Olympics Day 1 recap: U.S. maintains figure skating lead; USA women's hockey dominates
What to Know
- The first gold medals of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics were awarded today to Swiss racer Franjo von Allmen in men’s alpine skiing, Sweden’s Frida Karlsson women’s cross-country skiathlon, Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida in women’s speed skating, Norway’s Anna Odine Stroem in women’s ski jumping and Japan’s Kira Kimura in men’s snowboarding.
- Team USA nearly captured its first medal of the Games, as snowboarder Oliver Martin finished fourth in the big air event.
- The U.S. women’s hockey team improved to 2-0 with a dominant 5-0 victory over Finland. Five different players scored for the Americans, highlighted by captain Hilary Knight tying the all-time U.S. women’s record for Olympic goals.
- The U.S. maintained its lead in the figure skating team event. Star Ilia Malinin, making his Olympic debut, landed a historic backflip en route to a second-place finish in the men’s short program, before Madison Chock and Evan Bates combined for a win in the free dance.
- Following a 4-0 start at the Games, the U.S. mixed doubles curling duo of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin dropped matches against Great Britain and South Korea.
This live blog’s coverage of Day 1 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics has concluded. See a recap of the Day 1 action below:
