2026 Winter Olympics live updates: Jordan Stolz sets Olympic record and gets second speedskating gold

Today's face-off between Team USA men's hockey and Denmark is underway. Nick Olesen scored an early goal for Denmark less than two minutes into the game. Then Matt Boldy, of the NHL's Minnesota Wild, followed with a goal for the United States.

Domen Prevc won gold in today's men's ski jumping large hill event, finishing with 301.8 points. He'd entered the event as the gold medal favorite.

Gold medalist Domen Prevc during the medal ceremony for the Men's Large Hill Individual Final Round. Lars Baron / Getty Images

Japan’s Ren Nikaido won silver, while Kacper Tomasiak earned bronze.

Domen and his sister Nika led Slovenia to victory in the mixed normal hill competition earlier this week, earning gold with a massive lead over the Norwegian silver medalists.

Janine Flock, of Austria, won gold in the women's skeleton final run after building a narrow lead in the first heats, finishing with a time of 3:49.02.

German skeleton racers dominated the podium otherwise, with Susanne Kreher and Jacqueline Pfeifer taking silver and bronze respectively.

German racer Hannah Neise won gold at the 2022 Beijing Games and ended up fourth in today's competition.

NBC News correspondents have a dog sledding race in the Italian Alps

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Dog sledding once appeared as a demonstration event in the Winter Olympic Games, but never became an official sport. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz and Savannah Sellers head to the Italian Alps where they hold their own dog sledding race. 

American speedskater Jordan Stolz has made Olympic history at the Milan Cortina Games, setting Olympic records in both the men's 1000 and 500-meter finals and taking home gold medals in both events. He's 2-for-2 at these games, and even then, the speedskating star says the Olympic stage is nervewracking.

"Before the 1000, I was feeling nervous, just because it was the first one. It’s the Olympics, right? And it’s super important," Stolz said to reporters after today's competition.

Stolz said watching the men's 5000-meter competition, which he did not participate in, made him nervous for his own races. "Just watching that made me a little bit nervous, because it’s kind of like you’ve waited four years to be able to get here. Now you only have one chance to win."

There's more competition ahead for Stolz, who will race in the 1500-meter final and the mass start speedskating event next week. But after racing what the speedskater is calling his best 500-meter race ever, he's hopeful for strong runs during his next two events.

"I think right now my speed and my endurance feels really good. So I think if I skate a clean race, it should be a good result," Stolz said.

Stolz said he plans on relaxing ahead of his next events. What does relaxing look like for an Olympic speedskater? "Just try not to think about skating," Stolz said.

It was a landslide win for the Finnish men's hockey team today, as they beat host country Italy 11-0 in a men's preliminary game. Finland made shot after shot on the Italians, especially pouring it on in the third period.

The men's preliminary round Group B Ice Hockey match between Finland and Italy at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Julien De Rosa / Pool / AFP - Getty Images

Italy did not have to qualify for the men's hockey competition, since the host country is guaranteed a spot in the tournament. The Italians are now 0-3, with only four goals scored and 19 allowed.

Italian hockey player Cristiano Digiacinto had been suspended for one game for an illegal check to the head or neck and sat out today’s game against Finland.

The Canadian women's hockey team is headed to the semifinals after beating Germany 5-1 in today's knockout game.

Goals from Brianne Jenner, Claire Thompson, Sarah Fillier, Blayre Turnbull, and Marie-Philip Poulin gave Canada their victory today, and sent them to the next round of the women's tournament.

The U.S. matchup with Denmark in men's hockey today is taking place amid Trump’s monthslong effort to absorb Greenland, a Danish territory, into the U.S. against the wishes of the Danish government, sparking tensions between the U.S. and its NATO allies.

Some Danish national team players who spoke with NBC News in Milan said they were focused on the matters at hand — winning a game against the Americans, who are heavily favored.

“It has nothing to do with playing a hockey game,” said Nikolaj Ehlers, a forward who plays for the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes and is arguably the top player on the Danish national team. “But obviously, I’m from Denmark. I’m proud to play for Denmark.”

Denmark is coming off its strongest international performance in the nation’s history, falling short in the bronze medal game at last year’s International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship. In that tournament, Denmark pulled off a surprise upset of Canada.

NBC News’ Tom Llamas talks to Olympic gold medalist Apolo Ohno about his past experience participating in the Winter Games, his journey to a gold medal and what he’s excited about during this year’s Games. 

Olympic gold medalist Apolo Ohno recalls his experience competing as a speedskater

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Led by 2018 team pursuit bronze medalists Brittany Bowe and Mia Manganello, the U.S. women’s speed skating team finished fourth to advance to the semifinals. They face off against Canada on Tuesday.

American speedskater Jordan Stolz is now 2-for-2 at these Games in re-writing the record books. On Wednesday, he raced in the 1000-meter final and set an Olympic record. Today, in the 500-meter final, in what was considered to be his most hotly contested race of these Games, he set another Olympic record.

Stolz will race in the 1500-meter final on Thursday, and the mass start speedskating event on Feb. 21.

Gold medalist Jordan Stolz of Team United States, Silver medalist Jenning de Boo of Team Netherlands and Bronze medalist Laurent Dubreuil of Team Canada during the medal ceremony for the Speed Skating Men's 500m. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images

American speedskater Jordan Stolz won gold in today's 500-meter final and set an Olympic record, finishing the race in 33.77. This is Stolz's second gold medal of these Games, and he could potentially win two more.

American speedskater Jordan Stolz set an Olympic record during today's 500-meter final, finishing with a time of 33.79. Stolz is now in first place in the competition.

Jordan Stolz competes during the Speed Skating Men's 500m on day eight of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images

Stolz got off to a speedy start with a huge lead over his Dutch competitor Jenning de Boo. De Boo kept the race close however as the event progressed, Stolz finished strong.

Team Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil had set an Olympic record just minutes prior, finishing with a time of 34.26. This record has now been beaten.

Team Canada's Laurent Dubreuil just set an Olympic record in the men's speedskating 500-meter final, finishing with a time of 34.26.

American speedskater and gold medal favorite Jordan Stolz will be racing soon.

As we await American Jordan Stolz in the 13th pair of the speedskating 500-meter final, keep an eye on Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands, and Damian Zurek from Poland. They are considered Stolz' biggest competition perhaps.

Zurek has a personal best time of 33.85 seconds, and de Boo, 33.63.

The 13th pair is scheduled to be Stolz and de Boo racing with one another, and Zurek will go in the 14th pair.

U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is in the arena to watch American Jordan Stolz in the men's speedskating 500-meter final, the sport's marquee event.

Simone Biles and Tom Daley attend the Men's Speed Skating Men's 500m at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Mickael Chavet / ZUMA Press via Reuters Connect

Biles also watched Ilia Malinin in person last night, in what was expected to be a crowning moment for the American in the men's singles figure skating final. But Malinin fell during his routine and finished in eighth place.

The speedskating 500-meter event just began with the first competitors.

American Jordan Stolz, from Wisconsin, will be racing in the 13th pair (out of 15). He's seeking to win his second gold medal of these Olympics.

After a failed attempt by Germany to tie today's match in the tenth end, Team USA men's curling sealed the deal to beat the German team 8-6.

The American team evened out its record in round robin play to 2-2.

After winning gold in Olympic-record time in the 1000m on Wednesday, Jordan Stolz will go for gold in the 500m today. This is the shortest event on the speed skating program, with athletes taking just 1-¼ laps around the track.

Jordan Stolz reacts after breaking the Olympic record during the Speed Skating Men's 1000m on Wednesday. Joosep Martinson / Getty Images

The Netherlands is the most dominant nation in speed skating and Dutch skaters are celebrities in their home nation. Stolz has also become a househould name in the Netherlands, where he is nicknamed “Straaljager,” which means “fighter jet” in Dutch. 

The stage was set for Ilia Malinin, but the “Quad God” made multiple errors on the biggest stage, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to win gold last night in the men's free skate.

Maren Kirkeeide won gold for Norway today in the women’s biathlon 7.5km sprint, taking home her first Olympic medal for Team Norway.

French biathletes Oceane Michelon and Lou Jeanmonnot won silver and bronze respectively.

Sweden had quite the adventure today in the women's cross country 4x7.5km relay, but recovered enough to claim silver. Take a look here for yourself:

Italian hockey player Cristiano Digiacinto was suspended for one game, and he will sit out today's game against Finland.

Cristiano DiGiacinto during the Men's Preliminary Group B match between Italy and Slovakia on Friday. Stefano Guidi / Getty Images

The Olympic Disciplinary Panel issued the one game suspension for an illegal check to the head or neck that occurred yesterday against Slovakia.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen's gold medal in super-G is official — he is the first athlete ever to win a medal at the Winter Olympics for a South American country, and he couldn't hold back his emotions after topping the podium.

"I've done so much, I've sacrificed so much," an emotional Pinheiro Braathen told NBC Sports’ Heather Cox after his win.

“I’ve sacrificed so much," he added, "I dared to pave my own way in order to reach my dreams... This is my dream, it cost everything, but we finished off on top.”

Pinheiro Braathen switched allegiances to Brazil, the country of his mother's birth, in 2024 after splitting with Norway's alpine ski program following a disagreement about him taking on individual sponsorships.

Watch Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen's run in the men’s super-G, which positioned him to win the first Winter Olympic medal for South America.

Team USA, led by skip Danny Casper, have made a great start to their men's curling round-robin match against Germany.

The U.S. team are 6-3 up after five ends, with four of those points coming from the opening end of the match.

We have had action in Team USA's men's ice hockey group already today, with Latvia holding on to beat Germany 4-3 for their first win of the tournament.

We have also had action in group B. Sweden has claimed a 5-3 win against Slovakia. They sneak above Slovakia on the goals scored tiebreak, with both teams having won two of their three round-robin matches.

Team USA faces Denmark in their second match of these Games at 3:10 p.m. ET.

The action got heated on the ice during the men’s curling contest between Canada and Sweden on Friday, resulting in a shouting match between the two sides.

Marc Kennedy of Team Canada speaks with the referees during yesterday's round robin curling match against Sweden. Joel Marklund / BILDBYRÅN via Reuters

The Swedish team accused Canada of cheating in what was ultimately an 8-6 win for the Canadians. Specifically, Sweden reported to referees that Canada’s Marc Kennedy was illegally touching his stone, giving it a secondary push with his finger after releasing the handle on top.

It's set to be a historic first Winter Olympic medal for South America!

Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen is set to win gold in the men's super-G.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Team Brazil celebrates today. Christian Petersen / Getty Images

It was difficult conditions on the Stelvio in Cortina, as heavy snowfall meant soft, wet snow was landing on the course, making it slippery in areas, as well as making visibility difficult. Pinheiro Braathen clung on for dear life as his skis slipped through a turn in his second run, almost sending him tumbling. But he held on and made it down the course to likely win Olympic gold, largely thanks to blowing the rest of the field away in his first run earlier in the day.

"I'm so proud of you," Pinheiro Braathen's mother said as the pair embraced. Pinheiro Braathen switched allegiance to his mother's nation of birth in 2024 after splitting from Norway's ski program.

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, who has 53 wins on the World Cup circuit and was the defending Olympic champion in this discipline, is in second place, which would be his third medal of these Games. Loic Meillard, also of Switzerland, looks set for bronze.

There are still further skiers to come down the course, but all of them finished outside the top 30 in this morning's first run, making it next-to-impossible for them to contend for medals.

Team USA's men's curling team has taken to the ice against Germany as they seek a second win in the round-robin stage.

NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz visited them to talk about their hopes for the Winter Games while taking his own crash course in the sport. 

Meet Team USA's men's curling team

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Switzerland forward Kevin Fiala is out of the Olympic tournament with a lower leg injury after being taken off on a stretcher during yesterday's game against Canada, his country’s ice hockey federation said.

Switzerland's #21 Kevin Fiala is brought off on a stretcher after his injury today. Alexander Nemenov / AFP via Getty Images

The winger for the Los Angeles Kings left the game with less than three minutes on the clock after Canadian forward Tom Wilson collided with him near the boards.

The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation did not elaborate on the nature of his injury. Fiala is an alternate captain for the Swiss national team. They lost the game 5-1.

Laila Edwards and Kendall Coyne Schofield shined as U.S. women’s hockey dominated Italy and advanced to the semifinals.

Sweden had won gold in every women's cross-country skiing event in these Games up to this point, but that run has been ended with arch-rivals Norway taking gold in the women's 4x7.5km relay.

Frida Karlsson of Team Sweden competes during the Women's 4 x 7.5km Cross-Country Relay today. Alex Slitz / Getty Images

Two crashes from Ebba Andersson in the second leg of the relay put Sweden well off the pace, but blistering runs from Frida Karlsson and Jonna Sundling dragged Sweden into silver medal position, though they were still 50 seconds behind the victorious Norwegians.

It means Norway takes another medal as they reclaim the lead at the top of the medal table with their 19th medal of these Games. Team USA, led by Jessie Diggins, finished fifth.

We're at the halfway stage of the women's 4x7.5km cross-country relay, and the heavy gold medal favorites Sweden are having an absolute disaster.

Ebba Andersson, taking on the second leg of the race, crashed twice during her run in powdery snow conditions. Having had a seven-second lead in the race after the first leg, Andersson slips out on a turn, allowing arch-rivals Norway through. Her second crash is worse — getting her ski trapped under the snow as it comes off, forcing her to ski on one ski. Their technician even falls over after rescuing Andersson with a replacement ski. Andersson has just handed over, well over a minute behind the leaders, giving her teammates quite a challenge to claim a medal and continue Sweden's run of medalling in each of the women's cross-country events.

Ebba Andersson of Team Sweden after her leg during the Women's 4 x 7.5km Cross-Country Relay today. Alex Pantling / Getty Images

Team USA are one of the teams in the fight for a place on the podium. They are fifth after the second handover, 29 seconds behind Switzerland in third. Jessie Diggins, who won bronze in the individual 10km race on Thursday, will take the fourth and final leg for the U.S. squad.

The final runs of the men's super-G are about to get underway, with Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen leading after the first run earlier today.

Pinheiro Braathen is going for a piece of Olympic history — he is hoping win South America's first ever Winter Olympic medal. Born in Oslo, Pinheiro Braathen broke away from Norway's ski program in 2024 after a dispute over not having the freedom to work with his own sponsors, switching to represent Brazil — his mother's home nation.

The 25-year-old leads Swiss ski legend Marco Odermatt by 0.95 seconds going into the final run.

For the second time in these Games, Team USA's Jaelin Kauf and Liz Lemley will be on the Olympic podium, with Kauf winning silver and Lemley bronze in the women's dual moguls.

This is Kauf's third Olympic silver medal. The Wyoming native went in the gold medal run against Australia's Jakara Anthony, but an error from her means it's Anthony who takes gold.

Liz Lemley was clutching her left shoulder after her crash in the semifinals. Her bronze medal final is incredibly close, but Lemley goes big on the jumps, and that's enough to edge out Perrine Laffont for bronze. Lemley wins 18-17. Lemley won gold earlier this week in the standard moguls event, so this has been quite a week for the 20-year-old on her Olympic debut.

Drama in the first semifinal! Jaelin Kauf falls, but she is through to the gold medal run regardless. That is because her opponent, Perrine Laffont, comes off course in the moguls run and comes out of bounds, which means she is disqualified.

Jaelin Kauf crashes as she competes in the Freestyle Skiing Women's Dual Moguls semi final today. Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP via Getty Images

But it won't be an all-Team USA final. Liz Lemley falls on the landing of her second jump in her semifinal, so Australia's Jakara Anthony progresses to the gold medal run against Kauf. Lemley will go up against Laffont for bronze.

Lindsey Vonn gave a fresh injury update yesterday, saying she would be undergoing a third round of surgery on her broken left leg today at the Italian hospital treating her, “and then I can potentially leave and go back home,” where she would need further procedures.

Vonn posted a video message on Instagram on Friday following her horrific crash in the Olympic downhill race at the Milan Cortina Games.

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We're about to head into the semifinals of the women's moguls, and we have two Americans still in contention for medals.

Jaelin Kauff is easily through after her quarterfinal opponent Anastassiya Gordodko stumbles. She's joined by Liz Lemley, whose opponent, Hinako Tomitaka, also falls. Both are hoping to win their second Olympic medal of these Games.

Jaelin Kauf of Team USA competes in the Women's Dual Moguls Quarterfinals today. Adam Pretty / Getty Images

Tess Johnson has missed out on the semifinals by the narrowest of margins. She was beaten 18-17 by France's Perrine Laffont. Olivia Giaccio is also out, having been beaten by Australia's Jakara Anthony.

It's Kauff against Laffont and Lemley against Anthony in the semifinals. That means Team USA is guaranteed at least one medal. Could we get a Team USA showdown for gold?

With the bumps and sudden turns, moguls skiing is technically difficult.

Fortunately for Team USA honorary coach Snoop Dogg, Olivia Giaggio was on hand to teach him the moves.

The snow is really coming down in Livigno, so visibility is going to be difficult for the skiers heading down this moguls course.

Olivia Giaccio of Team USA during snowfall in Livigno today. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images

As the gold and silver medalists from the standard moguls event earlier this week, Team USA's Liz Lemley and Jaelin Kauf had a bye through this opening round. They will be joined by Tess Johnson and Olivia Giaccio. Both comfortably made it through their opening round matchups.

The Round of 16 is about to get underway.

The men's super-G is also underway this morning, and Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen is the early leader as we continue through the first runs.

Pinheiro Braathen, born in Oslo to a Brazilian mom and Norwegian dad, is ranked second in the world in both giant slalom and slalom, and he is one of the South American contingent hoping to win the continent's first-ever medal in the Winter Olympics.

Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen competes in the first run of the men's giant slalom alpine skiing event today. Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP via Getty Images

"I just tried to ski with my heart," Pinheiro Braathen told NBC's Heather Cox after his first run. "I knew this was the level I had in me, and it was all a matter of executing it on game day."

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, who is the defending champion in this event, is almost a second behind in second place. Each skier makes two runs in this event, with the course changed for the second run at 7:30 a.m. ET.

Adam Ruzicka, Anton Lundell, Martin Necas, Connor McDavid, Kendall Coyne Schofield and Hanna Olsson were among those who lit the lamp on Day 3 of hockey.

It's time for an event making its Olympic debut in these Games — the dual moguls. It is the women who are competing this morning, and Team USA are strong medal contenders.

Dual moguls sees two skiers racing side-by-side down the course featuring two jumps and fields of bumps, known as moguls. While they are racing, being first down the course does not necessarily mean an athlete wins. A panel of seven judges evaluate skiers based on their technique in turning through the moguls, their aerial tricks and their speed down the course. Each judge focuses on one of those elements and has five points to award. The winner of each head-to-head advances through the bracket.

Jaelin Kauf of Team USA on Wednesday. Michael Reaves / Getty Images

Team USA took both gold and silver in the standard moguls event earlier in the Games with Liz Lemley claiming the top spot on the podium in her Olympic debut and Jaelin Kauf taking silver. It is Kauf who comes into this event as the favorite as the defending world champion in this discipline. Americans Olivia Giaccio and Tess Johnson are also competing.

The event begins at the Livigno Snow Park 4:30 a.m. ET.

Curler Rich Ruohonen started his olympics journey at the trials in 1988 but never made it to the Games.

Now, at 54 years old, he’s leaving as an Olympian and the oldest American to be a part of Team USA in the Winter Games. Tom Llamas talks to Ruohonen about his long journey to Cortina. 

54-year-old curler says becoming a U.S. winter Olympian is 'dream come true'

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The U.S. men’s hockey team takes the ice again today, hoping for another win. And American speedskater Jordan Stolz looks for another gold medal, this time in the 500-meters.  

All times are in Eastern and asterisks signifies that it is a medal event:

3:05 a.m.: Curling, women’s round robin (Italy vs. China, Great Britain vs. Canada, Switzerland vs. Japan)

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

4:30 a.m.: Freestyle skiing, women’s dual moguls 1/16 finals

5 a.m.: Freestyle skiing, women’s dual moguls 1/8 finals

5:20 a.m.: Freestyle skiing, women’s dual moguls quarterfinals