U.S. women defeat Sweden in hockey semifinals; Americans compete for pair skating medals

Arguably, the main event of the Winter Olympics begins tomorrow: women’s figure skating. Americans Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito will take the ice in Milan for the short program. 

All times are in Eastern, and an asterisk signifies a medal event:

3:05 a.m.: Curling, men’s round robin (Switzerland vs. Sweden, USA vs. China, Czechia vs. Germany)

4:45 a.m.: Freestyle skiing, women’s aerials qualification 1

5:30 a.m.: Freestyle skiing, women’s aerials qualification 2

6:10 a.m.: Men’s hockey, qualification playoff (Germany vs. France, Switzerland vs. Italy)

7 a.m.: Snowboard, women’s slopestyle*

At Milan’s Castello Sforzesco, where Leonardo Da Vinci worked for 25 years, art lovers from all over the world get a chance to see one of his only mural paintings in existence. Reporting for "TODAY," NBC’s Peter Alexander shares a rare, up-close tour inside, as well as an exclusive look at the only Da Vinci drawing owned by the city.

Inside Milan’s Sforza Castle, where Leonardo Da Vinci worked

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As a doctor and Mexico’s first female cross-country skier, Regina Martínez Lorenzo, showed how special the support of the cross-country skiing community is.

After a flawless free skate, Ryuichi Kihara and Riku Miura moved into first place in the pairs event. Then...they had to wait. When the final score was announced, and they still had the top marks, and the bawling began.

Team USA’s Elana Meyers Taylor discusses raising two deaf children and how her sons have changed her perspective on life and competition.

Five-time Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor hadn’t won a gold medal in her storied career until Monday, when she fought from 2nd place through three runs to take gold at the final time of asking. Kaillie Humphries won bronze.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, Paco Rassat and River Radamus were among the 53 Alpine skiers (more than half the field) who did not finish the men’s slalom race in Bormio.

United States women’s ice hockey team coach John Wroblewski deflected the spotlight and handed it straight to his players after the United States surged to the brink of Olympic gold with a commanding 5-0 semifinal win over Sweden today.

Wroblewski took charge months after the U.S. agonizing defeat by Canada in the 2022 Games final in Beijing. Now on the verge of getting redemption for the Americans, the 44-year-old downplayed his role.

“This is an athlete base that dreams of gold,” Wroblewski told reporters.

“I know my place in this whole thing is to be in service mode as much as I possibly can. That’s to find out as much about our opponent as I can and melt it down so the players can go out and win the medal they deserve.

“I’m thinking about them. That’s what gets me going. I get chills thinking about helping them.”

As athletes chase their biggest dreams on the world stage, some of their kids are stealing the spotlight at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Reporting for "TODAY," Kaylee Hartung shares an inside look at some of the most heartwarming family moments.

Olympians celebrate triumphs with their kids at 2026 Games

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Taylor Swift is all in on the hype for Team USA's three figure skaters set to compete in the women's individual event tomorrow.

The "Opalite" singer provided an introduction to Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito in an NBC Olympics promotional video for the women who call themselves the "Blade Angels."

"Three American showgirls on ice who will capture your heart with their stories," Swift said.

Loic Meillard completed an Olympic “hat trick” by winning his third medal of the 2026 Winter Games. He captured gold in the men’s slalom in Bormio, while Fabio Gstrein secured silver and Henrik Kristoffersen took bronze.

Canada hung on for a nervy 2-1 victory over Switzerland today and will go on to face the United States for gold on Thursday.

The two North American powerhouses have faced for the gold medal all but once since women's hockey became an Olympic sport in 1998.

The United States defeated Canada 5-0 earlier in the tournament.

Exciting finish in the figure skating pairs event tonight.

Germany’s Nikita Volodin and Minerva Hase were in first after their short program, but they needed a big score in the free skate to claim gold tonight. They ultimately fell to bronze, with Japan’s Ryuichi Kihara and Riku Miura winning gold, and Georiga’s Luka Berulava and Anastasiia Metelkina winning silver.

That’s Japan’s first ever medal in the figure skating pairs event and Georgia’s first-ever medal in the Winter Olympics!

Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava of Team Georgia compete during Pair Skating - Free Skating on day ten of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games. Elsa / Getty Images

Kihara and Miura performed the best free skate of the night, posting a whopping 158.13 score, nearly 12 points better than the second-best score of the night. Berulava and Metelkina, meanwhile, were consistent, finishing second in both the short program and free skate.

Five-time Olympian Elana Meyers Taylor hadn’t won a gold medal in her storied career until today, when she fought from second place through three runs to take gold at the final time of asking. Kaillie Humphries won bronze.

Marie-Philip Poulin is officially the all-time leading goal scorer in women’s Olympic hockey history. The Canadian captain netted her 19th career goal in Monday’s semifinal matchup against Switzerland.

Canada is leading 2-0 after the second period.

After a strong performance by Japan’s Ryuichi Kihara and Riku Miura, the U.S.’s Spencer Akira Howe and Emily Chan were bumped off podium position, meaning no Americans will medal in tonight’s event.

Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara compete in the figure skating pair skating free skating final today. Julien De Rosa / AFP - Getty Images

There are only four pairs left.

Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam won’t be medaling for the U.S., as they were knocked off the podium by the Chinese pair of Cong Han and Wenjing Sui, who posted a 135.98 free skate score.

Spencer Akira Howe and Emily Chan are still in third, but are hanging on for dear life.

Team USA's Elana Meyers Taylor won gold today in the women's monobob competition, finishing with a total time of 3:57.93. She shared the moment with her two sons on the other side of the finish line. The now six-time Olympic medalist will finally be taking home a gold medal.

Elana Meyers Taylor celebrates after winnign gold today. Julian Finney / Getty Images

American bobsledders dominated the podium, with Kaillie Humphries taking bronze in the event. Fellow American competitor Kaysha Love finished in sixth place. Laura Nolte, competing for Germany, took silver, finishing .04 seconds behind Meyers Taylor.

After finishing seventh in the short program, the U.S. pair of Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam scored a 122.71 in their free skate — the sixth-best score of the night so far.

O’Shea and Kam are now in bronze position, but six pairs who scored higher in the short program are still to perform.

Canada's Megan Oldham won gold in today's freeski big air competition, finishing with a score of 180.75. She claimed gold after her first two runs, which amassed a winning score for the Canadian skier. She took a victory lap on her last run, knowing her score had already guaranteed her a gold medal.

Eileen Gu just became a five-time Olympic medalist after winning silver for China. Flora Tabanelli, the youngest skier in the competition at 18-years-old, won bronze for Italy.

Eight pairs have performed in tonight’s free skate, including Americans Spencer Akira Howe and Emily Chan, who are currently in first place with a total score of 200.31. They scored a 130.25 in the free skate, the best score of the night so far.

Howe and Chan have a sizable lead over second place, but with eight duos still to go, it will be a surprise if they manage to medal.

After a long delay due to weather, the scores are in for the first run of the women's big air freestyle skiing event. Austria's Lara Wolf finished first with a score of 93.50, beginning the event with a massive jump.

Lara Wolf competes in run two of the Women's Freeski Big Air Final today. Hannah Peters / Getty Images

Megan Oldham of Canada holds the second spot, while Eileen Gu, competing for China, is currently in third. There are still two runs left in the competition, where the total run score from the two best performances will determine who makes it to the podium.

With the game tied, 3-3, Germany scored in each of the final three ends for a win over perennial power Sweden today in round-robin play of the men’s curling tournament.

We’re a quarter of the way through tonight’s figure skating pairs free skate event. The current leaders are Canada’s Maxime Deschamps and Deanna Stellato-Dudek, with a total score of 192.61.

Ioulia Chtchetinina and partner Michal Wozniak of Team Poland after competing during Pair Skating - Free Skating on day ten of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games. Joosep Martinson / Getty Images

The highlight of the opening group may have been the pair from Poland, which sat with an adorable plush pierogi as they waited for their scores to be read. Plush toys are all the rage in Milan, and the stuffed pierogi was giving Tina and Milo a run for their money in terms of cuteness.

Watch as Team USA women’s hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield’s son Drew surprises her ahead of their semifinal game at the Olympics.

A weather delay pushed the start of the final rounds of the event to 2:45 p.m. ET, approximately 75 minutes after it was due to begin.

Canada scored single points in each of the first four ends, and never let Czechia get close in today’s men’s curling round-robin win.

A medal will be handed out in figure skating pairs tonight. After 16 duos performed their short program earlier in the week, tonight they will tackle the free skate.

Germany’s Nikita Volodin and Minerva Fabienne Hase are currently in first place.

The U.S. team of Danny O’Shea and Ellie Kam is in seventh, so they’ll have some ground to make up if they want to medal.

American ski racer Lindsey Vonn shared a glimpse into her recovery process, posting an upbeat video on Instagram that showed clips of her in the hospital.

Vonn thanked her support system in the caption of the post, and shared that her sister Karin Kildow made her the uplifting video.

"Thankful for friends, family, my team and all the medical staff that are getting me back to myself…. I’m slowly coming back to life, back to basics and the simple things in life that mean the most. Smile. Laugh. Love. 🙏🏻❤️," the caption read.

The video shows friends and family washing Vonn's hair in an inflatable basin and later brushing and braiding it. It also shows the Olympic skier receiving physical therapy in her hospital bed following the Olympic crash, where she broke her leg. She says she has had four surgeries and will need more.

The women's freeski big air final, which was set to begin at 1:30 p.m. E.T., has been delayed due to weather.

Course workers on the slopes as a blizzard delays proceedings before the Freestyle Skiing Women's Freeski Big Air Final. David Davies / PA Images via Getty Images

The course is currently being affected by heavy snow and wind. The next update is expected to come at 2 p.m. E.T.

Tessa Janecke wrote in her journal as a fourth-grader that she one day wanted to be an Olympian. Today, the forward was part of the Team USA women’s hockey team that advanced to the gold-medal game in Milan. 

"Because that’s Tessa,” her mom, Kari, said. “She has no other focus.”

Janecke started playing hockey at age 4 and is now on the Penn State women’s team. She’s an integral member of Team USA, which will face either Canada or Switzerland in Thursday’s final. 

“Surreal,” her father said after the win. “I don’t even know how to describe it. I get emotional.”

Parents of U.S. women's hockey player Tessa Janecke. Catherine Kim / NBC News

Hayley Scamurra chips in a brilliant feed from Britta Curl for her third goal of the Olympics in the semifinal against Sweden.

Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Armbruster Humphries both finished heat 3 in 59.08 seconds, setting track records during today's monobob event. The American bobsledders currently hold second and third place, respectively.

German competitor Laura Nolte still holds first place with the fastest total time across all three heats.

Fellow American competitor Kaysha Love finished today's race with a time of 59.21. She is currently in fifth place.

The U.S. women's hockey team dominated Sweden 5-0 today to advance to the gold-medal game.

The U.S. led 1-0 after the first period but turned it on in the second with four goals from Taylor Heise, Kendall Coyne, Hayley Scamurra and Abbey Murphy.

Through six games, it has allowed only one goal.

Team USA during the women's play-off semi-final ice hockey match between USA and Sweden during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan today. Piero Cruciatti / AFP - Getty Images

The U.S. will face either Canada or Switzerland in the final on Thursday.

After straddling a gate in Run 2 of the slalom in Bormio, an emotional Atle Lie McGrath of Norway chucked his ski poles and laid down in the snow after storming off the Stelvio course.

Olympic men’s curling champions Sweden suffered a crushing blow today, with their title defense on the brink of ending after a 7-3 defeat to Germany.

The Niklas Edin-led Swedish rink has just one win in six games at the Winter Olympics and will fail to qualify for the semifinals, barring an extraordinary set of circumstances.

“We haven’t played terrible, it’s just too many half shots and a few guesses that are not good enough and a few calls that maybe are not the best calls and a few wrong sides of the inches and all that combined just created too many losses,” Edin said.

Team USA’s Abbey Murphy scored a top-shelf goal to ignite an offensive spree in the semifinal round against Sweden.

Kelce, the former Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman, is in Milan rooting on the U.S. women's hockey team today. Taylor Swift's future brother-in-law is wearing a white jersey, with Team USA currently leading Sweden 5-0 in the third period.

The U.S. women came into tonight's semifinal having not conceded a goal in 271 minutes and 23 seconds, an Olympic record. Well, that streak has now been extended to 311:23 as the U.S. has blanked Sweden through two periods of the semifinal.

To this point in the tournament, the U.S. is outscoring its opponents 31-1 overall and has scored at least five goals in every contest.

The U.S. dominated the first period of play but only had one goal to show for it. That changed in the second period when the floodgates opened and Taylor Heise, Kendall Coyne and Hayley Scamurra all put the puck in the back of the net.

Sweden put a bit more pressure on the U.S. in the second but is still scoreless as we head to the third.

The U.S. is on a scoring onslaught, putting in three goals in the span of three minutes to go up 5-0 on Sweden with 2:01 remaining in the second period.

Kendall Coyne, Hayley Scamurra and Abbey Murphy all put the puck in the net for the dominant lead.

The U.S. women’s hockey team just took a 2-0 lead with 10:51 remaining in the second period. Abbey Murphy had a great pass up the boards to Hannah Bilka, who then drove towards the goal alone. At the last second, she dumped it back to a streaking Taylor Heise for a one-timer into the net. 

It was Heise’s second goal of the tournament. 

Sweden's goalie Ebba Svensson Träff will want that one back. To the naked eye, it looked like Heise beat Traff’s blocker side. But actually, the Swedish goaltender had that puck in her glove, but it somehow popped out, crossed her body and slipped in, past her short side.

U.S. women’s hockey defenseman Cayla Barnes gave Team USA a 1-0 lead over Sweden in the semifinals.

Britain scored in each of the final three ends for a runaway 7-2 victory over Denmark during round-robin play in the women’s curling tournament today.

The U.S. women's hockey team has controlled the game thus far, outshooting Sweden 13-2 in the first period, but only has a 1-0 lead to show for it.

The U.S. women's hockey team celebrate during the Women's Playoffs Semifinal match between United States and Sweden on Day 10 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games. Sarah Stier / Getty Images

Cayla Barles' snapshot from the right face-off circle with 14:51 remaining in the period is the lone score.

Jason Kelce and Colin Jost tried out the fast-flying sport of bobsledding for the first time. “I swear to God I thought I was going to die,” Jost jokes.

Jason Kelce and Colin Jost try bobsledding

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Team USA is on the board first with 14:51 left in the first period. 

Kelly Pannek, behind the goal, found Cayla Barles alone on the right face-off circle. She took a second and fired in a snapshot past Sweden goalie Ebba Traff Svensson’s right glove for an early 1-0 lead.

People in the audience cheer while wearing eagle masks at the start of the women’s playoff semifinal hockey game between the U.S. and Sweden at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena today.

Piero Cruciatti / AFP - Getty Images

The U.S. women’s hockey team is underway in the semifinal round against Sweden. So far, Team USA has cruised in the tournament, going 5-0 and outscoring its opponents 26-1. 

Sweden is also 5-0 and is coming off a 2-0 win against Czechia.

The winner will face either Canada or Switzerland in the gold medal game.

The Canadians snapped a three-game losing streak with a decisive women’s curling victory over winless China in today’s round-robin game. Canada won, 10-5.

The United States’ Frank Del Duca and Joshua Williamson stayed in fourth after Run 2 of the two-man bobsled event, but made up time and now sit just a tenth of a second out of bronze medal position.

Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov, who stunned the figure skating world Friday, when he took the country's first Olympic gold medal in his sport, shared a photo earlier today, showing him sleeping in his gold medal under a giant Kazakhstan flag.

Shaidarov, 21, delivered a strong free skate, landing five quadruple jumps, as the rest of medal contenders faltered under pressure.

"Sweet dreams are made of this," he wrote on his Instagram page.

American figure skater Maxim Naumov wants fellow Team USA competitor Ilia Malinin to know that the whole skating community is behind him after his devastating eighth-place finish in the men’s singles event.

“We’ve got his back no matter what,” Naumov told "TODAY."

Naumov said today that he saw Malinin in the Olympic Village after the competition, where the gold medal favorite fell multiple times during his routine.

“I really just want him to know that we love him, and we care about him,” Naumov said. “His performance and what he did on the ice that day in the free program, it doesn’t define him. In those moments, it’s how you respond, and knowing him, I know that he’s going to be OK.”

Naumov is no stranger to this resilient mentality. The figure skater made it to the Milan Cortina Games after losing both his parents in a plane crash last year. He pushed himself to qualify for the competition by remembering their Olympic dreams for him, and he dedicated his performance in the men’s singles competition to them.

AJ Edelman of Team Israel rides with teammate Menachem Chen in the men’s two-man bobsled heat at the Cortina Sliding Centre today.

Al Bello / Getty Images

After realizing his team would have to play in the qualification round at the Olympics, Sweden's coach Sam Hallam was quick to reference what Canada did 16 years ago after a rough start on home ice in Vancouver.

Canada also had to play the extra game and went on to win it all on Sidney Crosby’s golden goal in overtime in the final against the U.S. If the Swedes do the same this time, they will have very much earned every cart of their gold medals.

Sweden, as the seventh seed, has an incredibly difficult path through the men’s hockey tournament, starting in the qualification playoffs tomorrow against 10th-seeded Latvia. The winner of that game faces the unbeaten U.S. in the quarterfinals Wednesday night.

Sweden only dropped out of the No. 3 spot because it allowed a last-minute goal to Slovakia that changed who won the group based on a tiebreaker. That 5-3 victory Saturday was arguably the best Sweden has played thus far in Milan, from goaltender Jacob Markstrom out.

Spanish figure skater Olivia Smart got engaged to her former rival on the streets of Milan at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Freestyle skier Kateryna Kotsar from Ukraine also got engaged after qualifying for the big air final Saturday.

Switzerland’s Loic Meillard claimed gold in the Olympic Alpine skiing men’s slalom today.

Meillard won by 0.35 seconds from Austria’s Fabio Gstrein who took silver, with Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen earning the bronze medal.

Federica Brignone won the women’s giant slalom for her second gold medal in Milan. Take a look behind the scenes of her win and the Italian fans who celebrated her epic triumph.

U.S. figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin has shared a statement on his Instagram page this morning talking about mental health and online hatred after a disastrous free skate last week left him without a medal despite being the favorite to win gold.

"On the world’s biggest stage, those who appear the strongest may still be fighting invisible battles on the inside," Malinin, also known as “Quad God” for his ability to land multiple difficult quadruple jumps, wrote.

Malinin after competing on Friday. Andy Cheung / Getty Images

"Even your happiest memories can end up tainted by the noise. Vile online hatred attacks the mind and fear lures it into the darkness, no matter how hard you try to stay sane through the endless insurmountable pressure. It all builds up as these moments flash before your eyes, resulting in an inevitable crash. This is that version of the story. Coming February 21, 2026."

It's not clear what will happen Saturday, but medal-winning figure skaters across all disciplines will be performing in the exhibition gala on that day. Malinin finished eighth overall and would normally not be invited to perform, but he could join the gala for a special performance.

As they’ve done all tournament, Sweden’s women's curling team once again put together a win today, defeating Switzerland, 6-4, in round-robin play.

Mother Nature shook the Bormio snow globe mightily today as the world’s top Alpine skiers carved through blizzard conditions in Run 1 of the men’s Olympic slalom.

Atle Lie McGrath from Norway most successfully navigated the treacherous course, posting the fastest Run 1 time out of the massive 96-racer field. He clocked in at a leading 56.14.

Two-time 2026 Winter Olympic medalist Switzerland's Loic Meillard continued his blistering skiing, finishing a little over half a second behind McGrath (+0.59).

Austria’s Fabio Gstrein, who cracked the top 10 twice during the 2025-26 World Cup season, placed 3rd (+0.94).

Who said bronze medalists aren’t winners? Here’s a compilation of the happiest bronze medalists so far during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Dutch skater Xandra Velzeboer won gold in the women’s 1,000-meter short track speed skating final, sneaking by Canada’s Courtney Sarault for the top spot.

Sarault won silver, while Korea’s Gilli Kim won bronze. Italy’s Arianna Fontana skated in second for much of the race, but ultimately fell to fourth.

Fun morning on the short track, where the energy was high for an 11 a.m. local start. The Netherlands is doing a great job on the ice after also winning gold and silver in the women’s 500-meter (normal) speed skate yesterday.

Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud and China's Eileen Gu, who won gold and silver in slopestyle earlier at these Games, are set for another showdown in the women’s big air final.

Gu qualified for the 12-woman final in second place with a score of 170.75, while Gremaud was third with a score of 169.00. Canada’s Megan Oldham, who won slopestyle bronze earlier at these Games (behind Gremaud and Gu), qualified in first place after earning the only 90+ score of the round (91.25). No Americans qualified for today’s final. 

In the final, each skier will take three runs, with their best two scores combined to determine a winner. 

As we wait for the women’s 1,000-meter short track speed skating final to begin, fans from all over the world got down to the Village People’s timeless hit, “Y.M.C.A.”

After two semifinals, one crash and another athlete bumped out of her race, the five-skater final of the women's 1,000 meters at short-track speed skating is set — and it won't include Belgium's Hanna Desmet, who posted the top time out of the quarterfinals. Desmet was penalized.

Canada's Courtney Sarault had the fastest time, followed by 13-time Olympic medalist Arianna Fontana of Italy. Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands, Li Gong of China and Gilli Kim of South Korea also advanced out of an earlier heat.

Kim advanced after she crashed but Desmet was penalized for it.

The final is in a little more than a half-hour.

The men are in a qualifying round to see who will compete in the 500-meter short track speed skating quarterfinals, and there was chaos during the second heat. A crash on the final turn took out two skaters.

Racers crash during a lively short track heat this morning. Wang Zhao / AFP - Getty Images

An Italian skater who was previously in the lead managed to keep his balance after the crash, but was also turned around and forced to cross the finish line, um, rear-end first.

It was a photo finish for the Italian Pietro Sighel.  Omega

Here at short-track speed skating the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals of the 1,000 meters all will be held today in the span of about two hours.

Belgium's Hanna Desmet had the fastest time in the quarterfinals, with a time of 1:27.533 seconds. The second- and third-fastest times were held by two Canadians, Florence Brunelle and Courtney Saurault, and the fourth- and fifth-fastest times came from Italy's Arianna Fontana and Elisa Confortola. Fontana has 13 career Olympic medals, including three gold medals.

The only American skating today in the women’s 1,000-meter short track speed skating event won’t make it to the semifinal, as Kristen Santos-Griswold finished third in her quarterfinal heat.

Her time wasn’t good enough to grab one of the spots given to the two best third-place finishers.

Kristen Santos-Griswold during the short track speed skating women's 1,000-meters today. Jamie Squire / Getty Images

The women’s 1,000-meter short track speed skating tournament is underway, with the first quarterfinal race just wrapping and the final to come later today. If you’re only waking up, don‘t worry about your morning coffee — these races should provide enough of a jolt.

It was a strong display yesterday for Team USA’s contingent in the women’s monobob, with two Olympic veterans leading the charge in second and third positions heading into today’s third and fourth runs at 1 p.m. ET.

Kallie Humphries, currently third on the leaderboard, is the defending gold medalist in this event, having won in Beijing four years ago. A three-time Olympic gold medalist, Humphries returns to the Olympics at 40 years old and now, as a mother, having gone through IVF since the last Games.

“Sport and IVF process, they mimic each other,” Humphries told NBC’s ‘My New Favorite Olympian’ podcast ahead of the Games. “The tools you need to get through one are the exact tools you need to become and get through an Olympics and be the best in the other. You’re chasing a dream that you don’t know will ever come true. And it’s this feeling of control and lack of control at the same time.”

Elana Meyers Taylor, a year older than Humphries at 41, sits just ahead in silver medal position. This is her fifth Winter Games, having won silver and bronze medals on each of her previous appearances, but gold has remained elusive.

“I still believe it’s possible,” Taylor told NBC News. “Nobody in their right mind would say, ‘Hey, a 41-year-old woman is going to have a shot at another Olympic medal in a speed and power sport... I want my children to know that people told their mom that it can’t happen and then she went for it anyways.”

Kaysha Love, meanwhile, sits not far behind in fifth heading into the final runs. She won gold in the monobob at last year’s world championships in Lake Placid and can’t be ruled out of contention despite an error-strewn second run.

U.S. Olympic bobsledder is going for gold in her fifth Winter Games

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Johannes Hosflot Klaebo’s historic ninth gold medal and Femke Kok’s thrilling win headlined the gold medal moments from Day 9 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.

The U.S. women’s hockey team plays Sweden in the semifinals for a spot in the gold medal game. Pairs figure skating will hand out medals, and three American women are in contention for the podium in monobob.

All times are in Eastern, and an asterisk signifies a medal event:

3:05 a.m.: Curling, women’s round-robin (Sweden vs. Switzerland, China vs. Canada, Denmark vs. Britain)

4 a.m.: Alpine skiing, men’s slalom run 1

4 a.m.: Bobsled, two-man heat 1

5 a.m.: Short-track speedskating, women’s 1,000-meter quarterfinals

5:17 a.m.: Short-track speedskating, men’s 500-meter heats