Feb. 12, 2026 - Winter Olympics updates
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Snowboarding medal events continue at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday, Feb. 13, with the women’s cross final and men’s halfpipe final at Livigno Snow Park.
Win-or-go-home hockey begins today as the USA women’s team faces host nation Italy in the quarterfinals. “Quad God” Ilia Malinin takes the ice again, hoping to cement his status as the best male figure skater and win gold. All times are in Eastern, and an asterisk signifies a medal event.
Tonight’s Prime Time in Milan coverage gets underway with exciting action from the slopes featuring 3 finals, including the United States Chloe Kim going for the gold in women’s snowboarding. NBC’s coverage starts at 5 p.
Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.
Team GB have a structured pay scale for athletes depending on their status and how likely they are to win a medal at events such as the summer or winter Olympics and Paralympics. Members of Team GB receive funding towards their living and sporting costs through the Athlete Performance Award (APA).
Erin Jackson was a member of the RollerGirls and competing in the bumping-and-bruising sport long before she won a gold medal in speedskating.
The 2026 Winter Olympics kicked off last week in Milan, with a full slate of events, including alpine skiing, curling, ice hockey, and figure skating. And once again, Martha will be serving as an NBC correspondent at the Olympic Games with her friend Snoop Dogg.
One of the biggest controversies of the 2026 Winter Olympics has been the scoring of the figure skating ice dance event, where French pair Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron defeated the heavy favorite, Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates.