The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics are in full swing, and Monday promises to be another busy day in Italy. Here are the top stories of the day:
Weather derails Monday’s schedule of events
The weather has continued to be an issue on Monday, with the women’s freeski big air final at Livigno Snow Park having been delayed due to a snowstorm. Per Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wolken, who’s live on the ground in Livigno, “Just walked outside and it’s gnarly … There’s no visibility at all — snow blowing sideways.”
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The event will now be scheduled to start at 2:45 p.m. ET, with China’s Eileen Gu set to compete. Sweden’s Anouk Andraska and Mathilde Gremaud were forced to pull out due to injuries suffered during training, narrowing the field of finalists to 10.
The men’s super team ski jumping final was canceled in its final round, awarding medals based on team scores at the completion of the second round. Team Austria, represented by Stephan Embacher and Jan Hoerl, secured gold with 568.7 points, followed by Team Poland (547.3) and Team Norway (538.0).
Elana Meyers Taylor looking to medal in monobob
After two heats, Elana Meyers Taylor sits in second in the monobob. Meyers Taylor will go for the podium Monday as the final heat takes place. She’s no stranger to medaling at the Olympics, as Meyers Taylor took home the silver medal back in 2022.
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Team USA hockey advances to final
It’s been an impressive run for the Team USA women’s hockey team in the Olympics, and they passed their latest test with flying colors on Monday. With yet another shutout, this time against Sweden, the U.S. women are on to Thursday’s final to face either Canada or Switzerland.
How many medals has Team USA won so far? Check in with our medal tracker for the full breakdown.
Dates: Feb. 6 – Feb. 22TV channel: NBC
Streaming: Peacock
Follow along with Yahoo Sports for all the news, events and medals from the Milan Cortina Olympics:
Live176 updates
- Mon, February 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM PST
Yahoo Sports Staff
Weather continues to plague Monday’s event schedule, as the men’s super team ski jumping final round was officially canceled due to severe weather.
Results for the final round were wiped off the board, leaving the standings from the completion of the second round in place.
Team Austria secured gold with 568.7 points, followed by Team Poland (547.3) and Team Norway (538.0).
Mon, February 16, 2026 at 12:14 PM PST
Ian Casselberry
Team USA finally got a point on the board, winning the sixth end 1-0.
However, Tara Peterson and crew need to generate much more offense in the final two ends to send this match to extra ends.
- Mon, February 16, 2026 at 11:42 AM PST
Yahoo Sports Staff
After a weather delay thanks to a snowstorm at Livigno Snow Park, the women’s freeski big air final is back on for 2:45 p.m. ET.
- Mon, February 16, 2026 at 11:29 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
The U.S. women’s curling team is in a deeper hole after five ends, now behind 4-0. Even with the hammer, Team USA has not been able to take advantage due to several missed throws.
Again, the U.S. was behind 4-1 after five ends versus China on Sunday. But they need to start following through on some of their shots when the opportunities are there.
- Mon, February 16, 2026 at 11:10 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Does the U.S. women’s curling team have another comeback in them? Team USA is now behind 3-0 after home country Italy got two points in the fourth end.
Cory Thiesse and Tara Peterson each missed opportunities for doubles on both of their throws. Marta Lo Deserto capitalized by curling in her final throw and got two points on the USA miss.
- Mon, February 16, 2026 at 10:51 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
The U.S. and Italy each played blank ends in the first two sets of their round-robin match on Monday.
But the Italians finally took the lead in the third end, 1-0, on a perfect throw by Stefania Constantini. Team USA had no choice but to give up the steal and concede the point.
- Mon, February 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM PST
Yahoo Sports Staff
Weather continues to be an issue on Monday, with Monday’s women’s freeski big air final at Livigno Snow Park having been delayed.
Per Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wolken, who’s live on the ground in Livigno, “Just walked outside and it’s gnarly … There’s no visibility at all — snow blowing sideways.”
The event will reportedly not begin before 3 p.m. ET.
- Mon, February 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
After three runs in the women’s monobob competition, U.S. bobsledders currently hold second and third place.
Elena Meyers Taylor is in position for silver and Kaillie Armbruster Humphries for bronze with two runs left to be made. Kaysha Love is also in pursuit of the podium in fifth place.
Mon, February 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM PST
Jeff Eisenberg
MILAN — As impressive as the Swedes have been in Milan, their semifinal challenge against the U.S. was a different beast. Sweden was a 28-to-1 underdog to win the game outright, according to BetMGM. A Swedish victory would have been the women’s hockey equivalent of the New York Giants helmet-catching the New England Patriots or Buster Douglas knocking out Mike Tyson.
It didn’t happen, and as expected, the U.S. moves on to play for gold, which they last won in 2018.
The women’s gold match is slated for Thursday, Feb. 19.
Mon, February 16, 2026 at 6:13 AM PST
Chris Cwik
Atle Lie McGrath was in strong position to earn a medal in the slalom Monday, but the course had other plans. After taking a gate poorly, McGrath ended his run prematurely and expressed his frustration by throwing his poles and walking off the course.
McGrath was then captured on the broadcast laying in the snow near the fence on the side of the course.
It was a frustrating result for McGrath, who posted the fastest time in the event during Run 1 on Monday.
- Mon, February 16, 2026 at 4:42 AM PST
Chris Cwik
The slalom run was particularly rough early Monday morning. Roughly half the field registered DNF during Run 1.
It was a particularly snowy day early on, which may have led to all the mistakes and falls from the competitors.
Team USA’s River Radamus was among the skiers to fall in the first run. As a result, he did not move on in the event.
- Mon, February 16, 2026 at 3:54 AM PST
Chris Cwik
After finishing fourth in the first heat, Team USA improved in the second heat of the two-man bobsled. After their run, Team USA was in first place in the heat.
But holding on to that spot proved difficult, as the three German teams — all of which finished in the top-3 in the first heat — had yet to go.
Sure enough, all three German teams passed the U.S., pushing Team USA to fourth once again in the second heat.
Heats 3 and 4 will take place Tuesday. Team USA should have a shot at the podium, but Germany might prove too difficult to overcome.
- Mon, February 16, 2026 at 3:12 AM PST
Chris Cwik
Kristen Santos-Griswold will not reach the podium in speed skating. The American fell short in the quarterfinal race, finishing in third place and being eliminated from the event.
Santos-Griswold took part in the third quarterfinal, where she finished just behind Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands and Korea’s Gilli Kim.
Santos-Griswold won the 1000m at the 2024 World Championship, so her early exit was a disappointment Monday.
- Mon, February 16, 2026 at 2:56 AM PST
Chris Cwik
For the first time ever, Sweden’s women’s curling team is 6-0 in the round-robin session. Sweden managed an early 6-4 win over Switzerland to remain undefeated.
The match came down to the final stone, as Sweden was able to clear Switzerland’s stone to take the win. With the win, Sweden remains the only undefeated team left in the round-robin session. The United States sits behind them, and are 4-1 entering Monday.
Elsewhere in curling, Canada’s women’s team beat China 10-5 on Monday. And Great Britain took down Denmark 7-2.
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Sun, February 15, 2026 at 8:38 PM PST
- Sun, February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM PST
Yahoo Sports Staff
- Sun, February 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM PST
Jeff Eisenberg
For a team that comfortably won all three of its group-stage games to secure a bye to the Olympic men’s hockey quarterfinals, the U.S. will head to the knockout round with plenty of questions to answer.
The Americans weren’t as convincing as expected against a feeble group with no other credible medal threats.
A 5-1 victory over Germany on Sunday night served as a small step in the right direction. The U.S. finally seized control of the game in the latter two periods after being held scoreless for nearly the entire opening session.
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Sun, February 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM PST
Some final stats from Sunday’s matchup:
Shots on goal USA: 37, Germany: 24
Penalty minutes USA: 6, Germany: 4
Saves USA: 23, Germany 32
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Sun, February 15, 2026 at 2:37 PM PST
Another game, another dominant effort from Team USA. The red, white and blue beat Germany 5-1 to clinch Group C. Quarterfinal matchups begin Tuesday.
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Sun, February 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM PST
Germany gets a chance, but their power play is unsuccessful as it comes down to the wire in this game.