John Steel Hagenbuch led the American men in the Olympic 10k skate, finishing 14th despite taking a wrong turn out of the start. This was Steel Hagenbuch's first Olympic start. Zanden McMullen, Zak Ketterson and Gus Schumacher also represented Team USA in Italy. 

On the warmest day of the Games yet, athletes lined up for the individual start 10k skate with nothing to lose. One hundred and eleven athletes from around the world were represented and every 15 seconds, a new skier was off to tackle the technical, demanding course that offered little to no rest. First out of the start for the USA was Steel Hagenbuch. Unfortunately, taking a left instead of right led him to lose a few seconds, but he quickly realized his mistake, turned around, and got back on track. From there, he locked in, setting a strong pace and only looking forward. 

"I took a wrong turn, slammed on the brakes, turned around, and got on the right track," said Steel Hagenbuch. "I made a mistake, but I was more just proud of letting it go. I mean, when you mess up like that on the highest stage, you have nothing left to lose. I just sent it, was skiing really fast, so I knew I needed to keep pushing. I am not upset. I tried as hard as I could and pushed myself to the absolute limit. I have so many friends and family here cheering, and it's just a beautiful day... It's hard to be upset on a day like this and be with your team and represent the United States on the highest stage." 

"It was really hard," said McMullen. "This course is... There is just no rest. It's just 'working, working, working' and my goal was to pace it with that in mind, but I still think I went out a little too hot in certain spots."

Through the splits, the top of the field was owned by Norway, with two-time gold medalist (of just these Games) Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo battling it out with teammate Einar Hedegart, Harald Oestberg Amundsen and the Frenchman, Mathis Desloges, who claimed silver just days before in the men's skiathlon. Halfway through, Hedegart was in second place by 5.2 seconds. For the Americans, Ketterson was in 18th, 41 seconds out. 

Fast-forward to the final kilometer, Hagenbuch was still leading for the team, just 57 seconds off the lead. Hedegart was beating Klaebo, looking to dethrone the king from his third straight gold medal, but faded in the last kilometer. As the race wrapped up, it was Klaebo who came out golden, with his first 10k skate victory and his third straight Olympic gold medal. 

Steel Hagenbuch was 14th in his Olympic debut, McMullen 32nd, Ketterson 38th and Schumacher 39th. Desloges of France claimed his second Olympic silver medal and Hedegart was third. 

Tomorrow is the women's 4x7.5k mixed team relay, with two athletes racing classic legs, and two racing skate legs. 

RESULTS
Men's Olympic 10k

Under bluebird skies and in front of an electric crowd, five-time Olympian Faye Thelen raced to seventh place in a stacked women’s snowboard cross Olympic final. Her teammates, including two-time Olympian Stacy Gaskill and Olympic rookies Hanna Percy and Brianna Schnorrbusch, all finished the day inside the top-20, taking 14th, 28th and 19th respectively.

After a relatively disappointing seeding time that placed her 21st in qualifications, Thelen worked her way up through the heats all the way to the quarterfinals, where she joined Gaskill for a chance in the top eight. The two Olympic vets were neck and neck throughout most of the race, but Thelen ultimately came out on top, knocking Gaskill out for the day.

Gaskill, an extremely close family friend of Thelen, took the result in stride, noting after the race that “Faye was racing in what may be her last Olympics and in front of her whole family, which is pretty special. If anyone had to beat me to the line, I’m glad it was her. She deserves to be in the semifinal more than anyone I know.”

Thelen, who decided to come back and attempt to make her fifth Olympics just six weeks postpartum, had her entire family at the bottom cheering her on, including her two young children- 2-year-old Theo and 6-month-old Scarlett.

“Being so recently postpartum I’ve had a lot of fear and up until this moment fear was holding me back. But showing up here and being able to put all of that fear aside and just have fun snowboarding or the first time in a while, it just felt really good.”

Olympic rookies Percy and Schnorrbush had great seeding runs at the top of the day, but early tough heats ended their chances of a spot on the podium. The two walk away with valuable experience in a sport where reps play a huge role.

“I’m just grateful to be here,” said Schnorrbusch. “I had an incredibly tough heat and just to be in the mix with those girls feels great. I’ve never had this many people watch my race, this whole experience has been amazing.”

“I’m definitely leaving here with a lot of positives,” Percy continued. I’m so impressed with all of my teammates, especially Faye. Her two kids are here watching and I couldn’t be happier for her.”

Australia’s Josie Baff stood atop the podium with the gold medal, Czechia’s Eva Adamczyková took silver and Italy’s Michela Moioli earned the bronze.

Snowboard cross action continues at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games with the mixed team event on Feb. 15th.

RESULTS
Women's snowboard cross

Chloe Kim led Team USA to another medal in halfpipe at the Olympic Winter Games, taking home the silver in Livigno on Thursday night.

Korean Gaon Choi took gold with Mitsuki Ono of Japan rounding out the podium in the bronze medal position.

Kim's silver is her third overall Olympic medal after securing Gold in 2018 and 2022.

Team USA’s Bea Kim was eighth and Maddie Mastro finished 12th.

RESULTS 
Women’s snowboard half pipe

Nick Baumgartner led Team USA in Men’s snowboard cross with a seventh-place finish at Livigno Snow Park on Thursday. 

Austria's Alessandro Haemmerle took the gold medal, with Canada’s Eliot Grondin winning silver and fellow Austrian Jakob Dusek rounded out the podium, earning the bronze medal. 

Baumgartner’s Team USA teammates Jake Vedder, Nathan Pare and Cody Winters did not advance past the quarterfinals. 

Up next, the women's snowboard cross qualifications and finals are set for Friday.

RESULTS
Men's Olympic snowboard cross

Jessie Diggins added another medal to her historic career Thursday, claiming bronze in the women’s 10k skate at the Tesero Cross Country Stadium. The third-place result marked her fourth career Olympic medal and the first Olympic medal ever won by an American in the 10k event.

Team Sweden's Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson took the gold and silver medals with Karlsson’s winning time of 22 minutes and 49.2 seconds. Diggins rounded out the podium 49.7 seconds behind with a time of 23 minutes and 38.9 seconds. 

Team USA’s Novie McCabe placed 31st with teammates Kendall Kramer in 38th and Hailey Swirbul finishing in 39th place. 

Diggins's bronze medal is a historic win for Team USA, as she becomes the first American woman to medal in the event. The Bronze secures another piece of hardware for Team USA and helps to build momentum and confidence as the women’s team heads into more events later this week. 

Going back to the race, it was a sunny day in Val di Fiemme. Spectators packed the stadium grandstands and lined the course, filling every available viewing point as more than 100 athletes took to the start line. Racing unfolded on firm, fast conditions, with a course set with salt in advance to keep the surface as firm as possible with the warming temperatures. 

Out of the start gate first was Kramer. This was Kramer's first Olympic start, after being called up just a day earlier as the first alternate. Skiing a composed race, only getting faster as the kilometers went by, she ultimately finished 38th. Next was 2022 Olympians Swirbul and McCabe. Swirbul ultimately finished 39th, and McCabe was just 2 seconds out from the top 30, in 31st. 

"Today I didn’t have the race of my life, we all come to this stage and wish for that, but that wasn’t the case for me," said Swirbul. "But that also isn’t what this is all about and today, I thought about what it means to represent and find the grit as much as you can... that is what the Olympics is about!” 

Diggins paced her 10k race carefully across the rolling Tesero course, staying within striking distance through the early checkpoints before delivering a decisive effort in the latter stages to secure her podium spot. The pace was securely set by Sweden's Karlsson, who secured a gold medal just days ago in the women's skiathlon. At the 3.7 checkpoint, Karlsson was 5.9 seconds ahead and at 4.9k, she gained 23.4 seconds on second place. With those splits, it was clear that Karlsson was in the clear for the gold. But that never stopped Diggins. Her coaches and wax technicians lined the course, providing splits so Diggins knew her position in the pack at all times. Digging deeper than ever, with bruised ribs making it harder for her to keep her normal composure, Diggins never left the top three. With Andersson and Diggins fighting for silver, in the last kilometer, Diggins knew the medal was on the line. Giving everything she could, Diggins crossed the finish line just 4 seconds out from silver, and 49.7 seconds out from gold. Across the line, Diggins gasped for breath. She achieved her mantra of doing everything she needed to do in the moment. 

"Today, I went into the race with a mantra of: "Focus on what I could do right now. Focus on what I could do in the moment," said Diggins. 

With the bronze medal, Diggins now owns four Olympic podium medals. Her first came at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, where she teamed up to win gold in the team sprint with Kikkan Randall, the first cross country Olympic gold medal for the United States. She followed that performance in Beijing in 2022 with silver and bronze medals, and now adds bronze from Milano Cortina to her collection.

Competing in her final season and final Olympic Winter Games, Diggins continues to define the standard for American cross country skiing. Already the most decorated U.S. cross country skier of all time, her performance in Tesero reflects both her longevity and her ability to contend on the sport’s biggest stage across multiple Olympic cycles.

Tomorrow, the men have their chance at the 10k skate, with Gus Schumacher, Zak Ketterson, John Steel Hagenbuch and Zanden McMullen. 

RESULTS
Women

Team USA's Nick Page finished seventh in individual moguls at the Olympic Winter Games at the Livigno Aerials and Moguls Park on Thursday afternoon. 

Australia's Copper Woods took the gold, his country's first medal of the 2026 Games, with a score of 83.71. Canada's Mikael Kingbury won his fourth Olympic medal, and his third Olympic moguls silver medal, with a score of 83.71 - he also won gold in 2018. Japan's Ikuma Horishima took the bronze with a score of 83.44.

Page earned a spot in the final round of eight after placing sixth in the opening round. His Team USA teammates Dylan Walczyk, Charlie Mickel and Landon Wendler also qualified for the opening round of the finals, but did not make the top eight to advance to the medal round. 

In the medal round of eight, Page came out on fire, nailing a cork-7 grab on the top jump. However, midway down the course, while carrying a ton of speed, he got a bit loose in bumps before nailing a 1080 off the bottom jump.

"If I had the opportunity to ski that run over again, I would absolutely take it," Page said. "The line was good, but it was tricky conditions - hard to see, and the light was pretty flat. You really just had to be on it."

Charlie Mickel closed out the day in 12th; Dylan Walczyk was 13th and Landon Wendler was 17th. Team USA has another shot at gold on Sunday with the much-anticipated Olympic debut of dual moguls.

RESULTS
Men's Olympic individual moguls

Jackie Wiles led the way for Team USA, finishing 13th in the Olympic Super-G on Thursday in Cortina, Italy. Keely Cashman was 15th.

"The conditions definitely felt a little bit softer and peelier," said Wiles. "But I still think that the track held up pretty well and was really nice to ski." 

It was a challenging day on the Tofane with almost 50% of the field not making it to the finish line. The weather and changing conditions made it difficult for the women to push hard and recover from mistakes. Nonetheless, the women pushed the limits as they all chased an opportunity to medal. 

"I had high expectations for today and just kind of didn't happen how I wanted it to. But that's ski racing," said Cashman. 

Italy’s Frederica Brignone won an emotional gold medal for the host country, just nine months after suffering season-ending injuries at the Italian championships. She had only returned to World Cup racing just a couple of weeks ago. Her winning time was one minute, 23.41 seconds. Romane Miradoli of France took the silver at 0.41 back. Austria’s Cornelia Huetter won the bronze at 0.52 back.

The silver lining for the U.S. team was when Olympic gold medalist Breezy Johnson was proposed to by her now fiancé in the finish area in front of teammates, friends and family. It was an emotional moment for the medalist, who caps off a successful Olympic run now with a diamond ring. 

"I always dreamed of getting proposed to at the Olympics," said Johnson. "I have been planning this for a year, it was a challenge but I had a lot of people helping me so it paid off and we are happy," said Connor Watkins, Johnson's fiance. 

The course proved difficult for many racers, including Team USA's Breezy Johnson and Mary Bocock. However, Bocock was all smiles as she made her Olympic debut with family in the stands. 

"My Olympic experience has been awesome," said Bocock. "I have a huge group of people here cheering me on, which is nice of them to come. I do wish you could have made it down, but that's okay."

This race marks the end of the women's speed races. Now we turn to tech the women's giant slalom on Sunday, and the slalom on Tuesday. 

RESULTS
Women's Olympic super-G

Liz Lemley and Jaelin Kauf skied to an incredible one-two finish in the women’s moguls final at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games, marking the first time American women have taken both gold and silver in an Olympic freestyle skiing event.  

At just 20 years old and in her Olympic debut, Lemley delivered a stellar performance throughout the afternoon in Livigno, working her way through the rounds. With aggressive line choices and well-executed jumps, she capped off an incredible rise on the world stage by earning Olympic gold .

“It’s pretty unreal,” said Lemley. “It definitely hasn’t quite hit me yet. It’s super euphoric and I’m just so happy… To be honest, I just love skiing and I just enjoy myself in the gate. I enjoy competing, I enjoy showcasing my skill, and that’s really what this is all about.”

Right behind her was veteran stalwart Jaelin Kauf, who skied her way to silver. Kauf, a silver medalist from the 2022 Olympics, showed her grit throughout the competition, rebounding from a challenging first qualification round to deliver a clutch performance in the final and add another Olympic medal to her decorated résumé.  

"I put down runs I'm stoked with and that's all I wanted out of today. It’s extra special to land on the podium," said Kauf. "To see Liz is insane; I’m so stoked for her - to be able to share the podium with her, another U.S. athlete, is really cool."

The final was filled with intensity and drama. Defending Olympic champion Jakara Anthony of Australia, a pre-race favorite, slipped mid-run and ultimately finished eighth. France’s Perrine Laffont rounded out the medals with the bronze.  

Behind Lemley and Kauf, teammates Olivia Giaccio and Tess Johnson narrowly missed the super finals, finishing at ninth and 10th — underscoring the strength and depth of the U.S. moguls program heading into the remainder of the Games.  

This historic result adds to a strong showing for U.S. Ski & Snowboard and Team USA on the Olympic stage and reflects the years of commitment and progression displayed by the women’s moguls team, who has dominated the World Cup circuit over the last few seasons. The world will look for the next results in the Olympic debut of dual moguls on Feb. 14.   

RESULTS
Women’s moguls

On a sunny day in Bormio, Italy, Team USA alpine athlete Ryan Cochran-Siegle earned his second career silver medal in the men’s super-G, racing in front of family and friends lining the course, including his Olympic champion mom. This marks his second medal four years later in the same event. 

"I was really happy with my ski today," said Cochran-Siegle. "I felt like I went out there, skied with a lot of heart and just the focus that I've been doing consistently from top to bottom. It's a great place to do it, I feel like I really embraced the slope and the way the snow was and the course set. But the meaning? It hasn't set in. I did not expect this."

Bormio is known as one of the most challenging and technical tracks on the circuit, a venue well-suited to Cochran-Siegle’s strengths. Starting early with bib three, he took full advantage of the clean course conditions and attacked from the top. After a disappointing downhill earlier in the week, Cochran-Siegle was fired up and ready to push full gas.

From the opening turns Cochran-Siegle showed precise, smooth skiing, carrying strong speed through the gliding sections while staying composed on the technical features. His efficient line allowed him to maintain momentum all the way to the finish, where he initially landed in the lead and put pressure on the remaining contenders.

Cochran-Siegle was ultimately edged out by Swiss standout Franjo von Allmen, who claimed gold by just 0.13 seconds to become a three-time Olympic champion. Still, the silver medal marked a major moment for Cochran-Siegle, reinforcing his status as one of the world’s most consistent speed skiers on the sport’s biggest stage.

"I spent a lot of time in bed the last few days. Yesterday I got a little frustrated, I didn't feel I was where I wanted to be and just tried to do what I could do to give myself the opportunity today. I went through warm ups, kind of felt more like myself today and it just made me think about the skiing itself. And it took the pressure off me as well."

The result adds to an already impressive Olympic résumé for Cochran-Siegle and continues a strong showing for the U.S. men’s speed team in Bormio. With his trademark determination and ability to rise in high-pressure moments, Cochran-Siegle once again proved he belongs among the very best in alpine skiing.

Swiss phenom Franjo von Allmen took gold, while fellow Swiss skier Marco Odermatt rounded out the podium in bronze.

Teammates Sam Morse and Kyle Negomir also competed in the super-G, finishing 23rd and 26th, respectively. River Radamus did not finish the race but is OK.

“The track was super fun to ski,” said Morse. “Very happy for Ryan, to back up his silver today is impressive.” 

The final men’s alpine events of the Games will be the giant slalom and slalom on February 14 and 15.

RESULTS
Men's super-G

Alex Hall added another Olympic medal to his résumé, earning silver in the men’s freeski slopestyle at the Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games at the Livigno Snow Park. 

Hall’s performance came in a heavy final that showcased intense competition from around the world with all 12 men battling flat light, making it hard to see the landings. But despite the conditions, he delivered a stunning second run, scoring 85.75 points to vault into podium contention and position himself within striking distance of first place. However, he had a small mistake on his third run, which kept him at silver. 

"I’m stoked," said Hall. "Going to bed last night, knowing how good everyone is and what I was going to try, I knew there would be a pretty low chance of landing it and getting on the podium... That’s the nature of slopestyle skiing, with all the rails and trying to get it all together. It’s so unpredictable. I’m just stoked to get a medal. And the scores were so incredibly close in the top three."

Hall, who is known for his creativity in slopestyle, was particularly proud of his rail section, which he said was the "was the hardest rail section I've ever done in competition."

The gold medal in the event went to Norway’s Birk Ruud, who posted a winning mark of 86.28 points, narrowly edging Hall for the top spot. New Zealand’s Luca Harrington claimed bronze, marking his first Olympic medal.

Hall entered the final as the defending Olympic champion, having won gold in slopestyle at the 2022 Beijing Games.

Hall was able to celebrate with his friends and family in the finish, who showed up in droves. Hall grew up in Switzerland and has an Italian mother, with many of his Italian family waving American flags to cheer for him. 

Konnor Ralph and Mac Forehand both qualified for finals and finished ninth and 11th, respectively.

Next, the team begins training for the Olympic big air, with qualifications taking place Feb. 15. 

RESULTS
Men’s Oympic slopestyle