Milan Cortina: What to watch today in the Winter Olympics — Team USA women’s hockey looks to advance to final (2/16)

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.

The U.S. team, which won nothing on Sunday, now has 17 medals and will compete for more on Monday in Milan.

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The women’s hockey team will continue to advance in the semifinals, while the women’s curling team will continue to build momentum after Sunday’s thrilling win. Figure skating continues with pairs skating, and medals will also be awarded in women’s single skating and women’s short track speed skating 1,000 meters.

Here are the top five things to watch from Monday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics:

Women’s lacrosse on track to advance to finals (10:40 a.m. ET)

The United States is in good shape after a 6-0 victory over Italy in the quarterfinals, but will face a tough test against Sweden in Monday’s semifinals. Sweden is the only undefeated team in the tournament, with a +16 goal differential to the United States of +19. The U.S. women’s soccer team held the Czechs to a goal in their opening game and has now been eliminated for the fourth consecutive time.

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Despite how strong the U.S. defense was, all eyes were on Hilary Knight, who tied the Olympic record for most goals in women’s hockey history with 14 goals in the U.S.’s 5-0 victory over Finland last weekend. Knight, 36, now joins Natalie Darwitz and Katie King.

The winner of this game will face the winner of Canada and Switzerland on Thursday.

Women’s curling team performs well in team competition (1:05 ​​p.m. ET)

The U.S. women’s curling team will face Italy in Monday’s group stage, building on Sunday’s comeback victory over China. After the fifth game, the U.S. team, trailing 1-4, reduced the Chinese team’s lead to one point and added two more points in the fifth game. Despite dropping one point, Team USA picked up three more points in the final three games to pull off an improbable victory.

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The U.S. women’s soccer team ranked second at 4-1. Only Sweden has a better record at 5-0.

Team USA seeks medal in synchronized figure skating (2 p.m. ET)

Team USA figure skating pairs Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea and Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe returned to the ice on Monday after Sunday’s short program. Kam and O’Shea were seventh with 71.87 points, while Chan and Akira Howe were ninth in the free skate (70.06).

Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin led the way with 80.01 points.

The last U.S. medal in pairs figure skating was a bronze medal at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.