Highlights from the 2026 Olympics in Italy

Curling boiled down to a single shot in the mixed doubles final. Sweden trailed by one going into the last end, and Isabelle Wranaa had to knock the Americans’ stone out to score at least two and win; her brother Rasmus swept the rock into place, it caromed off the U.S.

stone, and Sweden took gold, 6-5. The Swedes had rebounded from a slow start, including a 9-0 loss to Norway, while the American silver team featured Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse. Slopestyle unfolded by the slimmest of margins. Eileen Gu opened with a near-perfect run — a double cork 1260 that earned 86.58 — but Mathilde Gremaud produced two 1260s and edged ahead with an 86.96.

Gu fell on her third run and settled for silver, with Megan Oldham taking bronze; Gu will return for big air and halfpipe. The figure skating team event came down to the men’s free skate.

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