Winter Olympics 2026 live updates: Jordan Stolz wins third medal, Alysa Liu skates for gold

Team USA is hoping Day 13 at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics brings some good fortune, as multiple gold medals are on the line. There’s history at stake, too. 

The United States women’s hockey team will face rival Canada in the gold medal game. When the two teams met earlier in the preliminary round, USA came out on top 5-0. The U.S. has outscored its opponents 31-1 in this tournament and can finish off one of the most dominant runs in Olympic history with a win Thursday at 1:10 p.m. ET.

Alysa Liu is looking for a gold medal as the women’s figure skating competition wraps up with the free skate. Liu sits in third place after the short program behind Japan’s Nakai Ami and Sakamoto Kaori. Other American skaters Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn — known with Liu as the “Blade Angels” — are in eighth and 13th place, respectively. 

Liu is seeking her second gold of the 2026 Olympics, with her first coming in the team event while Glenn is looking to rebound after a disappointing outcome earlier in the week. These three U.S. women have the chance to end a podium drought for American women in the individual event, as none have earned a spot since 2006 (Sasha Cohen) and the last gold for the U.S. came back in 2002 (Sarah Hughes).

American star speedskating star Jordan Stolz had his eyes set in four gold medals in these Games. He took gold in the men’s 500m and 1000m, but had to settle for a silver on Thursday in the 1500m when he finished 0.77 seconds behind China’s Ning Zhongyan. 

Elsewhere, the U.S. women’s curling team advanced to the medal round for the first time since 2002 by downing Switzerland in an extra end. 

Keep track of Thursday’s biggest and best moments right here as Team USA tries to boost its medal count, which you can track right here.

2026 Olympics schedule — Thursday, Feb. 19

Notable sports, team competitions and medal events | All times Eastern

• Ski Mountaineering: Men’s and Women’s Sprint (Heats & Finals)* — 3:30 a.m. – 9 a.m.
• Nordic Combined: Team Sprint* — 4 a.m. & 8 a.m.
• Freestyle Skiing: Men’s Aerials Finals 1 & 2* — 5:30 a.m.
• Curling: Women’s Round Robin — USA vs. Switzerland — 8:05 a.m.
• Ice Hockey: Women’s Bronze Medal Game, Switzerland vs. Sweden* — 8:40 a.m.
• Speed Skating: Men’s 1500m* — 10:30 a.m.
• Figure Skating: Women’s Free Skate* — 1 p.m.
• Curling: Men’s Semifinals — 1:05 p.m.
• Ice Hockey: Women’s Gold Medal Game, USA vs. Canada — 1:10 p.m.

*Denotes medal event