Olympic photo highlights from Day 7 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games

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Olympic photo highlights from Day 7 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games

2026-02-14 06:43 Last Updated At：07:00

MILAN (AP) — This gallery showcases top photos from Day 7 of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics taken by Associated Press photographers.

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Ilia Malinin of the United States reacts after competing while waiting for scores during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Ilia Malinin of the United States falls during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan jumps up to the podium to receive his medal with silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan, left, and bronze medalist Shun Sato of Japan, right, after competing in the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

United States' Chase Josey competes during the men's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Britain's gold medalist Matt Weston celebrates as he arrives at the finish during a men's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

South Korea's Jisoo Kim arrives at the finish during a men's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Sturla Holm Laegreid, of Norway, gets the bronze medal for the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Donovan Carrillo of Mexico kisses the ice after competing during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Czech Republic's Anna Fernstaedt slides down the track during a women's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Sebastian Samuelsson, of Sweden, reacts in the finish area of the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Sweden's Ida Karlsson (14) and Anna Kjellbin (71) try to clear the puck out of the corner during the second period of a women's ice hockey quarterfinal match between Sweden and Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Remi Drolet, of Canada, competes in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Silver medalist Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, of Norway, crosses the finish line during the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Silver medalist Czechia's Eva Adamczykova celebrates with team members after the women's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Finland's Roope Hintz, right, challenges Sweden's Joel Eriksson Ek during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Finland and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, sits on the leader's chair after crossing the finish line in the the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Jamaica's Mica Moore starts for a women's monobob training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Australia's Josie Baff (17) celebrates her gold medal win past bronze medalist Italy's Michela Moioli (6) and Switzerland's Noemie Wiedmer (3) during the women's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Vladimir Samoilov of Poland competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Italy's Mattia Giovanella gestures holding his shoes, after the men's curling round robin session against Britain, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

John Steel Hagenbuch, of the United States, competes in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, poses after winning the gold medal in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

China's Zhao Dan slides down the track during a women's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Vladimir Semirunniy of Poland competes in the men's 10,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Ilia Malinin of the United States reacts after competing while waiting for scores during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Ilia Malinin of the United States falls during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan jumps up to the podium to receive his medal with silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama of Japan, left, and bronze medalist Shun Sato of Japan, right, after competing in the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

United States' Chase Josey competes during the men's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Britain's gold medalist Matt Weston celebrates as he arrives at the finish during a men's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

South Korea's Jisoo Kim arrives at the finish during a men's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Sturla Holm Laegreid, of Norway, gets the bronze medal for the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Donovan Carrillo of Mexico kisses the ice after competing during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Czech Republic's Anna Fernstaedt slides down the track during a women's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Sebastian Samuelsson, of Sweden, reacts in the finish area of the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Sweden's Ida Karlsson (14) and Anna Kjellbin (71) try to clear the puck out of the corner during the second period of a women's ice hockey quarterfinal match between Sweden and Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Remi Drolet, of Canada, competes in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Silver medalist Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, of Norway, crosses the finish line during the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Silver medalist Czechia's Eva Adamczykova celebrates with team members after the women's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Finland's Roope Hintz, right, challenges Sweden's Joel Eriksson Ek during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Finland and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, sits on the leader's chair after crossing the finish line in the the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Jamaica's Mica Moore starts for a women's monobob training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Australia's Josie Baff (17) celebrates her gold medal win past bronze medalist Italy's Michela Moioli (6) and Switzerland's Noemie Wiedmer (3) during the women's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Vladimir Samoilov of Poland competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Italy's Mattia Giovanella gestures holding his shoes, after the men's curling round robin session against Britain, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

John Steel Hagenbuch, of the United States, competes in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, poses after winning the gold medal in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

China's Zhao Dan slides down the track during a women's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Vladimir Semirunniy of Poland competes in the men's 10,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

'Quad God' Ilia Malinin falls twice in Olympic disaster, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to claim gold

MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin, the American figure skating sensation known as the “Quad God,” proved to be a mere mortal after all.

The 21-year-old from Northern Virginia fell twice during a disastrous free skate at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday night, sending him tumbling all the way off the podium and allowing Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan to claim a stunning gold medal.

“I blew it,” Malinin said afterward, poised and magnanimous in defeat. “That’s honestly the first thing that came to my mind.”

Malinin led by a comfortable margin after the short program and merely had to deliver a mediocre performance Friday night to add individual gold to his team gold medal. Instead, the two-time reigning world champion was trying to hold back the tears after one of the worst nights of his career, one that left a star-packed crowd inside Milano Ice Arena sitting in stunned silence.

“Honestly, yeah, I was not expecting that,” Malinin said. “I felt going into this competition I was so ready. I just felt ready going on that ice. I think maybe that might have been the reason, is I was too confident it was going to go well.”

Shaidorov finished with a career-best 291.58 points to give his nation its first gold medal of the Winter Games, while Yuma Kagiyama earned his second consecutive Olympic silver medal and Japanese teammate Shun Sato took bronze.

Then there was Malinin, who dropped all the way to eighth place. He finished with 264.49 points, his worst total score in nearly four years, and one that ended a two-plus year unbeaten streak that covered 14 full competitions around the world.

“The nerves just went so overwhelming,” Malinin said, “and especially going into that starting pose, I just felt like all the ... traumatic moments of my life really just started flooding my head, and there’s just like, so many negative thoughts that just flooded into there and I just did not handle it.”

Much of Malinin’s journey in the Milan Cortina Games had felt a little bit off.

He was beaten by Kagiyama in the short program of the team event, later acknowledging for the first time that the pressure of winning at the Olympics had started to get to him. And he still wasn’t quite his dominant self despite a head-to-head win over Sato in the team free skate, which clinched the second consecutive gold medal for the Americans in the event.

But by the time of his individual short program Tuesday night, Malinin’s fearless swagger and unrivaled spunk seemed to be back. He took a five-point lead over Kagiyama and Adam Siao Him Fa of France that seemed insurmountable going into Friday night.

Malinin had decided to practice early in the day at U.S. Figure Skating’s alternate training base in Bergamo, just outside of Milan, allowing him to escape the Olympic bubble and avoid sitting in the arena all night. And he was the essence of calm throughout his warmup, never once falling in all of his practice jumps while wearing his familiar glittering black and gold ensemble.

Then came a performance that might well haunt Malinin for the rest of his career.

As the atmospheric music with his own voice-over began to play, he opened with a quad flip, one of a record-tying seven quads in his planned program, then appeared to be going after the quad axel only he has ever landed in competition and had to bail out of it.

Malinin recovered to land his quad lutz before his problems really began.

He only doubled a planned quad loop, throwing his timing off. He fell on a quad lutz, preventing him from doing the second half of the quad lutz-triple toe loop combination that would have earned him big points. And in his final jumping pass, which was supposed to be a high-scoring quad salchow-triple axel, Malinin only could muster a double salchow — and he fell on that.

By the time the music stopped, Malinin was left trying to mask his sorrow for a crowd that included Nathan Chen, the 2022 Olympic champion, along with seven-time Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles, actor Jeff Goldblum and his wife, Emilie.

“I’ve been through a lot,” Malinin said. “Being the Olympic gold hopeful is really just a lot to deal with, especially for my age.”

Shaidorov was just as shocked as everyone as the realization hit that he had won the gold medal.

He was only in sixth after the short program and an afterthought as the night began. But the 21-year-old known for high-flying jumps but maddening inconsistency delivered the performance of his life, landing five quads in a technically flawless program.

It seemed altogether fitting that Coldplay’s song “Viva La Vida” played after the medal ceremony, as Shaidorov and his fellow medalists from Japan took a victory lap. “I used to rule the world,” the lyrics begin.

“I went up to him and I congratulated him,” Malinin said of the new Olympic champion, “because watching him skate – I watched him the locker room – I’m just so proud of him. I heard that he had not a great season.”

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Olympic photo highlights from Day 7 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games

Olympic photo highlights from Day 7 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games

Ilia Malinin of the United States reacts after competing while waiting for scores during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Ilia Malinin of the United States falls during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

United States' Chase Josey competes during the men's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Britain's gold medalist Matt Weston celebrates as he arrives at the finish during a men's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

South Korea's Jisoo Kim arrives at the finish during a men's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Sturla Holm Laegreid, of Norway, gets the bronze medal for the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Donovan Carrillo of Mexico kisses the ice after competing during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Czech Republic's Anna Fernstaedt slides down the track during a women's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Sebastian Samuelsson, of Sweden, reacts in the finish area of the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Sweden's Ida Karlsson (14) and Anna Kjellbin (71) try to clear the puck out of the corner during the second period of a women's ice hockey quarterfinal match between Sweden and Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Remi Drolet, of Canada, competes in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Silver medalist Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, of Norway, crosses the finish line during the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Silver medalist Czechia's Eva Adamczykova celebrates with team members after the women's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Finland's Roope Hintz, right, challenges Sweden's Joel Eriksson Ek during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Finland and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, sits on the leader's chair after crossing the finish line in the the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Jamaica's Mica Moore starts for a women's monobob training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Australia's Josie Baff (17) celebrates her gold medal win past bronze medalist Italy's Michela Moioli (6) and Switzerland's Noemie Wiedmer (3) during the women's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Vladimir Samoilov of Poland competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Italy's Mattia Giovanella gestures holding his shoes, after the men's curling round robin session against Britain, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

John Steel Hagenbuch, of the United States, competes in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, poses after winning the gold medal in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

China's Zhao Dan slides down the track during a women's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Vladimir Semirunniy of Poland competes in the men's 10,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Ilia Malinin of the United States reacts after competing while waiting for scores during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Ilia Malinin of the United States falls during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

United States' Chase Josey competes during the men's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Britain's gold medalist Matt Weston celebrates as he arrives at the finish during a men's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

South Korea's Jisoo Kim arrives at the finish during a men's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Sturla Holm Laegreid, of Norway, gets the bronze medal for the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Donovan Carrillo of Mexico kisses the ice after competing during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Czech Republic's Anna Fernstaedt slides down the track during a women's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Sebastian Samuelsson, of Sweden, reacts in the finish area of the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Sweden's Ida Karlsson (14) and Anna Kjellbin (71) try to clear the puck out of the corner during the second period of a women's ice hockey quarterfinal match between Sweden and Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Remi Drolet, of Canada, competes in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Silver medalist Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, of Norway, crosses the finish line during the men's 10-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Silver medalist Czechia's Eva Adamczykova celebrates with team members after the women's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Finland's Roope Hintz, right, challenges Sweden's Joel Eriksson Ek during a preliminary round match of men's ice hockey between Finland and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, sits on the leader's chair after crossing the finish line in the the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Jamaica's Mica Moore starts for a women's monobob training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Australia's Josie Baff (17) celebrates her gold medal win past bronze medalist Italy's Michela Moioli (6) and Switzerland's Noemie Wiedmer (3) during the women's snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Vladimir Samoilov of Poland competes during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Italy's Mattia Giovanella gestures holding his shoes, after the men's curling round robin session against Britain, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

John Steel Hagenbuch, of the United States, competes in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, of Norway, poses after winning the gold medal in the cross country skiing men's 10km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

China's Zhao Dan slides down the track during a women's skeleton run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Vladimir Semirunniy of Poland competes in the men's 10,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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