Feb. 19, 2026 - Winter Olympics updates
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Day 14 from Milan Cortina will see six more Winter Olympics gold medals awarded. It starts with freeski women’s ski cross and men’s aerials, before the men’s halfpipe competition concludes later. More medals will be handed out in speedskating too,
Frostad swiped the gold medal back from Forehand by equalling that 98.25 on his final run, giving Norway its 14th gold of this year's Games. While Forehand couldn't nab gold, he walked away with an impressive silver medal in what commentators called the best Big Air competition they've ever seen with outrageous scoring from the entire field.
Thursday at the Olympics was headlined by figure skater Alysa Liu snapping a 20-year American drought and the U.S. defeating Canada for women's hockey gold. The United States has won more than 100 gold medals at the Winter Olympics.
Three figure skaters from Team USA competed in the women's individual free skate event at the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
Men's ice hockey, women's curling and speed skating highlight Team USA''s chances to medal in Day 14 of the Milan Cortina Games.
The snow fell in the Italian Alps on Thursday, as often happens in February in these parts. Sideways, downwards, into squinting eyes; gloveless hands turning blue, heads into coats as if they were tortoise shells. It wasn’t quite the weather for penguins, the temperature a mere 21 degrees Fahrenheit (-6 Celsius), but it was cold enough.
Bend native Hunter Hess was scheduled to compete in the men's freeski halfpipe at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina on Thursday, Feb. 19. The event was postponed due to heavy snow in the Levigno area.