A dramatic and entertaining Day 8 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games saw seven Winter Olympics gold medals handed out. American-born Chinese athlete Eileen Gu qualified for the women's freeski big air final despite a fall in her second qualifying run. In the women's curling, Switzerland edged past Canada 8-7 in controversial circumstances, and the U.S. beat Japan 7-4; USA's men beat Germany 8-6 and the Swiss beat Canada 9-5. Earlier for Team USA, Jordan Stolz took 500m speedskating gold with an Olympic-record 33.77 and skiers Jaelin Kauf and Elizabeth Lemley won dual moguls silver and bronze. In ice hockey, the U.S. men beat Denmark 6-3, while Canada's women routed Germany 5-1 to reach the semifinals.

Source: International New York Times February 15, 2026 16:19 UTC