Training and practice sessions were underway a day ahead of the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics as mixed doubles curling round robin play and preliminary round women's ice hockey matches began.
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Lisa Eder, of Austria, is reflected on a window while getting ready to jump during a ski jumping, women's normal hill, training session, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Italy players before during a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey between Italy and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Germany's Noah Vicktor practices during a snowboard big air training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Canada's James Crawford starts an alpine ski, men's downhill official training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Athletes ski past Olympic rings during a cross country training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Switzerland's Sarah Hoefflin loses a ski during a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
South Korea's Jung Hyesun starts for a women's Luge training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
United States' Cory Thiesse competes against Norway during the mixed doubles round robin session 2 of the curling competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Melissa Peperkam of the Netherlands practices during a snowboard big air training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
United States' women's and men's team pursuit speed skaters warm up, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Individual Neutral Athlete Daria Olesik starts for a women's Luge training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A worker preps a ramp before a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Italy's Giovanni Franzoni starts an alpine ski, men's downhill official training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
United States' Konnor Ralph practices during a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Sweden's Lina Ljungblom, center right, scores her sides opening goal during a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey between Germany and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, Pool)
Liu Qi of China goes down the ramp during a ski jumping women's normal hill training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Italy's Dominik Paris speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's downhill official training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Lithuania's Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius skate during a figure skating practice session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
China's Eileen Gu practices during a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Lisa Eder, of Austria, is reflected on a window while getting ready to jump during a ski jumping, women's normal hill, training session, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Italy players before during a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey between Italy and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Germany's Noah Vicktor practices during a snowboard big air training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Canada's James Crawford starts an alpine ski, men's downhill official training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Athletes ski past Olympic rings during a cross country training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Switzerland's Sarah Hoefflin loses a ski during a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
South Korea's Jung Hyesun starts for a women's Luge training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
United States' Cory Thiesse competes against Norway during the mixed doubles round robin session 2 of the curling competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Melissa Peperkam of the Netherlands practices during a snowboard big air training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
United States' women's and men's team pursuit speed skaters warm up, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Individual Neutral Athlete Daria Olesik starts for a women's Luge training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A worker preps a ramp before a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Italy's Giovanni Franzoni starts an alpine ski, men's downhill official training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
United States' Konnor Ralph practices during a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Sweden's Lina Ljungblom, center right, scores her sides opening goal during a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey between Germany and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, Pool)
Liu Qi of China goes down the ramp during a ski jumping women's normal hill training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Italy's Dominik Paris speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's downhill official training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Lithuania's Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius skate during a figure skating practice session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
China's Eileen Gu practices during a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
