2026 Winter Olympics live updates: U.S. men's hockey begins, Chloe Kim goes for history
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What to know
- Chloe Kim got the highest score in qualifying yesterday, leaving little doubt that she’ll be a threat for gold in the halfpipe today. Kim is less than a month out from tearing the labrum in her left shoulder.
- The U.S. men's hockey team will play its first match of the Games today, against Latvia.
- Breezy Johnson, Jacqueline Wiles, Mary Bocock and Keely Cashman will compete in the women’s super-G final.
- And, several Americans, including Nick Baumgartner, who was part of the team that won gold in mixed snowboard cross in Beijing, will compete for a spot in the snowboard cross finals.
- How to keep up with the Olympics: Stream every moment and every medal of the Games on Peacock. Read the latest updates and interact with our AI chatbot, OLI, on the Olympics hub. And catch up with the top athletes and day’s recaps by signing up for NBC News’ The Sports Desk newsletter.
Jessie Diggins' best chance for medal today
In the women’s 10km freestyle, Jessie Diggins, who is competing in her fourth and final Olympics, has a chance to win her first individual gold. Diggins has won three Olympic medals in her career (one of each color), with her only gold coming in the team sprint at the 2018 PyeongChang Games.
Diggins has had a tough start to her Olympic campaign in Italy. She injured her ribs after crashing early in the skiathlon on Saturday (finished 8th) and raced through the pain in the individual sprint, where she was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Today’s race is considered her best chance to win a medal at these Games.
After the sprint on Tuesday, Diggins posted on Instagram, saying, “There’s no lasting injury here and it’s only temporary, and skiing won’t make it worse, so… onwards we go!”
4 Americans qualify for finals in men's moguls
Americans Charlie Mickel and Landon Wendler advanced to the men’s moguls final after finishing in the top 10 in the second round of qualification today in Livigno, Italy.
Mickel placed 3rd, 13th in the overall qualification standings, after laying down a clean run for 77.82 points. Wendler followed in 7th, 17th overall, with a tighter run for 76.34 points.
“I knew I had a good score from the previous quali day,” Wendler told NBC. “I tried to up the degree of difficulty in my jumps. I haven’t done a cork 10 in a competition in probably two years, so it was good to get one under my belt before we head to finals and go for it.”
Nick Page and Dylan Walczyk had already qualified.
The finals begin later this morning at 6:10 a.m. ET.
Norway and Italy tied for lead in the medal count
Norway and Italy both have 13 medals — seven gold for Norway and four for Italy — leading in the medal count heading into Day 6.
Team USA has 12, with four gold, six silver and two bronze.
Ukrainian star banned from wearing helmet tribute to war dead
A Ukrainian athlete has been disqualified from the Winter Olympics over his insistence on wearing a helmet honoring people killed in his country’s war with Russia.
The International Olympic Committee said in a statement this morning that skeleton racer Vladylsav Heraskevych, the Ukrainian flag bearer, was “not allowed to participate at Milano Cortina 2026 after refusing to adhere to the IOC athlete expression guidelines.”
Mykhailo Heraskevych, father of Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, reacts after news of the disqualification. Fatima Shbair / AP
The decision was announced shortly before Heraskevych was due to compete in the men’s skeleton competition, in which he was considered a legitimate medal contender.
“This is price of our dignity,” he said in a post on X shortly after meeting with the committee’s president, Kirsty Coventry. Heraskevych indicated he would appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Jordan Stolz highlights gold medal Day 5 performances
Day 5 of the Milan Cortina Olympics delivered many exciting gold medal moments, including Jordan Stolz in the 1,000-meter, Franjo von Allmen winning the men’s super-G and more.
When to watch
Today is another packed day. We’ll see USA men’s hockey for the first time, as they take on Latvia. Chloe Kim has a chance at history and we get to witness the chaotic glory that is short track speedskating when the women compete in the 500-meter and the men in the 1,000-meter.
All times are in Eastern, and an asterisk signifies a medal event.
3:05 a.m.: Curling, women’s round robin (Korea vs. USA, Japan vs. Sweden, Italy vs. Switzerland, Canada vs. Denmark)
3:30 a.m.: Skeleton, men’s heat 1
4 a.m.: Freestyle skiing, men’s moguls qualification 2
4 a.m.: Snowboarding, men’s SBX seeding run 1
4:55 a.m.: Snowboarding, men’s SBX seeding run 2
5:08 a.m.: Skeleton, men’s heat 2
5:30 a.m.: Alpine skiing, women’s super-G*
6:10 a.m.: Men’s hockey, France vs. Switzerland
6:15 a.m.: Freestyle skiing, men’s moguls finals*
7 a.m.: Cross-country skiing, women’s 10-kilometer interval free start*
7:45 a.m.: Snowboard, men’s cross ⅛ finals
8:05 a.m.: Curling, men’s round robin (Norway vs. Germany, USA vs. Switzerland, Great Britain vs. Sweden)
8:18 a.m.: Snowboard, men’s snowboard cross quarterfinals
8:30 a.m.: Women’s hockey, Canada vs. Finland
8:39 a.m.: Snowboard, men’s snowboard cross semifinals
8:56 a.m.: Snowboard, men’s snowboard cross finals*
10:30 a.m.: Speedskating, women’s 5,000 meters
10:40 a.m.: Men’s hockey, Canada vs. Czechia
12:30 p.m.: Luge, team relay*
1:05 p.m.: Curling, women’s round robin (China vs. Great Britain, Italy vs. Korea, Denmark vs. Japan, USA vs. Sweden)
1:30 p.m.: Snowboard, women’s halfpipe final*
2:15 p.m.: Short track speedskating, women’s 500-meter quarterfinals
2:28 p.m.: Short track speedskating, men’s 1,000-meter quarterfinals
3 p.m.: Short track speedskating, women’s 500-meter semifinals
3:07 p.m.: Short track speedskating, men’s 1,000-meter semifinals
3:10 p.m.: Men’s hockey, (USA vs. Latvia, Germany vs. Denmark)
3:36 p.m.: Short track speedskating, women’s 500-meter finals*
3:48 p.m.: Short track speedskating, men’s 1,000-meter finals*
