Here’s the latest on Day 13 of the Milan Cortina Olympics

It’s Day 13 of competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics, where Canada is guaranteed a medal in the women’s hockey final, and other athletes are in action in curling and speed skating.

Here are the latest developments. All times Eastern.

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5:10 p.m.

Alysa Liu of the United States has won the country’s first women’s figure skating gold medal in 24 years.

Liu had retired from the sport after the Beijing Games in 2022 only to launch a remarkable comeback, and she finished with a career-best 226.79 points, besting silver medallist Kaori Sakamoto and bronze winner Ami Nakai, both of Japan.

Sarah Hughes was the last American woman to win gold at the Olympics when she did so in Salt Lake City in 2002.

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4:33 p.m.

The Canadian Olympic Committee says freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe is in stable condition and being evaluated by medical staff after a hard fall at women’s halfpipe qualifying.

Sharpe, 33, is from Comox, B.C., and a gold medallist from the Pyeongchang 2018 Games as well as having won a silver medal in Beijing in 2022.

She finished qualifying in third overall despite her fall on the second run in qualifying and joins two other Canadians in qualifying for the 12-person field for the finals this weekend.

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4:30 p.m.

Canada’s men’s curling team will play for gold after a semifinal win over Norway.

The team skipped by Brad Jacobs secured its spot in the Olympic final after beating the Norwegians 5-4 in a match requiring an extra end.

Canada will face off against Great Britain in the finals on Saturday.

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3:56 p.m.

Canada has fallen just short of defending its women’s hockey gold medal from Beijing 2022, falling 2-1 to the United States in overtime in the Milan Cortian gold-medal game.

Forward Megan Keller scored as she moved around a Canadian defender and had a clear shot at goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens, and the puck trickled through Desbiens pads as she moved across the crease.

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3:33 p.m.

Nothing has been decided in regulation in the Canada-U.S. matchup for gold at the Olympic women’s hockey tournament, with the game tied 1-1 and going to overtime.

Canada clung to the lead since early in the second on Kristin O’Neill’s shorthanded marker, but U.S. captain Hilary Knight scored on a tip shot with just over two minutes left in regulation to tie the game.

The Canadians hold a narrow 29-28 shot advantage through three periods.

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3:28 p.m.

The United States have tied the game 1-1 in the gold medal match against Canada in the waning moments of the third period.

U.S. captain Hilary Knight scored the goal on a tip with Laila Edwards and Megan Keller getting the assists.

The goal comes with roughly two minutes left in the third.

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3:22 p.m.

Three of the four Canadians in the women’s freeski halfpipe competition at the Games have qualified for the finals set to go on Saturday.

Cassie Sharpe, who was taken off the course on a stretcher after a hard fall during her second run, finished qualifying in third while Amy Fraser sits at seventh and Rachael Karker sits at ninth.

A fourth competitor, Dillan Glennie, finished qualifying at 14th and did not make the top 12 that will advance to the finals.

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2:50 p.m.

Canadian freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe has been taken off the halfpipe on a stretcher after falling during her second run.

Sharpe waved to the crowd as medical personnel carried her away. 

She has already qualified for the finals after scoring 88.25 points in her first run.

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2:47 p.m.

The Canadian men’s curling rink led by Brad Jacobs holds a narrow 2-1 lead after five ends in its semifinal matchup with Norway.

Canada scored one point each in the second and third ends to go up 2-0 at the start of the match, but the Norwegian side skipped by Magnus Ramsfjell responded with one of its own in the fourth.

The Norwegians had defeated Canada 8-6 earlier in the day in the last game of round-robin play for both teams.

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2:36 p.m.

The second period has ended in the Canada-U.S. gold medal game in the women’s hockey tournament at the Games with the Canadians clinging to a 1-0 lead.

Kristin O’Neill’s shorthanded marker near the start of the period remains the game’s only marker so far, with shots slightly in favour of the Canadians at 21-20.

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2:04 p.m.

Canada has opened the scoring in the women’s hockey gold medal match against the rival United States.

Kristin O’Neill scored on a shorthanded rush after taking a centring pass from Laura Stacey and sliding the puck past American goalie Aerin Frankel, who had not been scored on in the Americans’ last five games of the tournament.

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1:45 p.m.

Canada and the United States are tied 0-0 after the first period of the Olympic women’s hockey final.

Canada has had two power plays, but the Americans killed both. Shots are 8-6 in favour of the Canadians.

The U.S. penalty kill is a perfect 13-for-13 in Milan.

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1:35 p.m.

Brad Jacobs’ Canadian men’s curling rink has begun semifinal play in its bid to reach the podium at the Milan Cortina Games.

Canada is facing a Norway squad skipped by Magnus Ramsfjell that enters the playoffs with a 5-4 record. Jacobs’ team enters the elimination round at 7-2.

Jacobs was the Canadian skip the last time the country won a men’s curling gold medal at the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia.

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1:10 p.m.

Archrivals Canada and the United States have faced off in the women’s hockey final.

Canada is the defending Olympic champion, beating the Americans four years ago in Beijing.

The U.S. has been the dominant team of late with seven straight wins over the Canadians, including a 5-0 drubbing earlier in the Games.

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11:51 a.m.

Chinese long-track speedskater Ning Zhongyan has won the men’s 1,500 metre event in a new Olympic-record time, denying American Jordan Stolz a third gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Stolz won the silver and Dutch skater Kjeld Nuis took the bronze.

St-Lambert, Que.’s David La Rue finished 15th and Salmon Arm, B.C.’s Daniel Hall came in 23rd.

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11:16 a.m.

The Canadian women’s curling team has qualified for the Olympic playoffs with a clutch win over South Korea.

Rachel Homan guided her Ottawa-based women’s curling team to a 10-7 victory in the final round-robin game.

The win secured a top-four finish for Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes. The semifinals take place Friday.

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11:10 a.m.

Switzerland has won the women’s hockey bronze medal with a 2-1 overtime victory over Sweden. 

Alina Muller scored in extra time to secure the medal for her team.

Canada will play the United States for the gold later today.

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9:57 a.m.

Canada and South Korea are tied 4-4 halfway through their women’s curling round-robin finale.

Canada scored two in the fourth end to take a 4-3 lead, but the Koreans responded with one in the fifth.

The winner of today’s match will likely secure one of the two remaining  semifinal spots.

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8:30 a.m.

The Canadian women’s curling team has started its crucial final round-robin game against South Korea.

Rachel Homan’s squad had a tough start to the tournament but rose to 5-3 with an 8-7 extra-end win over Italy’s Stefania Constantini on Wednesday.

The winner of today’s match will likely secure one of the final two semifinal spots, joining Sweden and Switzerland who have already qualified.

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8:20 a.m.

Marianne Fatton of Switzerland has become the first-ever Olympic champion in the the sport of ski mountaineering

Fatton navigated the uphill-then-downhill course lined with a diamond-shaped pattern and stairs to win gold over Emily Harrop of France and Ana Alonso Rodriguez of Spain.

Ski mountaineering, which is called “skimo” for short, was voted into the Olympic program in 2021.

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6:54 a.m.

Canada men’s hockey coach Jon Cooper says Sidney Crosby has not been ruled out of tomorrow’s semifinal against Finland.

The Canadian captain was not on the ice during an optional practice, after leaving Wednesday’s game against Czechia with an injury.

The 38-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins captain is competing in his third Olympics, and has two gold medals.

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6:30 a.m.

Sidney Crosby is not on the ice for Canada’s optional practice ahead of the men’s hockey semifinal against Finland on Friday.

The 38-year-old captain was injured after taking a hit early in the second period of the 4-3 overtime victory versus Czechia on Wednesday and did not return to the game.

Crosby helped Canada top the podium at the 2010 and 2014 Games.

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6 a.m.

Canada’s Brad Jacobs wrapped round-robin play with an 8-6 loss to Magnus Ramsfjell of Norway in men’s Olympic curling. 

The result left Canada sitting second in the standings with a 7-2 record. 

The two teams will play again in the semifinals later today, while undefeated Switzerland will play Great Britain.

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5:10 a.m.

The weather continues to wreak havoc with the Olympic schedule in Livigno.

Men’s freestyle skiing aerials qualifying, originally scheduled for Tuesday and then pushed back to Thursday, as well as the final, will now both take place on Friday at the Livigno Aerials and Moguls Park. 

The men’s halfpipe qualifying has been rescheduled from Thursday to Friday morning, ahead of the originally scheduled final Friday afternoon.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 19, 2026.