Olympic photo highlights from Day 6 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games

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Olympic photo highlights from Day 6 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games

2026-02-13 07:42 Last Updated At：07:51

MILAN (AP) — This gallery showcases top photos from Day 6 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers.

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United States' Maddie Mastro reacts after her run during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Kristen Santos-Griswold of the United States competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

South Korea's Choi Ga-on competes during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Canada's Elizabeth Hosking crashes during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Jens van 't Wout of the Netherlands slaps hands with a coach after winning gold during the short track speed skating men's 1000m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Sweden fans wave flags as Frida Karlsson, of Sweden, jumps on the podium celebrating after winning the gold medal in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Gold medalist South Korea's Choi Ga-on reacts on the podium after winning the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

United States' Chloe Kim falls during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands wins gold during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Ukraine's Yulianna Tunytska, Olena Stetskiv, Oleksandra Mokh, Nazarii Kachmar, Ihor Hoi and Andriy Mandziy kneel down during the luge relay competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Frida Karlsson, of Sweden, reacts after crossing the finish line in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Switzerland's goalkeeper Leonardo Genoni grimaces during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Switzerland and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Switzerland's Pablo Lachat-Couchepin and Sven Michel sweep ahead of the stone during a men's curling round robin match against the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

United States' Mary Bocock competes during an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

United States' Sophia Kirkby poses during the luge relay competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Jessie Diggins, of the United States, competes in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Lucas Fratzscher, of Germany, participates in a biathlon training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Italy's Federica Brignone reacts at the finish area, during an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Australia's Matt Graham practices before the men's freestyle skiing moguls finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

France's Floran Douay, right, checks Switzerland's Dean Kukan during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Switzerland and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Australia's Matt Graham competes during the men's freestyle skiing moguls finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Trinidad And Tobago's Axel Brown, front, starts for a two man bobsled training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Nadezhda Morozova of Kazakhstan warms up prior to competing in the women's 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Italian Frecce Tricolori acrobatic squad flies above during the medal ceremony of an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

United States' Nathan Pare (13), France's Jonas Chollet (4) and France's Loan Bozzolo (5) compete during the men's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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United States' Maddie Mastro reacts after her run during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Kristen Santos-Griswold of the United States competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

South Korea's Choi Ga-on competes during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Canada's Elizabeth Hosking crashes during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Jens van 't Wout of the Netherlands slaps hands with a coach after winning gold during the short track speed skating men's 1000m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Sweden fans wave flags as Frida Karlsson, of Sweden, jumps on the podium celebrating after winning the gold medal in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Gold medalist South Korea's Choi Ga-on reacts on the podium after winning the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

United States' Chloe Kim falls during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands wins gold during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Ukraine's Yulianna Tunytska, Olena Stetskiv, Oleksandra Mokh, Nazarii Kachmar, Ihor Hoi and Andriy Mandziy kneel down during the luge relay competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Frida Karlsson, of Sweden, reacts after crossing the finish line in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Switzerland's goalkeeper Leonardo Genoni grimaces during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Switzerland and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Switzerland's Pablo Lachat-Couchepin and Sven Michel sweep ahead of the stone during a men's curling round robin match against the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

United States' Mary Bocock competes during an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

United States' Sophia Kirkby poses during the luge relay competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Jessie Diggins, of the United States, competes in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Lucas Fratzscher, of Germany, participates in a biathlon training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Italy's Federica Brignone reacts at the finish area, during an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Australia's Matt Graham practices before the men's freestyle skiing moguls finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

France's Floran Douay, right, checks Switzerland's Dean Kukan during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Switzerland and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Australia's Matt Graham competes during the men's freestyle skiing moguls finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Trinidad And Tobago's Axel Brown, front, starts for a two man bobsled training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Nadezhda Morozova of Kazakhstan warms up prior to competing in the women's 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Italian Frecce Tricolori acrobatic squad flies above during the medal ceremony of an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

United States' Nathan Pare (13), France's Jonas Chollet (4) and France's Loan Bozzolo (5) compete during the men's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Brock Nelson scores twice as US opens the Milan Cortina Olympics by rolling over Latvia 5-1

MILAN (AP) — The U.S. goal song — “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd — blared seven times during over arena speakers on Thursday night. Twice, the celebration was only short-lived.

Bouncing back from having a pair of goals wiped out by coach's challenges, the U.S. opened the Olympics by rolling past Latvia 5-1 on Thursday night in a dominant showcase of some of the country’s best NHL players. Brock Nelson scored twice, four players had two assists apiece and there was production up and down the lineup.

“We believe in the depth we have,” winger Jake Guentzel said. “There’s good players on every line. That’s just where American hockey is right now.’’

After a weird first period with a couple of video reviews and a tying goal by Latvia, the Americans found their groove and for long stretches barely let their opponents have the puck. The U.S. outshot Latvia 38-18 and needed starter Connor Hellebuyck to make only 17 saves.

“I felt like we controlled the play,” center Jack Eichel said. “We’re going to continue to get better every game in this tournament, every period in this tournament. That’s our goal, and it’s a good start for us.”

Elvis Merzlikins was under siege at the other end, and after Nelson's second goal he sat in the crease with his head bowed in his lap. An odd-man rush became a version of the Harlem Globetrotters on ice with pass after pass: Jack Hughes to brother Quinn to Matthew Tkachuk, back to Jack and then to Nelson to tap into a half-open net with 11.1 seconds left in the second period.

“I don’t think there’s much to do,” Merzlikins said. “If that guy wouldn’t score, probably the other guy would score because I felt completely two open guys, and it’s hard to save something like that.”

Brady Tkachuk scored the first U.S. goal of the tournament less than six minutes in, and Tage Thompson roofed a nifty backhander on the power play, making coach Mike Sullivan look smart for putting the 6-foot-6 winger on the loaded top unit. Four goals on 32 shots was enough to chase Merzlikins, who was pulled to start the third for Arturs Silovs.

Captain Auston Matthews welcomed Silovs to the Olympics with a power-play goal, assisted on by Eichel and Quinn Hughes. Each of them had two assists, along with Matthew Tkachuk and Jack Hughes.

“I just think the depth that we have, it showed,” Brady Tkachuk said. “I thought everybody played a great game tonight. You just see the buy-in. You see the buy-in of every line playing the right way.”

The U.S. plays Denmark on Saturday night before wrapping up the preliminary round 24 hours later against Germany.

Macklin Celebrini scored Canada’s first goal in the return of the NHL to the Olympics and Jordan Binnington stopped all 26 shots he faced in a 5-0 defeat of Czechia that showed the tournament favorite is already a well-oiled machine.

“Our intentions were really good with the way we played,” captain Sidney Crosby said. “I thought we were physical. We were moving our feet. The execution, sometimes that comes with time. But even other times we did some good things and executed well. Just a matter of building off of that.”

Celebrini, his country’s youngest player at 19, deflected a shot by Cale Makar past Lukas Dostal with 5.7 seconds left in the first, putting an exclamation point on a terrific, back-and-forth period. After Mitch Marner’s saucer pass to Mark Stone for his goal and Bo Horvat’s on a breakaway later in the second, Czechia never stood a chance.

“When you’re playing in the Olympics for the first time, it never gets old, and everybody’s got their jitters,” coach Jon Cooper said. “You know what I liked? I thought we got better as that game went on.”

The handful of times Binnington got tested, he was there to make the save. Before Celebrini scored, Binnington kept it 0-0 by making a left-pad stop on Michal Kempny and reaching out to smother David Kampf’s rebound attempt.

At the other end of the ice, Dostal played well but was helpless to slow down much of the onslaught. There was nothing he could do on the Crosby-to-Connor McDavid-to-Nathan MacKinnon tic-tac-toe power-play goal in the third period.

“Two of the best players ever to play passing it to me is cool,” MacKinnon said. “I didn’t do much for that one. Just blessed to be on the back side. Anyone would have put that in.”

The same trio combined for almost the same goal in the opening game of the 4 Nations Face-Off a year ago. Canada won that Olympic appetizer by beating the U.S. in overtime.

McDavid finished with three assists, including one on Nick Suzuki’s goal that made it 5-0.

Timo Meier of the New Jersey Devils scored twice in the third period, 39-year-old national team goaltender Leonardo Genoni stopped all 27 shots he faced and Switzerland shut out France 4-0.

Damien Riat scored 55 seconds in, J.J. Moser of the Tampa Bay Lightning made it a two-goal lead three minutes in and there wasn't much to worry about the rest of the way, outshooting Switzerland 43-27.

“It helps you a lot if you score two in the first, whatever it was, five minutes,” Moser said. “It just gives you a little bit more comfort, more confidence also for the rest of the game.”

The goals by Meier put the game out of reach after he and his teammates tilted the ice toward Keller. Meier called it “a mature performance there how we put the game away.”

Philipp Grubauer stopped 37 of the 38 shots he faced and Tim Stützle scored two goals as Germany beat Denmark 3-1 at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena across town.

Leon Draisaitl scored just 23 seconds into his Olympic debut.

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Olympic photo highlights from Day 6 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games

Olympic photo highlights from Day 6 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games

United States' Maddie Mastro reacts after her run during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Kristen Santos-Griswold of the United States competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

South Korea's Choi Ga-on competes during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Canada's Elizabeth Hosking crashes during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Jens van 't Wout of the Netherlands slaps hands with a coach after winning gold during the short track speed skating men's 1000m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Sweden fans wave flags as Frida Karlsson, of Sweden, jumps on the podium celebrating after winning the gold medal in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Gold medalist South Korea's Choi Ga-on reacts on the podium after winning the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

United States' Chloe Kim falls during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands wins gold during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Ukraine's Yulianna Tunytska, Olena Stetskiv, Oleksandra Mokh, Nazarii Kachmar, Ihor Hoi and Andriy Mandziy kneel down during the luge relay competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Frida Karlsson, of Sweden, reacts after crossing the finish line in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Switzerland's goalkeeper Leonardo Genoni grimaces during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Switzerland and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Switzerland's Pablo Lachat-Couchepin and Sven Michel sweep ahead of the stone during a men's curling round robin match against the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

United States' Mary Bocock competes during an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

United States' Sophia Kirkby poses during the luge relay competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Jessie Diggins, of the United States, competes in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Lucas Fratzscher, of Germany, participates in a biathlon training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Italy's Federica Brignone reacts at the finish area, during an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Australia's Matt Graham practices before the men's freestyle skiing moguls finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

France's Floran Douay, right, checks Switzerland's Dean Kukan during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Switzerland and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Australia's Matt Graham competes during the men's freestyle skiing moguls finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Trinidad And Tobago's Axel Brown, front, starts for a two man bobsled training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Nadezhda Morozova of Kazakhstan warms up prior to competing in the women's 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Italian Frecce Tricolori acrobatic squad flies above during the medal ceremony of an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

United States' Nathan Pare (13), France's Jonas Chollet (4) and France's Loan Bozzolo (5) compete during the men's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

United States' Maddie Mastro reacts after her run during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Kristen Santos-Griswold of the United States competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

South Korea's Choi Ga-on competes during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Canada's Elizabeth Hosking crashes during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Jens van 't Wout of the Netherlands slaps hands with a coach after winning gold during the short track speed skating men's 1000m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Sweden fans wave flags as Frida Karlsson, of Sweden, jumps on the podium celebrating after winning the gold medal in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Gold medalist South Korea's Choi Ga-on reacts on the podium after winning the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

United States' Chloe Kim falls during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands wins gold during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands competes during the short track speed skating women's 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Ukraine's Yulianna Tunytska, Olena Stetskiv, Oleksandra Mokh, Nazarii Kachmar, Ihor Hoi and Andriy Mandziy kneel down during the luge relay competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Frida Karlsson, of Sweden, reacts after crossing the finish line in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Switzerland's goalkeeper Leonardo Genoni grimaces during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Switzerland and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Switzerland's Pablo Lachat-Couchepin and Sven Michel sweep ahead of the stone during a men's curling round robin match against the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

United States' Mary Bocock competes during an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

United States' Sophia Kirkby poses during the luge relay competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Jessie Diggins, of the United States, competes in the cross country skiing women's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Lucas Fratzscher, of Germany, participates in a biathlon training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Italy's Federica Brignone reacts at the finish area, during an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Australia's Matt Graham practices before the men's freestyle skiing moguls finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

France's Floran Douay, right, checks Switzerland's Dean Kukan during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Switzerland and France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Australia's Matt Graham competes during the men's freestyle skiing moguls finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Trinidad And Tobago's Axel Brown, front, starts for a two man bobsled training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Nadezhda Morozova of Kazakhstan warms up prior to competing in the women's 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

The Italian Frecce Tricolori acrobatic squad flies above during the medal ceremony of an alpine ski, women's super-G race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

United States' Nathan Pare (13), France's Jonas Chollet (4) and France's Loan Bozzolo (5) compete during the men's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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