{"id":12983,"date":"2026-02-14T15:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/12983\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T15:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:39:08","slug":"olympics-news-live-updates-team-usa-vs-denmark-while-jordan-stolz-goes-for-a-second-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/12983\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympics news, live updates: Team USA vs. Denmark, while Jordan Stolz goes for a second gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics are in full swing, and it was another busy day in Italy, with more medals up for grabs on Saturday. Here are the biggest stories of the day:<\/p>\n<p>Team USA men&#8217;s hockey takes on Denmark as group play continues (3:10 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>The Americans&#8217; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics\/article\/winter-olympics-2026-brock-nelson-has-the-last-word-as-us-mens-hockey-beats-latvia-224516650.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:5-1 victory over Latvia in the teams&#039; opening match of group play;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">5-1 victory over Latvia in the teams&#8217; opening match of group play<\/a> was far closer than the score suggests \u2014 at least initially. Next up in Group C for Team USA is a Denmark squad that dropped its group-play opener to Germany 3-1. Oscar Fisker M\u00f8lgaard, who made his NHL debut with the Seattle Kraken earlier this season, scored the Danes&#8217; lone goal in that matchup. Without current NHL blueliners, the Danish are in for a tall task defending a loaded American offense.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Stolz seeks another speedskating gold medal, this time in the 500 meters (11 a.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>Stolz is the future of U.S. speedskating. He&#8217;s also <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics\/article\/winter-olympics-2026-jordan-stolz-wins-speedskating-gold-maybe-now-america-will-realize-hes-a-super-star-184149633.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:the man of the moment;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">the man of the moment<\/a>. The 21-year-old Kewaskum, Wisconsin, native won gold in the first of his four events at this year&#8217;s Games, taking first place in the 1,000 meters. Now he&#8217;ll be taking part in the 500 meters. He&#8217;s once again the favorite, but he&#8217;s not necessarily a lock for gold.<\/p>\n<p>Cory Thiesse, U.S. women&#8217;s curling riding high after monumental win over Canada (1:05 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>U.S. curling had something to celebrate on Friday, as the American women defeated Canada for the first time since women&#8217;s curling was introduced to the Olympics in 1998. She and her teammates will face off against 0-2 Japan on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>How many medals has Team USA won so far? Check in with our <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics\/article\/winter-olympics-2026-medal-count-team-usa-jumps-to-7-after-historic-day-in-italy-still-trails-norway-010830382.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:medal tracker;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">medal tracker<\/a> for the full breakdown.<\/p>\n<p>Dates: Feb. 6 &#8211; Feb. 22<\/p>\n<p>TV channel: NBC<\/p>\n<p>Streaming: Peacock<\/p>\n<p>Follow along with Yahoo Sports for all the news, events and medals from the Milan Cortina Olympics:<\/p>\n<p>Live99 updates<img alt=\"Sean Leahy\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"dot-authorimg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dims.jpeg\"\/>Sat, February 14, 2026 at 7:01 AM PST<\/p>\n<p>Sean Leahy<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sean Leahy\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"dot-authorimg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dims.jpeg\"\/>Sat, February 14, 2026 at 6:41 AM PST<\/p>\n<p>Sean Leahy<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first South American to win a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics\/\" data-i13n=\"slk:Winter Olympics;cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Winter Olympics;slk:Winter Olympics;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" target=\"_blank\">Winter Olympics<\/a> medal after he earned gold during <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/milano-cortina-2026\/results\/alp\/sl\/m\/gs----------------\/fnl-\/000200--\/race-result\" data-i13n=\"slk:Saturday&#039;s men&#039;s giant slalom;cpos:2;pos:1\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Saturday&#039;s men&#039;s giant slalom;slk:Saturday&#039;s men&#039;s giant slalom;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Saturday&#8217;s men&#8217;s giant slalom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Pinheiro Braathen, who is ranked second in the world in slalom and giant slalom, recorded a combined time of 2:25.00, 0.58 better than 2022 gold medalist Marco Odermatt to win the event.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics\/article\/brazils-lucas-pinheiro-braathen-becomes-first-ever-south-american-to-medal-at-winter-olympics-133836449.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read more here;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sean Leahy\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"dot-authorimg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dims.jpeg\"\/>Sat, February 14, 2026 at 4:27 AM PST<\/p>\n<p>Sean Leahy<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sean Leahy\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"dot-authorimg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dims.jpeg\"\/>Sat, February 14, 2026 at 4:25 AM PST<\/p>\n<p>Sean Leahy<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Kauf picked up her third career Olympic silver medal on Saturday in the duo moguls, adding to silver won on Wednesday in the moguls competition and the 2022 Beijing Games.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow American Liz Lemley took home bronze in the duo moguls, three days after securing her first career gold medal.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sean Leahy\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"dot-authorimg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dims.jpeg\"\/>Sat, February 14, 2026 at 4:19 AM PST<\/p>\n<p>Sean Leahy<\/p>\n<p>Swayman, who plays for the Boston Bruins, has started 37 games this season and recorded 22 wins, one shutout, a 2.92 goals against average, and a .903 save percentage.<\/p>\n<p>Connor Hellebuyck got the start in the first game for the U.S., <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics\/article\/winter-olympics-2026-brock-nelson-has-the-last-word-as-us-mens-hockey-beats-latvia-224516650.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:a 5-1 win over Latvia;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">a 5-1 win over Latvia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics\/article\/winter-olympics-2026-return-of-nhl-players-strength-in-net-among-storylines-as-us-men-eye-gold-112941552.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Americans finish up round-robin play;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">Americans finish up round-robin play<\/a> on Sunday against Germany.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sean Leahy\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"dot-authorimg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dims.jpeg\"\/>Sat, February 14, 2026 at 3:29 AM PST<\/p>\n<p>Sean Leahy<\/p>\n<p>American Jaelin Kauf added a second silver medal to her Olympic haul in a dramatic women\u2019s dual moguls event, while individual moguls gold medalist Elizabeth Lemley added a bronze.<\/p>\n<p>Kauf lost the gold medal final to Australia\u2019s Jakara Anthony, the pre-Olympic favorite who earned revenge after her final run in individual moguls went awry earlier this week. Kauf was working on a gold-medal run until a tiny bobble midway down the course caused her left ski to slip out for a split second. That ultimately allowed the chasing Anthony to catch up, win on time and on style.<\/p>\n<p>Dual moguls, a new event to the Olympics this this year, matches skiers in a series of head-to-head races where they advance in a single elimination bracket until a winner emerges. Time isn\u2019t the only factor, however, as judges also score turns and tricks just as they would in the regular moguls format.<\/p>\n<p>Things got wild in the semifinals. Facing France\u2019s Perrine Laffont, Kauf advanced on a technicality as both skiers crashed. But Laffont, who got stuck trying to keep her balance after landing her first trick, had to ski the wrong way around a gate, which essentially resulted in a disqualification.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics\/article\/winter-olympics-tiniest-mistake-costs-jaelin-kauf-gold-in-dual-moguls-111337147.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read more here;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"LIVIGNO, ITALY - FEBRUARY 14: Silver medalist Jaelin Kauf of Team United States looks on after competing in the Women's Dual Moguls Big Final on day eight of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 14, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo by Cameron Spencer\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/378b6ddd-880d-4ce0-be52-bc077bbb329c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LIVIGNO, ITALY &#8211; FEBRUARY 14: Silver medalist Jaelin Kauf of Team United States looks on after competing in the Women&#8217;s Dual Moguls Big Final on day eight of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 14, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo by Cameron Spencer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p> (Cameron Spencer via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Fri, February 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>Fri, February 13, 2026 at 4:33 PM PST<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Jeff Eisenberg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"dot-authorimg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771083548_333_dims.jpeg\"\/>Fri, February 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Eisenberg<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s reached a point where the U.S. isn\u2019t just playing for an Olympic gold medal anymore. The Americans are two victories away from staking their claim as the best women\u2019s hockey team their country has ever produced.<\/p>\n<p>Outshooting Italy 51-6 was the most savage example yet of the team\u2019s tournament-long dominance. The Americans have steamrolled to the semifinals by outscoring their first five opponents 26-1 and outshooting them 225-72.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics\/article\/winter-olympics-us-womens-hockey-trounces-italy--is-this-the-best-team-of-all-time-223812376.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read more on Team USA\u2019s stunning women\u2019s hockey quarterfinals win over Italy.;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">Read more on Team USA\u2019s stunning women\u2019s hockey quarterfinals win over Italy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fri, February 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>In <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics\/article\/winter-olympics-2026-ilia-malinin-falls-to-eighth-after-devastating-free-skate-collapse-220159801.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:one of the most stunning collapses in Olympic figure skating history;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">one of the most stunning collapses in Olympic figure skating history<\/a>, Ilia Malinin failed to claim gold, faltering through his free skate routine to fall from a near-certain gold medal all the way to eighth place.<\/p>\n<p>Kazakhstan\u2019s Mikhail Shaidorov claimed gold, while Japan\u2019s Yuma Kagiyama took silver and Japan\u2019s Shun Sato won bronze.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 13: Ilia Malinin of Team United States falls over in the Men Single Skating on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/40759118-c83a-4e49-884a-abeed7dd968c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MILAN, ITALY &#8211; FEBRUARY 13: Ilia Malinin of Team United States falls over in the Men Single Skating on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p> (Jamie Squire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Fri, February 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>Fri, February 13, 2026 at 1:40 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>Fri, February 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>And just like that, it\u2019s 4-0 Team USA!<\/p>\n<p>Fri, February 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>Fri, February 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re a few minutes into the second period of this quarterfinal match.<\/p>\n<p>Fri, February 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>Fri, February 13, 2026 at 12:41 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>Megan Keller gives USA the early lead in the quarterfinal match against Italy.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 13: Megan Keller #5 of Team United States celebrates a goal with teammates in the first period during the Women's Quarterfinals match between the United States and Italy on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena on February 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e7a7992d-23c8-4f56-ad0b-f8f54d2b6600.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MILAN, ITALY &#8211; FEBRUARY 13: Megan Keller #5 of Team United States celebrates a goal with teammates in the first period during the Women&#8217;s Quarterfinals match between the United States and Italy on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena on February 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p> (Elsa via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Fri, February 13, 2026 at 12:05 PM PST<\/p>\n<p>Naumov <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/olympics\/article\/winter-olympics-2026-max-naumov-and-the-legacy-of-flight-5342-100823149.html\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:lost his parents in the tragic plane crash;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" target=\"_blank\">lost his parents in the tragic plane crash<\/a> that rocked the skating community last year.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 13: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was captured using a robotic camera positioned above the field of play.) Maxim Naumov of Team United States competes in the Men Single Skating on day seven of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 13, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sarah Stier\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c0b8640b-df0c-4e7b-8db2-cfe3f4cda8de.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo by Sarah Stier\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p> (Sarah Stier via Getty Images)<img alt=\"USA's Maxim Naumov reacts in the kiss and cry area after competing in the figure skating men's singles free skating final during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on February 13, 2026. Naumov's parents Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova died after a mid-air collision of an American Airlines plane and an US Army helicopter in Washington DC on January 29, 2025. (Photo by WANG Zhao \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/38e970f7-7bed-4e03-a18d-bf78365f25f5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo by WANG Zhao \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p> (WANG ZHAO via Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics are in full swing, and it was another busy day in Italy, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[27,26,9890,9889,2812,8817,8684,9579],"class_list":{"0":"post-12983","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denmark","8":"tag-danmark","9":"tag-denmark","10":"tag-group-play","11":"tag-jordan-stolz","12":"tag-olympics","13":"tag-oscar-fisker-molgaard","14":"tag-seattle-kraken","15":"tag-team-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}