Milan Cortina: What to watch today in the Winter Olympics — U.S. seeks gold in mixed doubles team curling (2/10)

The Winter Games have begun in Italy. From the rink to the slopes, a new generation of stars has emerged to chase gold. We’ll keep you connected to all of the thrilling moments and top stories as we track the medal race each day of the Games.

The U.S. has an opportunity for several gold medals on Day 4 of the 2026 Winter Olympics. The mixed doubles curling team could earn gold for the first time, while Breezy Johnson seeks the top of the medal stand in Cortina again. Alex Hall is also chasing Olympic glory for the second consecutive time. The “Quad God” might be officially coronated on the ice rink in men’s figure skating. And it’s always a good time when the USA and Canada face off in hockey.

Here are the top five things to Tuesday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics:

1. Team USA goes for gold in mixed doubles curling

The curling duo of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin already made history by becoming the first U.S. mixed doubles team to advance to the medal round since the competition joined the Winter Olympics in 2018. But they didn’t merely settle for finishing among the tournament’s top four teams.

After losing to defending gold medalist Italy 7-6 in their earlier match on Monday to close out the round-robin session, Team USA had to face the home team again in the semifinals. Team Italy looked as if it might sweep the U.S. after taking a 2-0 lead, then going up 4-2 after the third end. The Americans gained the advantage with a 3-0 fourth end. But the match came down to the eighth end and Thiesse hit the perfect throw for two points and the win.

Team USA will face reigning bronze medalist Sweden for the gold medal. Thiesse and Dropkin previously defeated Isabella and Rasmus Wranaa to get to the medal round. Can they get one more victory to win gold?

2. ‘Quad God’ begins quest for men’s singles figure skating gold

U.S. sensation Ilia Malinin surprisingly finished second to Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama in the men’s short program of the team figure skating competition Sunday. But the “Quad God” landed a backflip and quad flip in the free skate to help lift Team USA to a gold medal.

Can Malinin bring even more spectacle and style to the singles competition? Skating in his first Winter Olympics, he’s been viewed as the favorite for the event going into the Milan Cortina Games — arguably the United States’ best contender for a gold medal. However, Kagiyama has shown he’s a more than capable challenger. Their next showdown will begin with the men’s singles short program.

3. USA and Canada clash in women’s ice hockey

The U.S. women’s ice hockey team has been dominant in group play, defeating Czechia, Finland and Switzerland by a combined score of 15-1. Goaltenders Aerin Frankel and Gwyneth Philips have been excellent for the U.S, while Alex Carpenter is tied for the tournament lead with five points (3 goals, 2 assists) and four teammates each have 4 points.

But in the next matchup, Team USA will face its top rival in Canada. The two countries have combined to win gold in every Olympics or World Championships. Playing one fewer game thus far (the Canadians will face Finland on Thursday), Team Canada has been equally formidable, beating Switzerland and Czechia by a total 9-1 score.

4. More Olympic struggles for Mikaela Shiffrin

Alpine skier Breezy Johnson became just the second U.S. woman to win a gold medal in the women’s downhill on Sunday. She had an opportunity for one more on Monday, competing in the team combined downhill event that debuted in the 2026 Winter Games with Mikaela Shiffrin as her partner.

While Johnson posted the fastest time in the downhill portion of the event, Shiffrin couldn’t hold the lead in the slalom. The pair ended up in fourth place, failing to reach the podium.

5. U.S. freestyle skier Alex Hall wins silver

Team USA freestyle skier Alex Hall was the defending gold medalist in the freeski slopestyle and went into Tuesday’s competition as a strong contender to repeat. Norway’s Birk Ruud, however, finished with the top score to win gold. Hall took silver.

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026 (Day 4)

Alpine Skiing

Women’s team combined

4:30 a.m.: Downhill (USA Network)
8 a.m.: Slalom (USA Network)🏅

Biathlon

20 kilometer individual

7:30 a.m.: Men’s final (airs at 4:30 p.m. on USA)🏅

Cross-Country Skiing

Sprint

3:45 a.m.: Men’s women’s qualifying
5:35 a.m.: Men’s and women’s finals (airs at 1:15 p.m. on NBC)🏅

Curling

Mixed doubles

8:05 a.m.: Bronze-medal game, Great Britain vs. Italy (USA Network coverage begins at 9 a.m.)🏅
12:05 p.m.: Gold-medal game, USA vs. Sweden (USA Network) 🏅

Figure Skating

12:30 p.m.: Men’s short program (USA Network)

Freestyle Skiing

Moguls

5:15 a.m.: Men’s qualifying
8:15 a.m.*: Women’s qualifying *Light situation needs to be checked

Slopestyle

6:30 a.m.: Men’s final (USA Network)🏅

Hockey

Women’s pool play

6:10 a.m.: Japan vs. Sweden
10:40 a.m.: Italy vs. Germany
2:10 p.m.: USA vs. Canada (USA Network)
3:10 p.m.: Finland vs. Switzerland

Luge

Women’s singles

11 a.m.: Run 3 (USA Network)
12:45 p.m.: Run 4 (NBC)🏅

Short Track

4:30 a.m.: Women’s 500m qualifying, men’s 1000m qualifying, mixed team relay (airs at 11:30 a.m. on USA Network)🏅

Ski Jumping

Normal hill

12:45 p.m.: Mixed team finals (airs at 6:15 p.m. on USA Network)🏅