MILAN — The men of figure skating take their turns at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and it’s time for the ‘Quad God.’

The short program will kick off the men’s singles Tuesday, Feb. 10, starting what’s expected to be a successful discipline for the United States. Three American skaters are in the field, but the star of it all is Ilia Malinin. Just two days after his clutch performance earned the U.S. gold in the team event, Malinin goes for another first-place finish as he is the heavy favorite.

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The men’s short program begins at 12:30 p.m. ET.

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MILAN — After Maxim Naumov finished in fourth place at the 2025 U.S. figure skating championships for the third straight year, his father, Vadim, wanted to game plan.

Vadim and Maxim’s mother, Evgenia Shishkova, were two-time Olympic pair skaters for Russia, and they knew Maxim’s upcoming year was critical with the 2026 Winter Olympics on the horizon.

The patriarch laid out the plan for the rest of the season. It was time to change the mindset and approach. Get more consistent and be resilient. He detailed what they were going to do, how they would do it and when it would happen. It was an emotional, productive 45-minute conversation.

It ended up being one of the last conversations they had together. 

A few days later, Vadim and Shishkova were among the 67 people killed in the midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C. They were among the 28 figure skating coaches, young athletes and parents who were returning from a development camp. An unimaginable tragedy, and Naumov didn’t know if he could skate anymore.

“All I wanted to do in that moment was to lay in my bed or lay on my couch and just rot, essentially,” Naumov said.

He contemplated what to do. After a few months, he decided to go back on the ice. He wanted to compete in the 2025-26 season. 

His main support system and coaches no longer with him, he had to start from scratch. How can someone overcome such a loss?

He remembered his dad’s words: Be resilient.

Naumov persisted. Now, he is representing the U.S. in the 2026 Winter Olympics. It’s been a whirlwind of a year, but in Milano Cortina, the 24-year-old from Norwood, Massachusetts, will fulfill a family dream that began when he was 5 years old. He is carrying the memory, love and guidance of his parents with him along the way.

Getting back to skating

Naumov didn’t compete until eight months after the collision. He finished ninth in the 2025 Lombardia Trophy event, and was in the same spot at the Grand Prix de France. Then, he got a big boost by winning the 2025 Ice Challenge, his first senior level first-place finish.

It gave him some confidence going into the 2026 U.S. Championships with Olympic spots up for grabs. Ilia Malinin was already a lock to make the squad, and Naumov was in the conversation for one of the final two sports, but was not a favorite.

Everyone at the nationals knew his story, and wanted him to succeed. It’s why there was a resounding cheer when he took the ice for warm-ups for the short program. That night, he delivered an emotional performance. And although he admitted it wasn’t perfect, it was clean and Naumov earned a standing ovation. 

When he got off the ice, he held up a photo of him, around 3 years old, holding hands with his mom and dad in one of his first times on ice with skates. He gave the photo a kiss, and broke down in tears when he got a score that put him in first place for the moment. 

“I really just wanted them to be present in the Kiss and Cry,’ he said. ‘I mean, that’s such an important moment.’

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He ended up being in fourth place heading into the free skate, giving him a shot to not only finish in the top three, but also make the Olympic team.

Naumov brought multiple photos of his parents with him to nationals, and the night before the free skate, he grabbed one and sat in a chair with it for nearly 20 minutes. It was a moment to connect with his parents before one of the biggest nights of his life.

“To just be like, ‘Look how far we’ve come. Look what we’ve done, look at all the sacrifices we made.’ Everything that we’ve been through, everything that we’ve planned, all coming to fruition, and tomorrow’s the day to get it,” he said. “It was an emotional night for me.”

Naumov needed a strong outing in the free skate. Although he did what he needed, he was behind Andrew Trogashev with three skaters left. Then everything unraveled for everyone else. Jason Brown, a presumed Olympic favorite, had a disastrous outing that killed his chances. Tomoki Hiwatashi, who was in second, struggled. Naumov was guaranteed a top three finish – and hours away from his dream.

“I needed to have a moment to myself. I took a step away, and just sobbed. Like I just bawled my eyes out,” he said.

He felt like he gave everything he could to earn his Olympic spot — and it came to fruition, Naumov making the squad alongside Malinin and Torgashev.

This year, U.S. Figure Skating told skaters in person that they made the Olympic team, so it was made even sweeter when USFS chief high performance officer Justin Dillon got to deliver the news.

“For Max, I know that this has been a year where he’s really worked towards having that dream come true,” Dillon said. “There’s many memories I’m going to have sharing the selection of people named to the team.”

Telling the story ‘until I literally can’t talk about it anymore’

Naumov has brought several memories of his parents with him to Milan. He said he tries to delegate 30 minutes to an hour every week to just have some space and connect with them again. It will be just more than a year since the crash when Naumov takes the ice for the short program on Feb. 10 and the free skate on Feb. 12.

Being on the world stage, Naumov knows he’s going to be asked about his parents over and over. It could be annoying or upsetting to talk about it that much. It could be painful, having to relive and be reminded of what happened. But that’s not the case for Naumov.

Yes, there are parts that are difficult to talk about. But, ultimately, Naumov views it as a privilege. He wants people to be moved by his story, planning to share it until he no longer can.

“It’s truly a blessing to have the opportunity to share this story … It has to be like my voice giving out until I literally can’t talk about it anymore,” he said. “My intention is to share it as much as possible, because not only do they deserve all of the praise and recognition – and the fact that I wouldn’t be here without them – but also just to inspire like other athletes or other people in general.”

Naumov’s programs will be emotionally charged and will hit the heart of the audience. As Torgashev said, you can see Naumov “fighting for everything, heart on his sleeve, just pouring blood, sweat and tears into every performance.”

The year began with loss, and ends with living the dream his parents hoped for their son. And it all started with that last conversation with mom and dad.

“All the sacrifices and time and dedication that my parents and I spent together on this dream,” Naumov said. “We really truly did it together.”

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CORTINA, D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan upstaged their Olympic champion teammates, Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin.

Got redemption, too.

Wiles and Moltzan won bronze in the women’s team combined event Tuesday, Feb. 10, finishing 0.06 seconds ahead of Johnson and Shiffrin.

‘It’s a competitive sport. At the end of the day, they’re our friends, but they’re also our competitors,’ Moltzan said.

Wiles and Moltzan both came into the race motivated by a fourth-place performance.

For Wiles, it was her fourth in the downhill on Sunday, Feb. 8, which left her overcome with emotion at coming so close – 0.27 seconds – to an Olympic medal. For Moltzan, it was last year’s world championships, after Lauren Macuga had won the downhill run.

‘We both were on the revenge tour,’ Wiles said. ‘I think it’s really special that both of us had that same kind of feeling coming in. We wanted it that bad.’

Wiles was fourth in the downhill portion of the event, 0.45 seconds behind Johnson, who had won gold in the downhill two days ago. Moltzan was aggressive throughout her slalom run, skiing with her usual controlled chaos, and her time of 44.87 seconds gave them a combined time of 2:21.91.

That put them in second, but there were still three teams left. Italy skied out. The Austrians vaulted into first, bumped Wiles and Moltzan down to third behind the German pair.

That left only Johnson and Shiffrin, and Shiffrin is the best slalom skier in the sport’s history. She’s won seven slalom races this season and finished second in the other, and has already wrapped up the season title in the discipline.

‘We wanted the medal, and Mikaela’s an incredible skier. She’s honestly, most of the time, unbeatable. It was crazy, actually,’ Moltzan said.

Wiles chimed in, ‘We were asking for a miracle.’

‘We asked for a miracle and I think we were delivered one,’ Moltzan said.

Shiffrin had one of the worst slalom runs in the last several years. That dropped her and Johnson to fourth, and made Wiles and Moltzan Olympic medalists.

It’s the first Olympic medal for both.

Austria’s Ariane Raedler (1:36.65) and Katharina Huber (45.01) won gold with a time of 2:21.66. Germany’s Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (1:37.33) and Emma Aicher (44.38) took silver in 2:21.71.

‘We’ve known each other for almost 17 years now. And I think that’s kind of the coolest part about it,’ Wiles said. ‘The fact that we could be a team together and do this with one another and really fulfill those childhood dreams is special.’

When they were announced as bronze medalists, Wiles and Moltzan grabbed hands and hopped on the podium, holding their hands aloft.

Johnson and Shiffrin were the pre-race favorites after winning the event when it made its debut at last year’s world championships, but Shiffrin posted the 15th slowest time (45.38) among the 18 skiers who finished the slalom course to drop the team off the podium and into fourth.

With a trivial event like the Super Bowl finally over, much of the American sports public can fixate their attention on a sport that truly deserves it: college basketball.

The 2025-26 men’s college basketball season has been one of the best in recent memory, with a pair of undefeated teams entering February, a handful of elite teams behind them and arguably the best freshman class in decades.

Adding to the excitement are what some of the teams outside the sport’s five power conferences are doing.

Though it suffered a stunning loss last week, No. 11 Gonzaga is once again a bona fide Final Four threat. No. 19 Saint Louis and college basketball folk hero Robbie Avila continue to plow through the Atlantic 10. After Monday, No. 24 Miami (Ohio) has improbably outlasted No. 1 Arizona as the lone remaining unbeaten team at the Division I level.

Where do things stand for teams outside of the ACC, Big Ten, Big East, Big 12 and SEC? Here’s a look at the latest power rankings:

College basketball mid-major power rankings

1. Gonzaga (23-2)

The Bulldogs were on the losing end against one of the best stories in college basketball this season, falling on the road as a 21.5-point favorite against a Portland team whose coach, Shantay Legans, was immobilized after tearing his Achilles with the Pilots’ scout team in practice because it was missing too many of its players due to illness. The loss snapped a 15-game win streak, but Gonzaga still has a resume no other team on this list can match.

2. Saint Louis (23-1)

While Avila gets many of the headlines, the Billikens’ dominant run this season has been fueled by a remarkably balanced and selfless offense. Five Saint Louis players are averaging double figures in scoring this season while two others are averaging at least 9.5 points per game this season. The Billikens don’t have quite as many top-tier wins as Gonzaga, which is why they’re just behind them, but that doesn’t take anything away from what they’ve managed to do the past three months.

3. Miami (Ohio) (24-0)

The RedHawks haven’t gotten to 24 wins and no losses without a few tense moments, as four of their past six wins were decided either by a basket or in overtime. The latest of those came in a 73-71 win at Buffalo, a game in which Luke Skaljac had 19 points and five steals. How much longer can the run keep going? As of Monday night, KenPom gave Miami at least a 67% chance of winning each of its final seven regular-season games.

4. Utah State (20-3)

The Aggies picked up one of their most impressive wins of the season last week, going to The Pit and putting an 86-66 stomping on a New Mexico team that had won 15 of its past 17 games. In two wins last week, guard Mason Falslev averaged 25 points, five rebounds and four assists per game.

5. Santa Clara (21-5)

Few teams in the country have been playing as well since Christmas as the Broncos, who have won 12 of their past 13 games (with the lone loss coming on the road to Gonzaga). The most recent of those victories, a 96-92 win at Washington State, was made possible by a career-high 30 points and 13 rebounds from freshman forward Allen Graves.

6. Saint Mary’s (21-4)

The Gaels are making a Division I-best 81.4% of their free throws this season, with their top three scorers all making at least 83% of their attempts from the charity stripe. It has only meant so much to a team that has won seven of its past nine games by at least 10 points, but late in a tight NCAA Tournament game, it could be the decisive factor.

7. San Diego State (17-6)

As they have for so much of coach Brian Dutcher’s tenure, the Aztecs have a suffocating defense, one that ranks 15th in adjusted defensive efficiency, according to KenPom. In each of the past six seasons, they’ve never finished worse than 21st among all Division I teams in that category.

8. VCU (18-6)

Under first-year head coach Phil Martelli Jr., the program’s third head coach in the past four years, the Rams continue to do what they’ve done for most of this century: win. After an 11-6 start, VCU has reeled off seven victories in a row, a run capped off by a 26-point drubbing of Dayton at home last Friday.

9. New Mexico (18-6)

After winning their first 12 home games of the season, the Lobos stumbled last week, dropping back-to-back home contests to Utah State and Boise State. The 91-90 loss to the Broncos came despite a 30-point outburst from guard Luke Haupt, nearly tripling his previous season high.

10. George Mason (20-3)

The Patriots have been faltering a bit of late, with two losses in their past five games after a blistering 18-1 start to the season. The latest of those setbacks came last Wednesday in a 71-65 loss at home against Duquesne, which got 25 points off 17 George Mason turnovers.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn is feeling well enough to text with friends.

Italian skiing star Sofia Goggia, one of Vonn’s closest friends, said Tuesday, Feb. 10, that she and Vonn had texted a day earlier.

‘I’m really sorry for her. She didn’t deserve this,’ Goggia said after crashing in the downhill portion of the team combined event. Goggia won bronze in the individual downhill two days prior and lit the cauldron in Cortina during the opening ceremony.

Vonn suffered a complex tibial fracture in a crash during the Olympic downhill Sunday, Feb. 8, and she said it will require multiple surgeries. She had surgery the day of the crash at Ca’Foncello Hospital in Terviso, and Goggia said Vonn has since undergone a second operation.

‘I’m really sorry for her. I feel the suffering that she has inside of herself,’ said Goggia, who nearly missed the 2022 Olympics after crashing and injuring her knee about three weeks before Beijing.

Vonn hooked the fourth gate with her arm in the downhill, which spun her around and flung her into the hard, packed snow. She tumbled end over end several times before coming to a stop.

Vonn was treated on the hill for roughly 13 minutes before being loaded into a helicopter and, five minutes later, airlifted to a local hospital. After an assessment there, she was transferred to Ca’Foncello Hospital and was in stable condition as of Monday night.

Vonn was skiing on a torn ACL in her left knee, but she emphasized that that wasn’t the reason for her crash.

‘In downhill ski racing the difference between a strategic line and a catastrophic injury can be as small as 5 inches. I was simply 5 inches too tight on my line when my right arm hooked inside of the gate, twisting me and resulted in my crash,” Vonn wrote in an Instagram post. “My ACL and past injuries had nothing to do with my crash whatsoever.”

MILAN — Team USA has its first cross-country skiing medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

American cross-country skier Ben Ogden captured the silver medal in the men’s sprint classic on Tuesday, finishing with a time of 3:40.61, less than a second behind Norwegian star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo. Norway’s Oskar Opstad Vike finished with the bronze medal with a time of 3:46.55.

Ogden’s silver ends a nearly 50-year Olympic medal drought for the American men. He becomes just the second American man to win an Olympic cross-country skiing medal and the first to make the podium since Bill Koch captured silver in 30km at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics.

Ogden previously finished in 12th-place in the men’s sprint classic at the 2022 Beijing Games, marking the best finish for the U.S. men in the Olympic event at the time. He came into the 2026 Winter Olympics with two World Cup podium finishes under his belt, with his most recent bronze coming in the 10km freestyle in January 2025.

Klaebo pulled his foot off the gas as he approached the finish line and cruised to his third consecutive sprint gold medal and his seventh overall gold medal in the race. He also claimed gold in the men’s 10km + 10km skiathlon on Sunday.

Earlier Tuesday, American Julia Kern finished in sixth place in the women’s sprint classic final with a time of 4:43.41. Jessie Diggins failed to make it out of the quarterfinals after winning the bronze medal in the sprint classic at the 2022 Beijing Games.

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One powerhouse. And a whole lot of parity.

That figures to be the theme throughout what should be a tightly bunched Major League Baseball season, and USA TODAY Sports’ projected win totals for 2026 reflect as much.

Our five-person panel’s aggregate rankings suggest it will be another late September of scoreboard-watching, tiebreaker-computation, gut-wrenching baseball as the season enters its final stretch.

Except, perhaps, for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

They’re projected to win the National League West by eight games, though that will guarantee them little once October comes around and they seek a third consecutive World Series crown. And they’re projected to win “just” 98 games, the panel pegging them for anywhere from 93 to 104 wins.

But that’s why they play the games, right? A look at our panel’s aggregate record projections as spring training gets underway:

AL East

Here comes another coin toss between the Toronto Blue Jays (91-71) and New York Yankees (90-72). The biggest question in this loaded division: How much will the Blue Jays miss Bo Bichette? … The odds favor the Baltimore Orioles (85-77) returning to the playoffs, even if they may be one starter short, but flush with a Polar Bear. … Did the Boston Red Sox (84-78) throw enough into the pot as the price of poker keeps going up in this division? The pitching is as admirably deep as the lineup is questionable. … The Tampa Bay Rays (76-86) rearranged an awful lot (Gavin Lux, Cedric Mullins and Nick Martinez are in, Brandon Lowe, Josh Lowe and Shane Baz out) and are projected to backslide by one whole game.

AL Central

The surprise Framber Valdez signing likely iced the division for the Detroit Tigers (90-72), though a very streaky offensive group returns intact for a club that blew a 14-game division lead. … Could the Cleveland Guardians (83-79) capitalize on a similar swoon this year? Most of their division-winning group is back, though they’ll be counting on rookie Chase DeLauter to stay healthy and contribute. … A healthy Cole Ragans will go a long way toward the Kansas City Royals (83-79) getting back in contention, but they’ll need behemoth slugger Jac Caglianone to stick and ensure the lineup extends more than four deep. … Can the Chicago White Sox (67-95) avoid 100 losses for the first time since 2022? Many eyes will be on them if only to see whether Munetaka Murakami will be worth far more than the $34 million required to sign him. … Hard to believe the Minnesota Twins (65-97) could supplant the White Sox in the cellar with Joe Ryan and Pablo López still around. Then again, maybe they won’t be in July.

AL West

Acquiring Brendan Donovan filled the last significant hole on the roster and established the Seattle Mariners (92-70) as AL favorites, one year after they fell eight outs shy of their first World Series. … The Texas Rangers (86-76) moved the furniture around quite a bit and burned some prospect capital to reel in MacKenzie Gore, who, should he find elusive consistency, may form a dominant 1-2-3 behind Nathan Eovaldi and Jacob deGrom. … Are the Houston Astros (84-78) settled for the spring, even as they’re infield-deep and outfield-thin? Regardless, the Tatsuya Imai-for-Framber Valdez swap may determine their fate. … The Athletics (76-86) return for their second of three seasons in Yolo County with half their lineup (Brent Rooker, Jacob Wilson, Tyler Soderstrom, Lawrence Butler) locked into long-term deals. Pitching, though, may not enable them to take the next step. … A third consecutive last-place finish is projected for the Los Angeles Angels (72-90), who are nonetheless projected to have nine players between the ages of 33 and 39 on the active roster.

NL East

Since when did the annual playoff runs for the Philadelphia Phillies (92-70) go from a joyous exercise to a Sisyphean slog? Kyle Schwarber and JT Realmuto are back along with the rest of the gang (though soon minus Nick Castellanos). One of these years, it will click. … Your January probably wasn’t as productive as David Stearns’s, and for that reason the New York Mets (87-75) are once again World Series contenders. So long as they stay healthy, watching Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto and Bo Bichette align at the top of the lineup will be a treat. … Are the Atlanta Braves (84-78) perpetually gone for good from the elite and in perpetual hope-for-the-best mode come October? GM Alex Anthopoulos generally doesn’t get stuck in the middle, but they’re light on starting pitching and will be missing shortstop Ha-Seong Kim for a minute. … What does a next step look like for the Miami Marlins (79-83)? One of baseball’s best teams since late June didn’t significantly augment, unless hitting prospect Owen Caissie is ready to rake from the jump. … It could get pretty bad for the Washington Nationals (62-100), who are rightfully rebuilding (again), traded MacKenzie Gore and added virtually nothing externally.

NL Central

If Alex Bregman can’t get the Chicago Cubs (88-74) over The Brewers Hump, nothing likely can. The Cubs haven’t won the Central in a full season since 2017 and Bregman has never missed the playoffs in his 10 full seasons. … Of course, the Milwaukee Brewers (87-75) did their part to come back to the pack, dealing ace Freddy Peralta and spinning off reliever Tobias Myers, infielder Caleb Durbin and outfielder Isaac Collins. Yet it always seems to work out, doesn’t it? … The Cincinnati Reds (83-79) ducked into the postseason field on the final day of the season and we’ve got ‘em right on the bubble again. Will the good vibes only that Eugenio Suárez provides be enough in an otherwise still offseason? … It was a winter of relative aggression and even a little success for the Pittsburgh Pirates (74-88), who added some sentient bats at reasonable prices. Enough to click with an increasingly nasty pitching staff? We’ll see. … They stripped the roster as promised, but how ugly will it get for the St. Louis Cardinals (68-94)? There will be rays of light as young players get their cracks, with infielder JJ Wetherholt the most anticipated arrival.

NL West

What does $550 million in payroll and penalties buy you these days? The Los Angeles Dodgers (98-64) hope it at least ensures a 13th division title in 14 years. Have they mastered the art of getting their pitchers fresh and safe to October? We’ll see. … The San Diego Padres (85-77) remain active even if the salary bacchanalia from a few years ago has ended. If Michael King stays healthy all year they are a threat. … Will Tony Vitello be the shock paddle that jolts the San Francisco Giants away from their addiction to the .500 mark? Probably not. … In coming weeks, Arizona Diamondbacks (80-82) corner infielders Nolan Arenado and Carlos Santana will turn 35 and 40, respectively. They’ll need some gulps from the fountain of youth to ensure the bottom of the lineup isn’t an arid wasteland. … We won’t yet call it a plan, but the Colorado Rockies (57-105) do have the semblance of a plan with brand new upper management. Yet even purposeful lab experiments might look ugly in the win-loss column.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — An American team made the podium at women’s team combined skiing in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, but it wasn’t the one everyone expected.

Austria’s Ariane Raedler (1:36.65) and Katharina Huber (45.01) won gold with a time of 2:21.66. Germany’s Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (1:37.33) and Emma Aicher took silver in 2:21.71. Wiles (1:37.04) and Moltzan (44.87) earned bronze with a time of 2:21.91.

Mikaela Shiffrin, who has won more slalom races than any skier in history, was expected to be the star of this event and almost certainly add to her medal collection especially after being paired with newly minted downhill gold medalist Breezy Johnson. But Shiffrin faltered in her slalom run, with the 15th fastest time, after Johnson had topped the downhill for the second time in two days to hand the lead to Shiffrin.

‘It’s a competitive sport. At the end of the day, they’re our friends, but they’re also our competitors,’ Moltzan said about edging Johnson and Shiffrin for the bronze.

The Austrian team was second after the downhill run, while the German team vaulted from sixth into silver medal position after Aicher laid down the best slalom run of the day.

USA TODAY Sports had full coverage of both the downhill and slalom portions of team combined. Scroll below for complete results and a recap of the races:

Combined results

Results are determined by combining the times for downhill and slalom. Lowest total time wis gold.

Austria: Ariane Raedler (1:36.65) and Katharina Huber (45.01) | 2:21.66
Germany: Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (1:37.33) and Emma Aicher (44.38) | 2:21.71
USA: Jackie Wiles (1:37.04) and Paula Moltzan (44.87) | 2:21.91
USA: Breezy Johnson (1:36.59) and Mikaela Shiffrin (45.38) | 2:21.97
Austria: Cornelia Huetter (1:37.19) and Katharina Truppe (45.08) | 2:22.27
Switzerland: Jasmine Flury (1:38.13) and Wendy Holdener (44.41) | 2:22.54
Austria: Nina Ortlieb (1:37.60) and Katharina Gallhuber (45.03) | 2:22.63
France: Laura Gauche (1:37.92) and Marion Chevrier (44.87) | 2:29.79
Switzerland: Corinne Suter (1:38.10) and Camille Rast (44.80) | 2:22.90
Italy: Nicol Delago (1:37.75) and Anna Trocker (45.19) | 2:22.94
Norway: Kajsa Vickhoff Lie (1:37.36) and Bianca Bakke Westhoff (45.62) | 2:22.98
France: Camille Cerutti (1:38.69) and Caitlin McFarlane (45.00) | 2:23.69
Canada: Valerie Grenier (1:39.10) and Laurence St-Germain (44.95) | 2:24.05
Austria: Mirjam Puchner (1:38.18) and Lisa Hoerhager (45.99) | 2:24.17
USA: Keely Cashman (1:39.91) and AJ Hurt (44.99) | 2:24.90
Czechia: Barbora Novakova (1:41.41) and Martina Dubovska (44.88) | 2:26.29
Argentina: Nicole Begue (1:44.15) and Francesca Baruzzi Farriol (45.03) | 2:29.18
Czechia: Elisa Maria Negri (1:45.22) and Alena Labastova (46.94) | 2:32.16
Italy: Laura Pirovano (1:36.86) and Martina Peterlini (DNF)
France: Romane Miradoli (1:37.37) and Marie Lamure (DNF)
Slovenia: Ilka Stuhec (1:38.29) and Ana Bucik Jogan (DNF)
Switzerland: Janine Schmitt (1:38.50) and Melanie Meillard (DNF)
Switzerland: Delia Durrer (1:39.06) and Eliane Christen (DNF)
Italy: Nadia Delago (1:39.42) and Giada D’Antonio (DNF)
Slovakia: Katarina Srobova (1:46.66) and Petra Vlhova (DNF)
Canada: Cassidy Gray (1:41.15) and Ali Nullmeyer (DSQ)

Austria wins gold in Olympic women’s combined

Austria’s Ariane Raedler (1:36.65) and Katharina Huber (45.01) won gold with a time of 2:21.66. Germany’s Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (1:37.33) and Emma Aicher took silver in 2:21.71. The USA’s Jackie Wiles (1:37.04) and Paula Moltzan (44.87) earned bronze with a time of 2:21.91.

That’s the second silver medal for Germany’s Emma Aicher, who also was second in the downhill. 

USA wins bronze in women’s team combined

Jackie Wiles gets her first career Olympic medal in three Games alongside fellow first-time medal winner Paula Moltzan after finishing fourth in Sunday’s downhill

No combined medal for Shiffrin and Johnson

Well that’s an upset. Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin finished fourth in the team combined, an event they win at last year’s World championships, after Shiffrin struggled in the slalom run.

She and Johnson finished fourth, missing the podium by 0.06 seconds. Shiffrin’s run was 15th-fastest of 18 skiers who finished slalom runs. Shiffrin was a full second slower than Germany’s Emma Aicher, who won the slalom run. That’s an unfathomable gap for someone who has won the first seven World Cup slaloms and finished second in the other.

Moltzan skis USA into medal position

Paula Moltzan has her and Jacqueline Wiles in position for a medal. The duo are in second, 0.20 seconds behind Germany. They caught a break when Italy DNFd. But there are still two teams left, including Mikaela Shiffrin

DNFs begin to pile up

There is some serious carnage on the slalom course. Of the first 12 skiers, five have skied out and another was disqualified. 

Team combined brings out camaraderie among Olympians

One of the most fun parts about the team combined is watching skiers who normally have to be so individualistic embraced being part of the collective. Every team’s speed skiers were in the finish area, cheering and waving flags for their slalom partners. Most are running out to greet their teammate when she finished. 

A.J. Hurt, starting the U.S. women off strong

Hurt put herself and Keely Cashman into first place after a solid slalom run. Hurt was in the green the entire run, allowing her to erase some of her team’s gap after the first run.She and Cashman are in second as of now, but there are still any skiers to go.

What time do slalom runs in women’s team combined start?

Slalom runs are scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. ET (2 p.m. local).

Twenty-six competitors will each do a single run, down from 28 after two DNFs in the downhill portion. American star Mikaela Shiffrin will ski last after teammate Breezy Johnson posted the best time in the downhill legs.

Team USA leads and has second medal contender

Team USA is in prime position to collect multiple medals in the women’s team combined event, which pairs up two skiers – with one racing downhill and the other skiing a slalom run.

Breezy Johnson, who won the women’s downhill two days ago to give the USA its first medal of the Milano Cortina Winter Games, posted the fastest time again today and will hand off a lead to superstar Mikaela Shiffrin.

‘She texted that she was blown away by the run because she’s very complimentary. And I just said no pressure from me and go get ’em,’ Johnson said after her run.

Johnson finished in 1:36.59 to top the leaderboard, 0.06 seconds ahead of Austria’s Ariane Raedler. Italy’s Laura Pirovano put the host country in medal position, posting the third-best downhill run, 0.27 behind Johnson.

American Jackie Wiles is 0.45 seconds back in fourth place and will hand off to Paula Moltzan, a very strong technical skier. Keely Cashman finished 21st and will give way to AJ Hurt. Bella Wright crashed, meaning she and Nina O’Brien are done.

‘It’s both the most and the least pressure that you ever feel as a racer,’ Johnson said. ‘It’s the most because we as racers intimately know what it is to have an Olympic dream, and to hold somebody else’s in your hand and try to ski fast with it is a lot of pressure. But then also to have somebody else be able to carry the torch halfway and not have to do the whole thing yourself makes it the least pressure.

‘So I can’t really describe it other than that. But I think it’s really cool and I hope that all the kids watching with their best friend realize that maybe one day the two of them can compete at the Olympics together,’ said Johnson, who has been good friends with Shiffrin since they were children.

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Start order reversed for slalom run

Mikaela Shiffrin will know exactly what she needs to do to keep her and Breezy Johnson atop the podium.

The start order for the slalom run of the team combined is the reverse order of the downhill results. That means Shiffrin will ski last, because Johnson won the downhill portion of the event.

‘I wish her the best,’ said Johnson, who will watch the slalom runs from the bottom of the course with the rest of the U.S. speed team. ‘I already have my gold medal. I hope that she has fun and does her best, but if anything happens, I’m not going to be like, ‘Oh, you ruined everything.”

Women’s combined live downhill results

Country, downhill skier and time, followed by slalom skier

USA: Breezy Johnson (1:36.59) and Mikaela Shiffrin
Austria: Ariane Raedler (1:36.65) and Katharina Huber
Italy: Laura Pirovano (1:36.86) and Martina Peterlini
USA: Jackie Wiles (1:37.04) and Paula Moltzan
Austria: Cornelia Huetter (1:37.19) and Katharina Truppe
Germany: Kira Weidle-Winkelmann (1:37.33) and Emma Aicher
Norway: Kajsa Vickhoff Lie (1:37.36) and Bianca Bakke Westhoff
France: Romane Miradoli (1:37.37) and Marie Lamure
Austria: Nina Ortlieb (1:37.60) and Katharina Gallhuber
Italy: Nicol Delago (1:37.75) and Anna Trocker
France: Laura Gauche (1:37.92) and Marion Chevrier
Switzerland: Corinne Suter (1:38.10) and Camille Rast
Switzerland: Jasmine Flury (1:38.13) and Wendy Holdener
Austria: Mirjam Puchner (1:38.18) and Lisa Hoerhager
Slovenia: Ilka Stuhec (1:38.29) and Ana Bucik Jogan
Switzerland: Janine Schmitt (1:38.50) and Melanie Meillard
France: Camille Cerutti (1:38.69) and Caitlin McFarlane
Switzerland: Delia Durrer (1:39.06) and Eliane Christen
Canada: Valerie Grenier (1:39.10) and Laurence St-Germain
Italy: Nadia Delago (1:39.42) and Giada D’Antonio
USA: Keely Cashman (1:39.91) and AJ Hurt
Canada: Cassidy Gray (1:41.15) and Ali Nullmeyer
Czechia: Barbora Novakova (1:41.41) and Martina Dubovska
Argentina: Nicole Begue (1:44.15) and Francesca Baruzzi Farriol
Czechia: Elisa Maria Negri (1:45.22) and Alena Labastova
Slovakia: Katarina Srobova (1:46.66) and Petra Vlhova
Italy: Sofia Goggia (DNF) and Lara Della Mea
USA: Isabella Wright (DNF) and Nina O’Brien

Wiles puts USA in good spot for multiple combined medals

Jacqueline Wiles said she was happy with her run, which has the No. 2 U.S. team in fourth place going into the slalom run later today.

“I think I had a solid run, so I’m excited about that. I feel like I’m putting (Paula Moltzan) in a good spot,” Wiles said. “She’s an amazing skier, so I know she can make up good time. She’s skiing incredibly well with confidence. So I’m really excited and proud to be her teammate and I can’t wait for later.”

This event offers redemption for both Wiles and Moltzan. Wiles finished fourth in the Olympic downhill two days ago, missing a medal by 0.27 seconds. Moltzan was gifted the lead in the combined at last year’s world championships but struggled on her slalom run and wound up fourth.

“We’re both in that mindset of, yeah, we really want this and we know that we can be there. And so it’s fun,” Wiles said. “I feel like we’re both in that same mindset of revenge and redemption.”

USA’s Breezy Johnson continues downhill dominance

Yowza Breezy Johnson! The Olympic downhill champion threw down another blistering run, not backing off anywhere on the course.

Her skis were a little chattery at the top, but she still had a slight lead through the first two sections. She lost speed in the middle section course, but sailed off the final jump and crossed the finish line with a 0.06 second lead.

Johnson pumped her fist and waved at the crowd, which was filled with U.S. fans.

Even though Johnson now has an Olympic gold medal, she told USA TODAY Sports on Monday, Feb. 9 that she felt a lot of pressure for the team combined.

“You don’t want to let down the greatest of all time, obviously!” Johnson said, referring to Mikaela Shiffrin. “To give her a good downhill run feels like passing Kobe Bryant a great layup. You want to do that for her. You want to be able to pass the ball right, and you don’t want to miss that shot.”

Job done.

Tough birthday for Bella Wright

If Nina O’Brien’s phone is blowing up this afternoon, it’s probably Bella Wright.

Wright went out early in the downhill portion of the team combined, meaning O’Brien won’t get the chance to compete in the slalom portion of the event.

‘I am going to send her a bunch of sad emojis and say, `I’m so, so sorry,” Wright said. ‘You don’t get to have a teammate often in this sport and I was so looking forward to doing it with her. I didn’t care how we did today. I mean, of course we were going to go for it and we were going to go for a medal. But no matter what she did, I didn’t care. I was just excited to do it with her.

‘So I’m definitely — that’s my biggest bummer of today, is just not being able to experience that with her,’ said Wright, who was celebrating her 29th birthday Tuesday, Feb. 10. ‘So I’m sorry, Nina!’

Runs favoring Breezy Johnson?

Lot of teams losing speed in the middle of the course. That could bode well for Breezy Johnson because that’s where she took control in the downhill.

Italy’s top medal hope crashes out

Oh no! Italy’s Sofia Goggia, who lit the Cortina cauldron in Cortina during the opening ceremony, and then two days later won bronze in the downhill, is out! She’s fine, skiing down to the finish. But that means Italy’s top team is done. 

USA’s Wiles gets wild, but posts fast run

That was one wild ride from Jacqueline Wiles.

The American was all gas from the start and had the lead through the first two sections. But Wiles got wild in the middle section, going right up that fine line between aggressive and losing control.

Wiles got some huge air on her jumps and got skittery around some turns. But she made it down, putting the Americans in third place at the time, 0.72 seconds behind an Austrian pair and an Italian one.

Are world championship medalists competing in Olympic team combined?

Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin are the only medalists from last year’s world championships who are competing together today. Lara Gut-Behrami, who raced downhill for Switzerland’s silver-medal winning team, is out for the season after being injured during training ahead of the World Cup event at Copper Mountain. Stephanie Venier, who raced downhill for Austria’s bronze medalists, is now retired.

Weather cooperating in Cortina

It’s a beautiful day here for the team combined. Some light snow was falling this morning, but that’s stopped, and it’s now sunny. There are some clouds, but they are high enough that they shouldn’t affect visibility.

What is team combined in Alpine skiing?

The team combined event consists of two Alpine skiing disciplines, with one team member skiing a downhill run and another skiing a slalom run. The cumulative fastest times from both runs added together wins.

What is the start list for the Olympic women’s team combined?

Country, followed by downhill skier and slalom skier

France: Romane Miradoli and Marie Lamure
Austria: Nina Ortlieb and Katharina Gallhuber
Austria: Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber
Switzerland: Janine Schmitt and Melanie Meillard
Switzerland: Delia Durrer and Eliane Christen
Italy: Laura Pirovano and Martina Peterlini
Slovenia: Ilka Stuhec and Ana Bucik Jogan
USA: Jackie Wiles and Paula Moltzan
Italy: Sofia Goggia and Lara Della Mea
Italy: Nicol Delago and Anna Trocker
Austria: Cornelia Huetter and Katharina Truppe
Norway: Kajsa Vickhoff Lie and Bianca Bakke Westhoff
Germany: Kira Weidle-Winkelmann and Emma Aicher
USA: Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin
Austria: Mirjam Puchner and Lisa Hoerhager
Switzerland: Jasmine Flury and Wendy Holdener
Switzerland: Corinne Suter and Camille Rast
USA: Isabella Wright and Nina O’Brien
Italy: Nadia Delago and Giada D’Antonio
France: Laura Gauche and Marion Chevrier
Canada: Valerie Grenier and Laurence St-Germain
France: Camille Cerutti and Caitlin McFarlane
USA: Keely Cashman and AJ Hurt
Czechia: Barbora Novakova and Martina Dubovska
Czechia: Elisa Maria Negri and Alena Labastova
Canada: Cassidy Gray and Ali Nullmeyer
Argentina: Nicole Begue and Francesca Baruzzi Farriol
Slovakia: Katarina Srobova and Petra Vlhova

What time is the Olympic women’s team combined event?

The downhill portion of the team combined is scheduled for 4:30 a.m. ET (10:30 local), while slalom runs are scheduled to start at 8 a.m. ET (2 p.m. local).

What TV channel is Olympic women’s team combined on?

Both the downhill and the slalom portions of the women’s team combined will be broadcast live on USA Network.

Will there be a live stream of the Olympic women’s team combined?

Both the downhill and the slalom portions of the women’s team combined can be streamed on Peacock or on NBCOlympics.com (must sign on with your cable or satellite provider).