Team USA made an immediate impact on the first full day of competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, headlined by another one-sided performance from the women's hockey team and a five-point lead in figure skating's team event that sets up a pivotal Sunday.

The Milan Cortina Olympics are open and competition took place in earnest Saturday. The first medals were handed out in five different sports with Swiss alpine skier Franjo von Allmen winning the first gold in the downhill at Stelvio.

By Janina Nuno Rios MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada's Valerie Maltais said being pushed by Italian Francesca Lollobrigida helped her stay focused as she skated to the podium in the women's 3,000 metres at the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday.

Ottawa's Isabelle Weidemann will compete for gold at 10 a.m. ET in the women's 3,000-metre speed skating final. The 30-year-old won bronze in the same event in the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Next, Calgary's Abigail Strate will soar in ski jumping normal hill at 12:45 p.m. ET.

The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Figure Skating events will take place at the Milano Ice Skating Arena between Friday, Feb. 6, and Saturday, Feb. 21. A full schedule of ice skating events can be found below.

Las Vegas-born ice dancer Diana Davis is helping make the country of Georgia a surprise contender in Olympic figure skating.

The speed skating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics begins Feb. 7 with the women's 3000m. Here's what to