The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics have reached their final day, and these Games will end on a high note for Team USA with a gold medal in men’s hockey, ending a 46-year drought.
The U.S. takes home its most gold medals ever at a single Winter Games, beating its previous high of 10.
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Closing Ceremony (2:30 p.m. ET)
The Closing Ceremonies will take place in Verona, east of Milan, at the historic Verona Arena. Women’s hockey gold medalist Hilary Knight and ice dance silver medalist Evan Bates will be the United States flag bearers for the ceremony.
Team USA ends gold medal drought in men’s hockey
Team USA is golden! The U.S. men’s hockey team has won the gold medal for the first time since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team that upset the Soviet Union. In an incredible game that saw Canada dominate the scoring chances, U.S. goalie Connor Hellebuyck was a brick wall. And when the game went to overtime, Jack Hughes was the hero just over 90 seconds later.
Eileen Gu adds another gold to her collection
The freestyle skiing halfpipe final was postponed due to a snowstorm, but that didn’t stop Eileen Gu, the American-born freeskier who competes for China, from winning her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women’s halfpipe. After pulling out on her first run, Gu bounced back with a 94.00 in Run 2 and a 94.75 in Run 3.
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Both were good enough for gold.
Sweden takes gold over Switzerland in final curling showdown
After the U.S. women fell to Canada in the curling bronze medal game, Switzerland and Sweden faced off for gold on Sunday morning, with the latter coming out victorious 6-5. Sweden also took gold in mixed doubles curling earlier in these Olympics.
How many medals has Team USA won so far? Check in with our medal tracker for the full breakdown.
Dates: Feb. 6 – Feb. 22
TV channel: NBC
Streaming: Peacock
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Sun, February 22, 2026 at 8:12 AM PST
Team USA celebrates a 2-1 victory against Canada in overtime for the gold medal during the Men’s Gold Medal match at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 22, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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Sun, February 22, 2026 at 8:06 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
MILAN — This wasn’t a miracle. It was a moment of magic.
Forty-six years to the day after a bunch of unheralded amateurs stunned the heavily favored Soviet Union en route to winning Olympic gold, the U.S. men’s hockey team engineered another epic victory. The Americans won a battle of the sport’s superpowers on Sunday, toppling longtime nemesis Canada 2-1 in overtime to win their country’s first Olympic gold in men’s hockey since the famed 1980 “Miracle on Ice.”
Jack Hughes scored the decisive goal, ripping a shot past Jordan Binnington less than three minutes into 3-versus-3 overtime.
Read more from Yahoo Sports’ Jay Busbee on the scene.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 8:04 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Jack Hughes created the winning scoring opportunity with a poke check in the USA end and Zach Werenski skated hard up the ice to get the puck.
Retrieving it in toward the left corner, he finds a wide-open Hughes with a centering pass. Hughes then whistled it past Jordan Bennington for Team USA’s first men’s ice hockey gold in 46 years.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 7:56 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Jack Hughes wins the gold medal for Team USA, 1:40 into overtime. Hughes took a centering pass from Zach Werenski and slaps it past Jordan Binnington for the game-winner.
The U.S, wins gold for the first time since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 7:33 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Why not overtime for the men’s hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics? The U.S. and Canada will go to an extra period tied at 2-2 after three.
Under Olympic rules, the two teams will play 3-on-3 to decide the winner.
The Milan Cortina Games will last just a bit longer!
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:57 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Cale Makar’s goal tied the score for Canada at 1-1 shortly before the second period ended. Prior to that, Team USA did strong work defensively in denying scoring chances, even killing a 5-on-3 Canada power play.
As the period ended, Canada’s Brad Marchand and USA’s Matt Boldy tussled in front of the U.S. bench. USA’s Charlie McAvoy and Vincent Trocheck tussled with Canada’s Drew Doughty and Sam Bennett as well, but no penalties ensued.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 6:18 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
The U.S. and Canada each have eight shots on goal as the first period ends. At one point, Canada had a 7-2 advantage, so Team USA really increased the pressure late in the period, helped by a power play opportunity.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 5:59 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Sweden defeated Switzerland, 6-5, in 10 ends to win the gold medal in women’s curling.
Anna Hasselborg scored the final point to give Sweden its fourth consecutive gold for the Swedish team, joining the championships won in Sochi, Pyeongchang and Beijing.
Hasselborg is the second Swedish skip to win two gold medals, joining Anette Norberg. Altogether, five Swedish curlers have earned two Olympic golds, including Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer and Sofia Scharback.
Overall, Sweden has medaled in seven of the eight Winter Olympics since women’s curling was added to competition in 1998. The Swedes have earned four golds, one silver and two bronze.
Switzerland gets its third silver medal in women’s curling, joining those won in Salt Lake City and Turin.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 4:29 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Team Canada captain Sidney Crosby will not play against the U.S. in Sunday’s gold medal men’s ice hockey final.
Crosby, 38, suffered a right leg injury during Canada’s quarterfinal matchup versus Czechia and did not play in the semifinals against Finland. The hope was that Crosby would recover in time for Sunday’s final, but the decision was made before gametime.
Follow Yahoo Sports’ live blog for the USA-Canada final here.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 4:22 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Germany did not sweep the medal podium in 4-man bobsled. However, the Germans took the first two spots with the team piloted by Johannes Lochner taking gold and Francesco Friedrich’s team getting silver.
Lochner’s gold joins the silver his team won in Beijing. He and George Fleischhauer also took gold in two-man bobsled at the Milan Cortina Games.
Switzerland, piloted by Michael Vogt. made a late surge to get a spot on the podium.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 4:04 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Eileen Gu saved her best for last, scoring a 94.75 on her final run and reaching 4.0 meters on her highest jump to win her second consecutive gold medal in women’s freeski halfpipe.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 3:10 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Eileen Gu has won her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women’s freeski halfpipe. After pulling out on her first run and scoring a 30.00, she bounced back significantly with a 94.00 and 94.75.
China took the first two spots on the podium with Gu’s teammate Li Fanghui earning silver with a 93.00 on her third run.
Great Britain’s Zoe Atkin was on top after her first run, but couldn’t recover from missing a landing on her second. She scored a 92.50 on her third run to finish behind Gu and Fanghui.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 3:02 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Eileen Gu earns a 94.75 on her third run in the women’s freeski halfpipe final, improving on the 94.00 she scored on her second run. She landed all of her tricks and got strong amplitude, reaching 4.0 meters on her jump.
Eileen Gu won her second consecutive Olympic gold in the women’s freeski halfpipe at the Milan Cortina Games, excelling on her final two runs. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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Zoe Atkin will be the final skier in this third run with a chance to overtake Gu for gold.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 2:47 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
After three runs, Germany holds the top three spots in the 4-man bobsled competition. The team of Francesco Friedrich, Matthias Sommer, Alexander Schuller and Felix Straub are in first place.
Team USA has the ninth and 10th spots with the team of Frankie Del Duca, Boone Niederhofer, Bryan Sosoo and Joshua Williamson the closest.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 2:37 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Li Fanghui puts China in the first two spots after scoring a 91.50 on her second run. She and Eileen Gu are one and two.
Zoe Atkin followed and hit the edge of the pipe as she tried to land an alley-oop, causing her to lose both skis as she landed. She gets a “DNI” for her second run, though did reach 5.4 meters on one of her jumps.
Great Britain’s Zoe Atkin falls on her second run of the Women’s Freeski Halfpipe Final at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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Ian Casselberry
Shaking off her first run, Eileen Gu rebounded with a strong second run. She landed the alley-oop that she missed the first time, though didn’t get quite as high with her jumps as Zoe Atkin did on her first run.
Gu scores a 94.00 to move into first with Atkin still to go.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 2:08 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
After finishing first in qualifying, Great Britain’s Zoe Atkin stays in top form on her first run in the women’s freeski halfpipe final.
She got great amplitude, reaching 4.5 metres on her highest jump.
Eileen Gu earned a 30.00 on her first run and is eighth going into the second run.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 2:03 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Eileen Gu’s first run in the women’s freeski halfpipe final will be a throwaway. She earned a 30.00 after pulling out on the run after a shaky landing on her first trick.
Canada’s Kate Fraser scored an 85.00 on her first run and is currently in first. USA’s Kate Gray placed seventh with a 44.50.
Sun, February 22, 2026 at 1:33 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
We have some extra Winter Olympics action on this final day with the women’s halfpipe final, which was delayed yesterday due to snow.
Representing China, this is Eileen Gu’s last chance to leave the Milan Cortina Games with a gold medal after she won silver in Slopestyle and Big Air. She is defending the gold she won in Beijing.
China’s Eileen Gu is pursuing her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women’s freeski halfpipe. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Americans Kate Gray and Svea Irving will compete in the event for Team USA. But Zoe Atkin — American, but competing for Great Britain — might be Gu’s top challenger today. Atkin finished first in qualifying, while Gu placed fifth.
Sat, February 21, 2026 at 8:55 PM PST