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• USA-Canada final: The American women’s hockey team will face defending champions Canada for gold today. It’s 1-0 Canada in the second period after a short-handed goal by Kristin O’Neill. Canada lost 5–0 to the US in the group stage, but their captain, Marie-Philip Poulin, is back on the ice tonight.
• Women’s free skate final: USA’s Alysa Liu stands in medal position after Tuesday’s short program but Japan’s skaters make for tough competition.
• Jordan Stolz settled for silver: The US speed skating star suffered a shocking upset in the 1500m final by China’s Ning Zhongyan, who finished in an astonishing Olympic record time of 1:41.98.
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USA piles on pressure after falling behind
Team USA have reacted brilliantly to going 1-0 down, but they can’t find the back of the net yet.
The favorites were well below their best in the opening period, and the goal seems to have woken them up.
Canada is now firmly on the back-foot with the US ramping up the pressure as it looks to find the all-important equalizer.
It’s starting to heat up now.
Canada fans erupt after watching their team take the lead
That’s just what this game needed. The place is rocking after the first goal of the night and it’s the Canadian fans who are in full voice.
After a quick burst of excitement, though, the Canada players are quickly subdued in their celebrations.
They all know this job is nowhere near done.
Canada takes the lead early in second period
Wow. That’s some start to the second period.
Canada takes the 1-0 lead just 54 seconds after the interval with a short-handed goal from Kristin O’Neill as the Canadians were killing a penalty.
It’s the first goal that Team USA has conceded since the opening game of the Olympics.
That has blown this gold medal game wide open.
Eileen Gu shrugs off criticism for representing China
With two new silvers in Milan, Eileen Gu’s now the most decorated female freestyle skier in Olympic history - and she’s pushing back against criticism and online vitriol.
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With two new silvers in Milan, Eileen Gu’s now the most decorated female freestyle skier in Olympic history - and she's pushing back against criticism and online vitriol.
Second period underway in tense gold medal game
The second period in the women’s gold medal game between the USA and Canada is underway.
It’s been a tight affair so far – it’s the first time the USA has been held scoreless in the first period during this tournament. Will anyone take control over the next 20 minutes?
Amber Glenn on the ice warming up at free skate
Amber Glenn was just introduced here for warmups for her free skate.
She was greeted with an absolute thunderous round of applause in what was a very nice moment after her difficult night on Tuesday when she turned in a disappointing short-program performance.
She smiled at the camera and made the heart sign with her hands. She’s last in this group.
Tension continues to build in the stands after scoreless first period
The arena may not be totally full but there’s been a great atmosphere that has continued to build as that first period wore on.
The tension keeps ramping up a notch with every missed opportunity, with the fans here in Milan ready to erupt if their team manages to get that first goal.
You sense the players are a little nervous as well, with the game a little scrappy at times.
One goal could really blow the roof off this stadium and get things going.
Italy's hottest ticket is at the Milano Ice Skating Arena
Greetings from the Ice Skating Arena in Assago. It has been a journey - left Cortina d’Ampezzo in a blizzard this morning with a very brave bus driver who managed his way down the serpentine, snow-covered roads without blinking all the way to Venice.
There, I caught a train to Milan, an Uber to the hotel and another Uber to the arena.
But I made it. I’d like a gold medal for travel, please. (Editor’s note: Hope you’ll settle for an espresso, Dana)
Lots of traffic outside the arena – car and human. This is, no doubt, a hot ticket with good reason. We’ve got a ways to go to get to the medal contenders but Amber Glenn, alas, will be in the second group up here after her disappointing short program. I have a feeling she’s going to get a ton of crowd support.
Anxious to see how Alysa Liu does tonight, as everyone is. I’m not gonna lie, I enjoy her immensely. She’s a breath of fresh, real air who went out and found herself a life outside of figure skating and then returned the better for it.
She’s also, I’m fairly certain, the first figure skater to talk about “pissing behind rocks” in Nepal.
It's 0-0 after the opening period
I have a feeling this final is going to go right down to the wire.
Canada has been on top for much of the period, but Team USA is starting to find some rhythm.
It’s 0-0 after 20 minutes.
Amber Glenn is looking for a happy Olympic moment
Amber Glenn, one of Team USA’s highly anticipated “Blade Angels,” did not get the routine she hoped for in the women’s short program Tuesday. The figure skater cried when she received her score that put her in 13th place.
Glenn told NBC that since, she has gotten rest and had some good practices so “I’m just going to go out there and do what I do.”
Glenn said she is going to try and have a happy Olympic moment regardless of how her routine goes.
“I want to remember that I never even thought that I’d get here, so that in itself is an accomplishment,” Glenn said.
The Team USA athlete will be the 12th performer to take to the rink this afternoon.
Canada driving the action in scoreless start to gold medal game
It’s been a cagey start to this women’s hockey gold medal game.
Team USA has won its last seven matchups against Canada – including a 5-0 win in the group stages – but the Canadians have come out with a lot of energy early in this one.
The underdogs are looking to put the US on the backfoot and seize the initiative and have done with some success so far.
It’s still scoreless, though, as we enter the second half of the opening period. Canada will feel it needs to make this early pressure count sooner rather than later.
"I just didn't quite have the legs”: Jordan Stolz happy with silver after rare defeat
Team USA’s Jordan Stolz was going for an incredible third gold medal in Milan but fell just short, losing only to China’s Ning Zhongyan in the men’s 1500m speed skating earlier today.
But despite the loss, Stolz remained upbeat after finishing with a silver medal.
“Ning had the race of his life. I didn’t have one of my best, but I am still happy with silver. I have two golds and I was actually really happy that Ning was able to pull it off. I really like Ning,” Stolz said post-race.
Stolz admitted that he was slightly off the pace in today’s final.
“I just didn’t quite have the legs. The beginning part was a little slow. I thought I could maybe get it back, but I was just beginning to die off,” he added.
The 21-year-old is now looking to bounce back in the men’s mass start race.
“It will be fast-paced. To try and defend myself in the group there will be a lot of shoving. I will see what I can do in the final,” Stolz said previewing his next race.
Battle of the chants in the opening minutes of hockey final
Forget the hockey for a second, there is a battle underway in the stands, with both sets of supporters vying for dominance.
Chants of “U-S-A!” are almost drowned out by calls of “Let’s go, Canada!” as the game is still in its infancy.
The fans had been laughing and joking on their journey to the stadium and everyone still seems to be enjoying the occasion now the game has begun.
The puck has dropped in the women's gold-medal hockey game
We are underway in the women’s hockey final between Team USA and Canada.
These two teams (and nations) have a lot of history, and another chapter will be written in Milan tonight.
There are still rows of empty seats inside the arena, which is a surprise. But those who are here are making the atmosphere as loud as possible.
It’s hard to say for sure, but there might be a few more Canadians here tonight.
Figure skating women's free skate is underway
The women’s single figure skating free skate has just begun! France’s Lorine Schild will kick us off.
There are 24 performances in this event, Team USA’s “Blade Angels” included. Due to Amber Glenn’s shockingly low placement after the short program, she will skate earlier than expected.
Amber Glenn currently sits in 13th place, Isabeau Levito in eighth and Alysa Liu in third.
Stay tuned for more updates on scoring and any notable moments.
CNN’s Holly Yan contributed to this report.
“If you do not believe, you have already lost”: Ning Zhongyan on shock speed skating win
Newly crowned gold medalist Ning Zhongyan knew there was one key ingredient to winning on Thursday: belief.
“Before the race, I kept reminding myself that I had to trust myself, especially on a stage like this,” Ning said after his shock win over American Jordan Stolz. “If you do not believe, you have already lost.”
But competing against Stolz can grind down even the staunchest of believers.
“When Jordan [Stolz] was skating in the last pair, I still did not think the gold was mine,” the Chinese skater admitted. “He has been in incredible form all season. Even after he crossed the line, I was still not completely sure.
“It was only when the result was confirmed that it started to sink in. It is an amazing feeling.”
Ning went into the home Winter Olympics in 2022 with expectations weighing very heavily on the young skater.
The 26-year-old failed to win any medals four years ago but he has gone a long way in making up for it this time round, securing this gold and two bronze medals in Milan.
Team USA star Laila Edwards hopes to “come out on top” of hockey final
Laila Edwards has already made history at these Winter Games after becoming the first Black woman to play for Team USA’s hockey team at the Olympics.
But the 22-year-old now has her eyes set on the gold medal, which would top off a brilliant tournament where the US has looked unstoppable.
“Believe it or not, we have been challenged,” Edwards told reporters after helping the US win the semifinals. “We have just overcome it and succeeded. We will take what we can get and hopefully come out on top.”
She added: “This is one of the best groups I have ever been a part of.”
Read more about Laila Edwards’ life and career here.
Quick turnaround ahead of women's gold-medal hockey game
I’ve taken my seat at the women’s hockey final here in Milan but am, at the moment, quite lonely.
That’s not just because of my severe lack of friends in Italy, but more to do with the fact that fans have yet to be allowed into the stadium.
There was a quick turnaround here between the bronze medal game and this upcoming one. Walking to the arena felt like fighting against a Swedish and Swiss tide, with those fans leaving the venue while the North American supporters arriving.
Those with tickets for the gold medal match were still being held just outside the venue while I was able to walk in – but people appear to be filtering in as I write this.
Around five minutes now until players start their warmups.
The "upset of the Games"? Jordan Stolz settles for silver, but that's no mean feat either
Have we just seen the upset of the Winter Olympics? The NBC commentators sure think so, saying it was the “upset of the Games.”
Jordan Stolz had been on fire coming into the men’s 1500m. Per the NBC broadcast, Stolz was yet to lose internationally in this discipline in 2026 – going five-for-five in races this year.
Add that to the two gold medals already secured in Milan and all signs were pointing to Stolz cruising to another first-place finish.
Everyone knew it had to be something very special to prevent the Team USA star from winning a third gold medal of the Games.
And something special it was.
China’s Ning Zhongyan raced to an incredible time of 1:41.98, setting a new Olympic record on the biggest of stages.
It was still surely Stoltz’s to win though, right?
But much to the dismay of those watching both in the stadium and at home, Stolz’s splits were all coming in red, and by a bigger margin than anyone could have imagined.
The American star eventually got his legs pumping going into the final lap, clawing back millisecond after millisecond and finishing in what would have been an Olympic record time were it not for Ning.
Yet, winning a silver medal at the Olympics is no mean feat, and Stolz will surely take some comfort in adding it to his collection.
Olympic FOMO: How it feels waiting for your event to begin
Estonian freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru is one of many athletes still waiting to compete at this year’s Winter Olympics.
The 24-year-old is set to participate in the women’s freeski halfpipe, with qualifying taking place today – if the weather plays along… – with the final not until Saturday.
Finally in Italy, Sildaru spoke to CNN Sports ahead of her practice days about what watching the action unfold on television feels like.
“I kind of had FOMO or something,” she said. “I saw so many videos of everybody getting here two weeks ago and everything just seemed so exciting.
“And I was like ‘Oh, I want to go to Italy as well.’ I wish I could have been here earlier, but I’m happy I finally made it.”
Sildaru had been training in Switzerland before traveling to her event in Livigno and said she was watching the Olympics on TV between training.
Now, after hours spent traveling, she’s finally ready to compete in what will be her second Games.
“It’s an event that not everybody gets to go to,” she said, explaining what it feels like being an Olympian. “Just being here and representing my country, it just feels really special.”
