Exciting Moments from the Winter Olympic Games

Updated February 9, 2026, 8:07 AM EST By NBC News

Today’s Medal Events:

• Women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle
• Men’s combined slalom
• Women’s 1,000-meter speedskating
• Individual men’s normal hill ski jumping
• Women’s snowboard big air

Representing Team USA in the men’s combined slalom event are River Radamus and Kyle Negomir. In the speedskating finals, Americans Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe are participating, with Bowe being the world record holder in the event and Jackson reigning as the 500-meter Olympic champion.

In figure skating, the ice dance competition kicks off today with the rhythm dance. Fresh from their gold medal in the team event, American duo Madison Chock and Evan Bates are expected to compete. Additionally, the U.S. mixed doubles curling team of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin will face Italy’s Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner.

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At the women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle, Eileen Gu impressively secured a spot on the leaderboard with her first run, scoring 86.58. Despite a promising start, she had to settle for silver as Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud clinched gold with an impressive run, leaving Gu unable to surpass her score. Gremaud’s strong performance earned her a victory lap down the slope supported by cheering fans.

Canada’s Megan Oldham managed to recover from a crash on her second run to secure a bronze medal position with a score of 76.46, while Great Britain’s Kirsty Muir narrowly missed out on the podium. Team USA’s youngest competitor, Avery Krumme, despite falling in her final run, showed great potential for future events.

Curling Update:

The U.S. curling team is set to face Italy once again in a highly anticipated semifinal match. After narrowly losing to Italy in the round-robin stage, Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin will aim to build on their past victories as they compete for an Olympic medal.

Women’s Hockey Standings:

As the competition progresses, the United States remains in a strong position in the group standings, with several games still to come against top competitors like Canada and Switzerland.

Other Highlights:

• Italy led in the medal count heading into Day 3.
• In women’s hockey, the U.S. maintains a good position in the group standings.
• Erin Jackson reflects on her groundbreaking gold medal win as the first Black woman to achieve this in the Winter Olympics, expressing hope to inspire more diversity in winter sports.