The Winter Olympics begin in Italy. From the ice rink to the ski slopes, a new generation of stars is emerging in pursuit of gold medals. We’ll keep you updated on all the exciting moments and headlines as we track the medal race at the Olympics every day.
Team USA has a total of 17 medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with another 27 up for grabs on Sunday in Day 9 in Italy.
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Here are the top five things to watch for Sunday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics:
1. Can Mikaela Shiffrin escape her Olympic demons? (7:30 a.m. ET)
Mikaela Shiffrin has a case to be made as the best skier in world history, and an Olympic career that might have been considered a disappointment, with two gold medals and one silver medal, is a testament to her success. But this is a topic that is currently difficult to avoid.
Shiffrin will compete for individual gold in the giant slalom, which she won at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, after a very disappointing result in the women’s team event earlier this week.
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2. The U.S. men’s curling team takes on defending champion Sweden (3:05 a.m. ET)
The U.S. men’s curling team, fresh off an 8-6 victory over Germany, enters Sunday’s round-robin match against Sweden. The United States started the game 4-0 in the first game and led 6-2 in the fourth game. Germany cut the U.S. lead to one point before captain Danny Casper ended the game, preventing Germany from tying the game.
Team USA will take a 2-2 lead on Sunday.
3. Team USA takes on Germany in men’s hockey (3:10 p.m. ET)
Team USA got off to a good start in the Olympic men’s hockey competition, defeating Denmark 6-3 and Latvia 5-1. Their final challenge in the group stage will be against Germany.
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While they won their first two games by more than three goals, the Americans also took a while to get going, so it will be nice to get off to a fast start when the tournament moves into the knockout stages. Gold medal favorite Canada will also face Switzerland earlier on Sunday.
4. Erin Jackson defends 500-meter speed skating title (11 a.m. ET)
Erin Jackson’s gold medal in the 500-meter speed skating was a breakthrough moment for Team USA, which had not won a medal in the event since 1994. Jackson will return to the Olympics after finishing sixth in the 1,000-meter speed skate on Monday.
5. Nick Baumgartner helps defend mixed team snowboardcross gold (7:45 a.m. ET)
Team USA won the inaugural mixed team ski cross championship in Beijing with veterans Lindsay Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner. Jakoblis will be in the studio for the show, but Baumgartner, 44, will return with partner Faye Thelan.
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They will be one of two American teams competing on Sunday, with Nathan Parr and Stacey Gaskill teaming up in the other quarterfinal.
The Olympic Games schedule is February 15 (Sunday) (Day 9)
alpine skiing
giant slalom
4 a.m.: Women’s Distance Running 1 (USA Network)
7:20 am: Women’s Distance Run 2 (NBC coverage begins at 7:30 a.m.) 🏅
biathlon
12.5km pursuit
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5:15 am: Men’s finals (11:45 a.m. NBC)🏅
10km pursuit
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8:45 am: Women’s Finals (NBC) 🏅
sled
Single car
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4 a.m.: Women’s Divisions 1 and 2 (7:30 a.m. NBC)
Cross-country skiing
4×7.5km relay
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6 a.m.: Men’s Finals (US; airs on NBC at 7 a.m.) 🏅
Curling
Men’s round robin
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3:05 am: United States-Sweden (11 a.m. on CNBC), Germany-UK, Norway-Italy
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1:05 pm: China-Canada, Norway-United States, Italy-Czech Republic, United Kingdom-Switzerland
Women’s round robin
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8:05 am: United States-China (broadcast on CNBC at 8:30 a.m.), Denmark-Italy (broadcast on CNBC at 3:30 p.m.), Japan-South Korea, United Kingdom-Sweden
figure skating
right
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1:45pm: Short Program (USA Network; NBC coverage begins at 12:00 p.m.)
freestyle skiing
Big Two
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4:30 am: Men’s Finals (USA Network coverage begins at 4:40 a.m.)🏅
big air
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1:30 pm: Men’s Qualifying Round (NBC coverage begins at 1:40 p.m.)
hockey
Men’s billiards game
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6 a.m.: Switzerland vs Czech Republic (CNBC)
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10:40 am: Canada vs France (US Network)
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1 p.m.: Denmark vs Latvia (CNBC)
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3:10 pm: United States vs Germany (US Network)
skeleton
12 noon: Mixed Team Finals (NBC coverage begins at 1:15pm) 🏅
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ski jumping
mountains
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12:45pm: Women’s Finals (8 p.m. USA Network) 🏅
snowboarding
snowboard cross
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7:45 a.m.: Mixed Team Finals (USA Network; NBC airs at 8:30 a.m.) 🏅
speed skating
Team pursuit
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10 a.m.: Men’s Qualifying Round (NBC)
500 meters
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11 a.m.: Women’s Finals (NBC)🏅
