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  • Milan Cortina: What to watch today in the Winter Olympics — Team USA goes for men’s hockey gold (2/22)

    The Winter Games are wrapping up 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.

    It’s almost over at the 2026 Olympics. But the U.S. and Canada still have some friendly competition on the docket.

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    Sunday will mark the end of the Milan Cortina Games, after two weeks of triumph, heartbreak, scandal and outright weirdness. A total of 111 gold medals have been handed out in Italy, and there are still five left to be decided.

    Here are the top five things to watch on Sunday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics:

    1. Team USA vs. Canada (8:10 a.m. ET)

    There’s not much to be explained here. It’s the United States against Canada in men’s hockey. The two most loaded rosters duking it out in the first Olympics with NHL talent since 2014. Canada has Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Macklin Celebrini and more. Team USA has Auston Matthews, Quinn Hughes, the Tkachuk brothers, Connor Hellebuyck and more.

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    The Americans will be playing for their first Olympic gold since the Miracle on Ice in 1980. This wouldn’t be nearly as big an upset, but there’s a reason hockey fans have had Sunday circled on their calendars since before the Opening Ceremony.

    2. Eileen Gu’s last chance at gold in Italy (4:40 a.m. ET)

    Gu has been one of the most-followed athletes at the Winter Olympics, but has not achieved the success she found in Beijing. She came up with silver in both the big air and slopestyle, the former of which she won in 2022.

    However, she still has her favorite event left. The women’s freestyle skiing halfpipe was postponed from Saturday due to a snowstorm and will now be decided on Sunday. She is the odds-on favorite, with Kate Gray and Svea Irving representing Team USA’s best chance at an upset.

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    3. The final curling showdown (5:05 a.m. ET)

    Our last taste of curling will be a Sweden-Switzerland showdown for the gold medal in the women’s event. Sweden led the pack in group play and defeated gold medal favorite Canada in the semifinal, while Switzerland beat the U.S. 7-4. Canada defeated the U.S. in the bronze medal match on Saturday.

    The Swiss will be playing for their first gold medal in women’s curling and are already guaranteed their first medal since 2006, while Sweden has won three of the last five Olympic tournaments.

    4. Closing Ceremony (2:30 p.m. ET)

    It will all be over tomorrow evening. Women’s hockey star Hilary Knight and ice dancer Evan Bates will carry the flag for Team USA at the Closing Ceremony in Verona. We will get our first look at the next Winter Olympics host in the French Alps, with the Olympic flag formally handed over to the mayor of Nice.

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    Compared to the longer and more-watched Opening Ceremony, the Closing Ceremony always has the feel of one big party, with hundreds of athletes coming together to celebrate the end of the Olympics.

    Olympics schedule for Sunday, Feb. 22 (Day 16)

    Bobsled

    Four-man

    • 4 a.m.: Runs 3, 4 (airs on USA Network at 6:30 a.m.; airs on NBC at 11 a.m.)🏅

    Cross-Country Skiing

    50 kilometer mass start

    • 4 a.m.: Women’s final (USA Network; airs on NBC at 11:45 a.m.)🏅

    Curling

    Women’s

    • 5:05 a.m.: Gold-medal game, Switzerland vs. Sweden (airs on NBC and USA Network at 7 a.m.) 🏅

    Freestyle Skiing

    Halfpipe

    • 4:40 a.m.: Women’s final🏅

    Hockey

    Men’s

    8:10 a.m.: Gold-medal game, USA vs. Canada (NBC)🏅

    Closing Ceremony

    • 2:30 p.m.: Verona Arena (NBC)

  • USA vs. Canada: How to watch the men’s gold medal hockey game at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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  • How to watch the 2026 Olympics today: Day 16 schedule, where to stream free and everything else you need to know about the Winter Games

    Roughly 2,900 athletes are in Milan, competing across 16 sports in the Olympic Winter Games Milan Cortina 2026. Categories at this year’s games included figure skating, hockey, Alpine skiing, curling, biathlon, snowboarding, and ski jumping. Live coverage of every event will be available to stream on Peacock. Primetime replays and select live coverage will air on NBC. Here’s what else you need to know about watching the 2026 Winter Olympics.

    How to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics:

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    Dates: Feb. 6 – Feb. 22

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    TV channel: NBC

    Streaming: Peacock

    When are the 2026 Winter Olympics?

    The Winter Olympics officially began with the Opening Ceremony on Feb. 6 (though some events started as early as Feb. 4). The Milano Cortina 2026 games will run through Feb. 22.

    Where are the Winter Olympics this year?

    The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in Northern Italy, primarily in Milan and also the Alpine mountain resort town of Cortina d’Ampezzo.

    What channel are the Olympics on?

    The 2026 Winter Olympics will air on NBC and stream live on Peacock.

    How to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics without cable:

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    For $17 monthly you can upgrade to an ad-free subscription which includes live access to your local NBC affiliate (not just during designated sports and events) and the ability to download select titles to watch offline.

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    Winter Olympics sports:

    The 2026 Winter Games feature 16 sports: figure skating, hockey, luge, speed skating, Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, curling, freestyle skiing, bobsled, biathlon, skeleton, ski mountaineering, ski jumping, snowboarding, Nordic combined.

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    Winter Olympics time difference:

    This year’s Olympic Games are in Italy, which is 6 hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time. Meaning that some events will start bright and early for U.S. viewers, and live coverage will likely wrap up around 4 p.m. ET each day. NBC will have primetime replays of the biggest moments each night.

    2026 Winter Olympics TV/streaming schedule:

    (All times Eastern)

    Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 (Day 16)

    Bobsled

    Four-man

    • 4 a.m.: Runs 3, 4 (airs on USA Network at 6:30 a.m.; airs on NBC at 11 a.m.)🏅

    Cross-Country Skiing

    50 kilometer mass start

    • 4 a.m.: Women’s final (USA Network; airs on NBC at 11:45 a.m.)🏅

    Curling

    Women’s

    • 5:05 a.m.: Gold-medal game (airs on NBC and USA Network at 7 a.m.) 🏅

    Hockey

    Men’s

    8:10 a.m.: Gold-medal game (NBC)🏅

    Closing Ceremony

    • 2:30 p.m.: Verona Arena (NBC)

    More ways to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics on NBC:

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  • LAFC vs. Inter Miami: Denis Bouanga, Son Heung-min help spoil Lionel Messi show with 3-0 rout in season opener

    LOS ANGELES — On a night when the visitors were seemingly the main attraction, the home team stepped up to defend its turf. Even though it wasn’t actually its home turf.

    In what felt like the main event of Matchday 1 of the 2026 MLS season, LAFC upset reigning champion Inter Miami 3-0 in front of 75,673 fans inside Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It was the second-highest attended MLS match ever.

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    This was a very on-brand win over Inter Miami, because that’s what LAFC does. David Martínez scored the opener in the 38th minute, with Son Heung-min providing the assist that made it all feel so simple. As if winning was never in the cards for Inter Miami.

    “We need to push [Martínez] in the field because he has strong quality, but now he has a changed mentality, too,” Denis Bouanga said postmatch. “Last year is not the same to this year, and he knows.”

    Bouanga himself added another goal in the 73rd minute with a moment of sheer brilliance to double the lead. The Frenchman played a majestic Timothy Tillman pass from 50 yards out to perfection and headed it to himself over the head of Dayne St. Clair and into the net.

    Then it was Nathan Ordaz who stepped up in stoppage time to pound in the dagger and send the visitors home deflated.

    This wasn’t a normal LAFC home opener. MLS dragged the game out of LAFC’s cozy BMO Stadium and into a 100-year-old concrete monster just to contain the Messi effect. More than 75,000 showed up. Cameras everywhere. Pink shirts too, but fewer than expected. Son fans, meanwhile, showed out and basically won the night.

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    The opener was supposed to be about the defending champs. The repeat talk. The gravity of Messi bending the league toward Miami.

    And of course, Messi was Messi. Every touch got a reaction. Every drift inside felt like it might end someone’s evening. Inter Miami looked exactly like a team that knows the season is long and the World Cup clock is already ticking.

    LAFC did not care.

    “[Inter Miami] put us [under] a lot of pressure, but we defended really well,” LAFC head coach Marc Dos Santos said. “I don’t think we conceded big chances. There were these half-chances, but overall … I think that part of our game today, A+. The part of possession, B. We can be much better, and we want to be much better, but our guys were a team.”

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    The Black and Gold proved it by staying compact. They stayed patient. And when the opening came, Son slipped Martínez through, and Martínez finished like the script wasn’t his responsibility. Bouanga met the moment with finesse before Ordaz unleashed a finishing move to cap the win.

    LAFC did what it does: absorb, disrupt, frustrate. Miami had the ball. Messi had moments. The goals never came.

    So the season began in a stadium that’s hosted Olympics, Super Bowls and just about everything else. But on this night, the league’s biggest attraction still got upstaged.

    Welcome back, MLS.

    Here’s how the action unfolded in real time:

    Live coverage is over27 updates

    • That’s a wrap from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

    • Nathan Ordaz adds another one and this has turned into a rout. A clear cut win in every way for the home side.

    • Attendance is 75,673, the most attended opening weekend match in MLS history and the second highest attendance of any match all time.

    • Bouanga played a Tilman pass absolutely perfectly on the counterattack. With a quick flick over the head of St. Clair he rebounded his self-pass and directed the ball into the net for the two-goal lead. That could be it for the home team after a brilliant pass from Tilman and a finesse finish from the Frenchman.

    • Berterame gets his best chance of the night with a wide open shot mere feet away from Lloris but sends it wide right instead.

    • Depaul’s cross finds Berterame in the box, however, Porteous dives in front of it to send it out of bounds with a dangerous header.

    • The second half is underway!

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      The opener may have been meant to be about the reigning champs, the repeat talk, the gravity of Messi bending the league toward Miami. Instead, LAFC owned the first half. Not just with the goal, but with 10-3 total shots, 3 of which were on target with just 1 for Miami. An upset for the reigning champs is brewing. How will they respond?

    • Messi nearly equalizes after being thrown to the ground. He quickly hopped up and found the ball in front of him 20 yards away from Lloris and sent it sailing.

    • On nearly the exact same set up, Bouanga finds a streaking Martinez for a 1-on-1, only this time Martinez’s curler goes just wide of the far post. LAFC nearly took a two-goal lead into halftime.

    • LAFC gets on the board first thanks to a mistake by Miami. Tilman forced the turnover, but it was Son who capitalized with an assist to Martinez. The young Venezuelan curled the ball past St. Clair and into the far left corner of the goal to put the home squad ahead.

    • It’s Bouanga again sending in a stealth cross right in front of St. Clair, but Martinez can’t get his foot on it.

    • Bouanga again slices through the Miami defense with a pass to Tilman inside the box. Tilman’s goal opportunity was quickly nixed, however, as Falcon slid in front of it and deflected it out.

    • Berterame gets in on the action hoping to feed Messi near the box. Porteous is there to intercede and sends the incoming pass the other way,

  • 2026 Winter Olympics schedule: USA vs. Canada gold-medal hockey match highlights Sunday slate

    The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are underway and run through Feb. 22, so mark your calendars or set your alarm for your favorite events with the competition schedule and applicable broadcast networks listed below.

    All events will stream live on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com.

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    Medal sessions are denoted by🏅.

    (All times Eastern)

    Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 (Day 16)

    Bobsled

    Four-man

    • 4 a.m.: Runs 3, 4 (airs on USA Network at 6:30 a.m.; airs on NBC at 11 a.m.)🏅

    Cross-Country Skiing

    50 kilometer mass start

    Curling

    Women’s

    • 5:05 a.m.: Gold-medal game, Switzerland vs. Sweden (airs on NBC and USA Network at 7 a.m.) 🏅

    Freestyle Skiing

    Halfpipe

    Hockey

    Men’s

    8:10 a.m.: Gold-medal game, USA vs. Canada (NBC)🏅

    Closing Ceremony

  • How to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony for free

    Roughly 2,900 athletes competed across figure skating, hockey, luge, speed skating, curling, snowboarding, Nordic combined, and more winter sports for the 2026 Winter Olympics this month. Now, it’s time for the Winter Games to come to an end. Today’s Closing Ceremony is airing on NBC and streaming live on Peacock. Here are a few ways to watch free.

    How to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics for free

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    Dates: Feb. 6 – Feb. 22

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    TV channel: NBC, USA

    Streaming: Peacock

    What channel are the Olympics on?

    The 2026 Winter Olympics will primarily air on NBC. Every event will stream live on Peacock. Select coverage will also air on USA Network.

    How to get Peacock for free

    Don’t want to add another subscription to your roster for the month of February? Here’s a few ways to watch the Olympics on Peacock for free, plus some ways to grab NBC and USA coverage free.

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  • Olympics 2026: How to watch the Closing Ceremony at the Winter Games today

    It feels like the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics just began, but here we are more than two weeks after the Opening Ceremony, and the flame is about to be extinguished. Literally. The Olympics Closing Ceremony, which features the ceremonial extinguishing of the Olympic flame, is this Sunday, Feb. 22, and you can watch the entire event live on Peacock and NBC at 2:30 p.m. ET. (A primetime version will also be broadcast on NBC at 9 p.m.).

    Here’s a look at everything you need to know to watch the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics Closing Ceremony, including who will be there, what channel it’s on, and when to watch. And as we close out the Games, here’s a look at the final medal count, too.

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    How to watch the Closing Ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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    Date: Sunday, Feb. 22

    Time: Airs live at 2:30 p.m. ET, primetime re-air at 9 p.m. ET

    Location: Verona Arena, Verona, Italy

    TV channel: NBC

    Streaming: Peacock, DirecTV, NBC.com, and more

    How to watch the Closing Ceremony live for free:

    There are a couple ways to watch the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 22. You can tune in live at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon, or catch the encore broadcast at 9 p.m. ET that night. Both broadcasts will air on NBC, which is available with DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV and more.

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  • Winter Olympics 2026: Eileen Gu wins second consecutive gold in women’s freeski halfpipe

    Eileen Gu, the American-born freeskier who competes for China, has won her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the women’s halfpipe. After pulling out on her first run, Gu bounced back with a 94.00 in Run 2 and a 94.75 in Run 3.

    Both were good enough for gold.

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    China took the first two spots on the podium, with Gu’s teammate Li Fanghui earning silver with a 93.00 on her third run.

    Great Britain’s Zoe Atkin, Gu’s classmate at Stanford, was on top after her first run, but couldn’t recover from missing a landing on her second, despite getting the most amplitude on her jumps among the competitors in the field.

    She scored a 92.50 on her third run to finish behind Gu and Fanghui after placing first during qualifying.

    Gu, 22, has earned six medals across two Winter Olympic Games, making her the most accomplished freestyle skier in Olympic history.

    “Being able to lead the way and pioneer the sport is something I never imagined I’d be able to do,” Gu said after the halfpipe final. “But I’m really honored and proud that I have.”

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    In Milan Cortina, her gold in the halfpipe joins the silver medals she earned in slopestyle and big air. She was the only freestyle skier to compete in all three events, let alone earn medals in each of them. At the 2022 Beijing Games, Gu took gold in Halfpipe and big air, along with silver in slopestyle.

    “The reason I love the records so much is that it’s not about man or woman,” Gu added. “I’m the most decorated freeskier of all time, male or female. I have the most gold medals ever, male or female. That’s a testament to competitive strength, it’s mental strength. It’s being able to perform under pressure.”

    Beginning her Olympic career at such a young age, it appears more than likely that Gu will add to her impressive medal total in four years at the 2030 Winter Games in the French Alps.

    Gu has also become a controversial figure over her choice to represent China, where her mother was born, despite herself being born in San Francisco. Being an accomplished athlete and photogenic star in both countries has allowed her to make millions of dollars, reportedly $23.1 million in 2025.

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    Team USA’s Kate Gray (66.50) and Svea Irving (22.50) finished 10th and 11th, respectively, in the competition. Irving landed hard on her right hip on her first run and did not complete her third.

    Sunday’s event was delayed from Saturday due to heavy snow making the halfpipe course unsafe for competition.

  • USA vs. Canada men’s hockey: Sidney Crosby out of Winter Olympics gold-medal game due to injury

    MILAN — Sidney Crosby has been ruled out of Canada’s Olympic gold-medal game against the United States. The news came about an hour before the start of the game.

    Crosby, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, suffered a lower-body injury during Canada’s quarterfinal victory over Czechia. His status for Sunday’s game had been in doubt right up until the official announcement.

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    In the game against Czechia, Crosby was hit along the boards in the second period by Czechia’s Martin Nečas and Radko Gudas, the third major hit he’d taken that period. He exited the ice soon afterward, limped toward the locker room, and was soon ruled out of that game.

    Canada head coach Jon Cooper said on Friday that he believed Crosby had a chance to play in the gold-medal game, but clearly the 38-year-old Canadian captain did not recover in time to be in Canada’s active lineup.

    “He’s Sidney Crosby,” Connor McDavid said after Crosby’s injury. “He’s going to have a big influence no matter what. In the lineup, not in the lineup, he’s going to have a big influence. That’s what he does.”

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    Crosby, the oldest player on Canada’s roster, has played in three Olympic Games for Canada, and has won two golds, in Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014. Crosby scored Canada’s golden overtime goal in 2010 that sent Canada past the United States. He skated in practice on both Friday and Saturday but made no public statements, as both practices were closed to media.

    McDavid will again be the playing captain for Team Canada, as he has been since Crosby’s injury.

    Crosby has scored two goals and four assists while in Milan, and holds the Canadian NHL-era Olympic record with 16 total points.

  • NFL players preach importance of mental health after death of Vikings WR Rondale Moore

    Content warning: This story contains references to suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide and needs support now, call or text 988 or chat with the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988lifeline.org.

    The death of Rondale Moore, a talented wide receiver whose pro and college careers were marred by injuries, sent a tragic jolt through the NFL on Saturday.

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    The news came after two straight missed seasons for Moore, who sustained season-ending knee injuries during the preseason in both 2024 and 2025. His talent had never been in doubt since his All-American season at Purdue as a freshman in 2018, but luck was never on his side.

    New Albany police chief Todd Bailey told reporters on Saturday night that Moore was found in a garage with a gunshot wound suspected to be self-inflicted.

    What soon became clear is that Moore was beloved and respected by his NFL peers, all of whom knew what he was capable of when healthy. He had friends throughout the league, and one of them, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown, was hit particularly hard.

    The two played together for two seasons on the Arizona Cardinals, and Brown posted on social media that he had received messages from Moore just hours earlier. He later posted a screenshot of an encouraging message he sent Moore last August, a couple of days after Moore’s injury.

    Both Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray and Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. alluded to recent conversations with Moore, as well.

    The NFL Players Association, for which Moore served as a player rep, posted a statement urging its members to reach out for support if they’re struggling with mental health and to check on their teammates:

    “In moments like this, we are reminded of how much our players carry, on and off the field. To our members: Please know that support is always within reach. Check on your teammates and prioritize your mental health. If you or someone you know is struggling, we encourage you to take advantage of the many confidential resources and services available to you through the NFLPA.”

    Many other players concurred, telling their followers to check in on their loved ones.

    Carolina Panthers cornerback Mike Jackson also came forward with his own experience going to therapy.

    Las Vegas Raiders safety Jamal Adams had his own take, questioning the treatment of “injury prone” players such as Moore and reminding his followers how arduous the recovery process can be, both mentally and physically.

    Above all, the reaction is a reminder that athletes are humans at their core. No one feels the pain of an injury as much as they do, but that doesn’t stop the torrent of vitriol that can be aimed at them on social media for the crime of not being able to do their jobs. It seems to be a league-wide frustration — one that spans the sports industry, really — and the players can only hope they’re listened to in the aftermath of Moore’s death.