run.Breezy Johnson, who won the women’s downhill two days ago to give the USA its first medal of the Milano Cortina Winter Games, posted the fastest time again today and will hand off a lead to superstar Mikaela Shiffrin.Johnson finished in 1:36.59 to top the leaderboard, 0.06 seconds ahead of Austria’s Ariane Raedler. Italy’s Laura Pirovano put the host country in medal position, posting the third-best downhill run, 0.27 behind Johnson.American Jackies Wiles is 0.45 seconds back in fourth place and will hand off to Paula Moltzan, a very strong technical skier. Keely Cashman finished 21st and will give way to AJ Hurt. Bella Wright crashed, meaning she and Nina O’Brien are done. — Nancy ArmourTeam USA’s Clayton Declemente advances in short-track speed skatingThe U.S. will send a skater to the men’s short-track speed skating 1000m quarterfinals with Clayton Declemente moving on. The first time Olympian was in a close battle in his heat and looked like he would miss out from qualifying, but Steven Dubois (Canada) and Niall Treacy (Great Britain) got tangled and ended up crashing. That paved the way for Declemente and Japan’s Kazuki Yoshinaga to cruise the rest of the way, with Declemente finishing in second.Another U.S. skater in Brandon Kim didn’t advance. He had a brief lead toward the end of the race but suddenly fell in fourth to knock him out. He was later assessed a penalty for bumping into another skater. — Jordan MendozaOlympics schedule today2 a.m.: Luge – Women’s Doubles Official Training Runs 5 & 6 | Cortina Sliding Centre (Cortina)2:53 a.m.: Luge – Men’s Doubles Official Training Runs 5 & 6 | Cortina Sliding Centre (Cortina)3 a.m.: Nordic Combined – Normal Hill Official Training 2 | Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium (Predazzo)4:30 a.m.: Short Track Speed Skating | Milano Ice Skating Arena (Milan)Women’s 500m Heats, 4:30 a.m.Men’s 1000m Heats, 5:08 a.m.Mixed Team Relay Quarterfinals + Semifinals, 5:53 a.m. & 6:23 a.m.Mixed Relay Final B, 6:48 a.m.Mixed Relay Final A, 6:56 a.m. | medal event4:30 a.m.: Alpine Skiing – Women’s Team Combined Downhill | Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre (Cortina d’Ampezzo)5 a.m.: Skeleton – Women Official Training Heats 3 & 4 | Cortina Sliding Centre (Cortina)5:15 a.m.: Freestyle Skiing – Men’s Moguls Qualification 1 | Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park (Livigno, Valtellina)6:10 a.m.: Ice Hockey – Women’s Preliminary | JPN vs. SWE | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena6:30 a.m.: Freestyle Skiing – Men’s Slopestyle Final | medal event | Livigno Snow Park (Livigno, Valtellina)7:30 a.m.: Biathlon – Men’s 20km Individual | medal event | Anterselva Biathlon Arena (Antholz)7:30 a.m.: Skeleton – Men Official Training Heats 3 & 4 | Cortina Sliding Centre (Cortina)3:15-7:45 a.m.: Cross-Country Skiing – Sprint Classic Qualifications, Rounds, Finals | medal events | Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium (Val di Fiemme)Women’s Sprint Classic Final, 7:13 a.m.Men’s Sprint Classic Final, 7:25 a.m.8 a.m.: Alpine Skiing – Women’s Team Combined Slalom | medal event | Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre (Cortina d’Ampezzo)8:05 a.m.: Curling – Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match | GBR vs. ITA | Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium (Cortina d’Ampezzo)8:15 a.m.: Freestyle Skiing – Women’s Moguls Qualification 1 | Livigno Snow Park (Livigno, Valtellina)10:40 a.m.: Ice Hockey – Women’s Preliminary | ITA vs. GER | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena11 a.m.: Luge – Women’s Singles Runs 3 & 4 | medal event | Cortina Sliding Centre (Cortina d’Ampezzo)11:30 a.m.: Ski Jumping – Mixed Team Finals | medal event | Cortina Sliding Centre (Cortina d’Ampezzo)Mixed Team Trial Round, 11:30 a.m.First Round, 12:45 p.m.Final Round, 2 p.m.12:05 p.m.: Curling – Mixed Doubles Gold Medal | USA vs. SWE | medal event | Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium (Cortina d’Ampezzo)12:30–4:45 p.m.: Figure Skating – Men’s Short Program | Milano Ice Skating Arena (Milan)2:10 p.m.: Ice Hockey – Women’s Preliminary | USA vs. CAN | | Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena3:10 p.m.: Ice Hockey – Women’s Preliminary | FIN vs. SUI | Milano Rho Ice Hockey ArenaOlympics TV schedule todayPeacock is streaming every event live.Watch Olympic figure skating on PeacockOlympics medal countEntering Tuesday, Italy leads the medal count with nine (one gold, two silver, six bronze). Japan has seven, Norway has six, Switzerland has five, Germany and Austria have four apiece and the U.S. is tied with seven other countries with two medals.
