Super Sunday is here, and we’re only hours away from the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots’ Super Bowl 60 showdown, which airs at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC, Peacock and NFL+.

Maybe you’re a diehard 12th Man or Pats Nation devotee. Maybe you’ll just tune in for the commercials or go to a party for the snacks. Or maybe you’re a fan of the halftime entertainment, Bad Bunny. Whatever the case may be, why not give yourself something more to care about, like some cold hard cash?

One of the easiest, no-skills way to play is the Super Bowl squares game. And now’s the perfect time to get a game going with family, friends or co-workers:

Super Bowl 60 first-quarter winning numbers

With the Seahawks leading 3-0 after the first quarter, square 3, 0 is your first winner of the game. We’ll update the winning numbers after each quarter.

Super Bowl 60 halftime winning numbers

Two more Jason Myers field goals put the Seahawks up 9-0 at halftime, so those are your halftime numbers.

How to play Super Bowl squares

1. A 10×10 grid is used to play the game. Often, a paper copy of the grid is printed out.

2. People buy squares on the grid for a fixed price. We’ll use $5 a square here. Generally, in an office setting, you can write your name on the official grid.

Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them.

3. Once all squares are sold (It’s OK if some are not sold, more on that later) the pool organizer draws random numbers between 0-9 and assigns them across the top and side of the grid. The organizer then shares the grid with all players who purchased squares.

4. At the end of every quarter, the last digit of the score for each team is plotted on the grid. For example, if the score at the end of the first quarter was the Seahawks 14 and Patriots 7, the winning numbers of 4 and 7 are plotted on the grid. Here, ‘Rick P.’ is the winner for the first quarter.

What if you haven’t sold all the squares and a blank square wins? That quarter’s prize rolls over into the next quarter. Just use your best judgment. You don’t want a game where there are too few squares and nobody wins.

Super Bowl squares best numbers

Since the game relies on scoring, it comes as no surprise that the best numbers are among the most common in the sport.

Participants will feel good to walk away with 0, 1, 3, 4 or 7.

Touchdowns are worth six points, but frequently turn into seven with a made extra point. Field goals are worth three. However, two-point conversions, missed extra points and safeties, which are worth two points, can make for some funky scoring outcomes.

While there are preferred numbers to have, anything can happen, which could make even the worst numbers look the best.

Super Bowl squares worst numbers

The worst Super Bowl squares numbers would be 2, 5 or 9. Unlike the best numbers, these require a little more work to get to. If things get weird in Santa Clara, you might be in luck then.

According to Print Your Brackets, the combinations of 1-1, 1-2, 2-3, 6-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5, 8-7, 8-8 and 9-9 are the only 11 combinations to never register at the end of any quarter or be part of the final score at any of the first 50 Super Bowls.

How Super Bowl squares winnings are distributed

How winnings are divided among quarters can differ. Traditionally, the final quarter pays out the most. In our example, we assume we sold all 100 squares, making a $500 pot. The first, second and third quarters are awarded $100 and the final score is awarded $200.

Download a the Super Bowl squares grid

Click here to download your own Super Bowl Squares template and start a game with your friends. Tip: print the document in landscape mode.

MILAN — Even though she’s a gold-medalist, Amber Glenn considered her Winter Olympics debut ‘lackluster.’

The three-time reigning U.S. champion skated for the first time in Milan with the women’s free skate portion of the team event Sunday, Feb. 8. She was shaky on her first two elements, a triple Axel and the triple flip-triple toe loop combination, which made for a concerning start to the program. She did regain control after that and landed her jumps, notably hitting the sequence of the triple loop-double Axel-double Axel.

Despite the recovery, she didn’t get a great score, earning a 138.62, with 70.91 technical score and 67.71 in the components category. She dropped to third overall after Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto scored a 148.62 for first place. Second place went to Anastasiia Gubanova 140.17.

Glenn left many points on the table and didn’t feel her best, she said.

‘I just did not feel wonderful, like even in the warm ups,’ she said. ‘My leg was just sore, and it’s not an injury, it’s nothing that we need to worry about. It’s just something that I need that rest and recovery time.’

There was a noticeable sense of disappointment from Glenn as she left the ice and heard her score. She knew it was a battle going against Sakamoto, but Gubanova’s exceptional performance put her in a great spot.

‘I feel guilty,’ she said. ‘My team has done so well, and my performance was lackluster. I scored lower than my median and what they were counting on, and I placed lower than what would have been expected.’

Amber Glenn relieved by Ilia Malinin’s performance

The women’s free skates results put the U.S. and Japan at 59 points entering the final event of the night, the men’s free skate. That put the pressure on Ilia Malinin to win in order to take home the gold medal. Glenn felt bad for putting more on Malinin’s shoulders.

 ‘I’m so sorry that I had to put this pressure onto him,’ she said. ‘I wish that I could have kept that lead for us, but unfortunately, I lost it.’

Watch Olympic figure skating on Peacock

However, all was forgiven. Malinin came in clutch in his performance, beating out Japan’s Shun Sato. When it was confirmed Team USA won gold and he made his way to the rest of his teammates, Glenn greeted him by lifting him up in the air, which Malinin said was ‘really refreshing and honestly the moment is still not settling in yet.’

‘I was ecstatic, of course, because I felt guilty,’ Glenn said. ‘I felt like I left so much pressure on him, and he’s already under so much pressure being hailed as ‘Quad God’ and all that. He stepped up, like we all knew he would, but I was just really grateful.’

A day off is likely in store for Glenn since she has been constantly training, with rest needed to get her ready for the women’s single. When she does get back to training, she plans to do it ‘somewhere else’ so ‘hopefully can feel like a whole new competition.’

Luckily, Glenn will have plenty of time to reset. It will be nine days until she has to compete again, with the short program Tuesday, Feb. 17. It could bode well since Glenn is one of the medal contenders in the women’s singles competition.

Nearly everyone on the planet, and possibly Mars, has weighed in on who they think will win Super Bowl 60.

Everyone except for the one that matters – Drake. Fans and sports bettors have been eagerly awaiting the rapper’s selection for the big game, considering the long-running ‘Drake Curse’ that hangs over sporting events.

After keeping everyone in the dark for a long time, Drake finally made his pick for the Super Bowl winner between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.

Patriots.

And in typical Drake fashion, he’s putting his money where his mouth is to the tune of a $1 million wager. If victorious, the bet would pay an additional $1.95 million, meaning the rapper would walk away with $2.95 million for about three-plus hours of football watching.

Not too shabby.

Except that Drake has proven to be on the wrong side of history time and time again. Here’s a breakdown of Drake’s bets.

Who did Drake bet to win the Super Bowl in 2026?

Drake bet the Patriots to win Super Bowl 60, placing a $1 million wager for a total payout of $2.95 million.

Drake Super Bowl betting history

According to TheDrakeCurse.com, Drake has made 11 Super Bowl bets since 2022. He is 4-7 in those bets, with the 12th wager pending in Super Bowl 60.

He successfully predicted that the Kansas City Chiefs would defeat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58, taking home a payout of $2.3 million.

Chris Gotterup earned a victory at the Waste Management Phoenix Open after defeating Hideki Matsuyama in a playoff.

Gotterup won with a long birdie putt on the first hole of the playoff at TPC Scottsdale. 

It was his fourth career PGA Tour title and second of the year.

Matsuyama held a one-shot lead entering the final hole, but his struggles late led to a playoff situation. The Japanese star pulled his drive into the water on the 18th hole.

Matsuyama was also seen visibly frustrated with the fans watching the Open, which is known for its rowdy crowds. Matsuyama had to back off mid-swing with a distraction coming from the direction of the crowd.

2026 WM Phoenix Open payouts

1. Chris Gotterup — $1.728 million
2. Hideki Matsuyama — $1.0464 million
T3. Nicolai Højgaard — $439,680
T3. Michael Thorbjornsen — $439,680
T3. Si Woo Kim — $439,680
T3. Akshay Bhatia — $439,680
T3. Scottie Scheffler — $439,680
8. Jake Knapp — $300,000
9. Matt Fitzpatrick — $280,800
T10. Pierceson Coody — $242,400
T10. Viktor Hovland — $242,400
T10. Ryo Hisatsune — $242,400
T13. Zecheng Dou  — $188,000
T13. Kevin Roy — $188,000
T13. Maverick McNealy — $188,000
T16. Daniel Berger —  $160,800
T16. Jordan Smith —  $160,800
T18. Michael Kim — $122,720
T18. Jacob Bridgeman — $122,720
T18. Rickie Fowler — $122,720
T18. Mac Meissner — $122,720
T18. Sepp Straka — $122,720
T18. Sahith Theegala — $122,720
T24. Ryan Fox — $82,320
T24. Rico Hoey — $82,320
T24. Kurt Kitayama — $82,320
T24. Rasmus Højgaard — $82,320
T28. Harris English — $62,949
T28. A.J. Ewart — $62,949
T28. Nick Taylor — $62,949
T28. Ben Griffin — $62,949
T28. Mackenzie Hughes — $62,949
T28. Stephan Jaeger — $62,949
T28. Min Woo Lee — $62,949
T35. Sam Stevens — $46,800
T35. Wyndham Clark — $46,800
T35. Alex Smalley — $46,800
T35. Tom Kim — $46,800
T35. J.T. Poston — $46,800
T35. John Parry — $46,800
T41. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen — $34,080
T41. Keith Mitchell — $34,080
T41. Cam Young — $34,080
T41. Johnny Keefer — $34,080
T41. Sami Valimaki — $34,080
T41. Kristoffer Reitan — $34,080
T41. Xander Schauffele — $34,080
T48. Christo Lamprecht — $24,608
T48. Zach Bauchou — $24,608
T48. Max McGreevy — $24,608
T48. Chad Ramey — $24,608
T48. Michael Brennan — $24,608
T48. S.T. Lee — $24,608
T54. S.H. Kim — $22,272
T54. Sudarshan Yellamaraju — $22,272
T54. Joe Highsmith — $22,272
T54. Brian Campbell — $22,272
T54. Kensei Hirata — $22,272
T54. Collin Morikawa — $22,272
T60. Patrick Rodgers — $21,312
T60. John VanDerLaan — $21,312
T60. Takumi Kanaya — $21,312
T60. Adrien Saddier — $21,312
T64. Davis Thompson — $20,736
T64. Gary Woodland — $20,736
T66. Max Homa  — $20,352
T66. Chandler Phillips — $20,352
T68. Bud Cauley — $19,872
T68. Hank Lebioda — $19,872
T68. Neal Shipley — $19,872
71. Keita Nakajima — $19,488
72. Patton Kizzire — $19,296
73. Cam Davis — $19,104

MILAN — Team USA captured the gold medal in the team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics after Ilia Malinin delivered a must-win free skate Sunday, breaking a tie with Japan and propelling the Americans to repeat as Olympic champions.

The 21-year-old ‘Quad God’ pulled out his signature quad axel and landed a backflip on one leg, his program earning a score of 200.03 and giving the U.S. the maximum 10 points to bring their winning total to 69 points.

“This definitely is one of the happiest days of my life, and really just sets me up in the right mood and mindset for the next days to come,’ Malinin told USA TODAY Sports exclusively after the medal ceremony.

Japan earned silver (68 points), and Italy won bronze (60 points). The team event debuted at the 2014 Winter Games, and this year’s competition was by far the closest the field has ever been.

“Tonight was an action movie because it feels so scripted the fact that we were tied with Japan, it was so cool in my opinion. I love a close event,’ said Alysia Liu, who finished second in the women’s short program on Friday. ‘I love that everybody did well because that’s what it’s all about.”

The Americans jumped for joy on the podium as they were announced the Olympic champions and received their gold medals. The crowd roars for every name, with a big ovation for Malinin. Ellie Kam, who alongside Danny O’Shea finished fourth in the pairs’ free skate, became emotional as the national anthem played during the medal ceremony, crying as the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ filled the arena.

With American flags draped over their shoulders, Malinin, Liu, Kam, O’Shea, Amber Glenn, Madison Chock and Evan Bates took a lap on their skates around the ice, waving to fans, taking photos together and soaking in the moment. A short while later, some remaining fans in the arena started chanting ‘U-S-A! U-S-A!’ as the skaters joined in.

‘It’s amazing that every one of us got the opportunity to get it out here with the team event, and we all held each other’s back and got it done,’ O’Shea said.

“I’m proud of myself and proud of my team for all the work they’ve put into this,’ Malinin said. ‘Without each other we wouldn’t have gotten this gold medal.’

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Ilia Malinin’s free skate wins USA gold medal

 Ilia Malinin didn’t want to skate the long program in the Olympic figure skating team competition. He wanted to rest up for the more important individual men’s event beginning Tuesday. His coaches felt the same way. It was a definite no. 

But when U.S. Figure Skating called upon him late Saturday night, saying the event was going to be too close and potentially lost without him, he had no choice but to say yes.

It turned out to be the best decision of his young career.

“Absolutely, this is definitely the smartest decision I’ve made,” Malinin told USA Today Sports during an exclusive interview after the medal ceremony. “I got a chance to just really feel the ice, feel the environment, just feel the atmosphere. I’m just so proud of everyone and myself for what we put out there tonight.’

Amber Glenn on her ‘lackluster’ Olympics performance

 Amber Glenn considered her Winter Olympics debut ‘lackluster.’ She was shaky on her first two elements in triple Axel and the triple flip-triple toeloop combination, which made for a concerning start to the program. However, she regained control after that and landed her jumps, notably hitting the sequence of the triple loop-double Axel-double Axel.

Glen held on the rest of the way, but didn’t get a great score, earning a 138.62, with 70.91 technical score and 67.71 in the components category. She dropped to third overall after Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto scored a 148.62 for first place. Second place went to Anastasiia Gubanova 140.17.

‘I just did not feel wonderful, like even in the warm ups,’ Glenn said. ‘My leg was just sore, and it’s not an injury, it’s nothing that we need to worry about. It’s just something that I need that rest and recovery time.’

There was a noticeable sense of disappointment from Glenn as she left the ice and heard her score. She knew it was a battle going against Sakamoto, but Gubanova’s exceptional performance put her in a great spot.

‘I feel guilty,’ she said. ‘My team has done so well, and my performance was lackluster. I scored lower than my median and what they were counting on, and I placed lower than what would have been expected.’

Danny O’Shea, Ellie Kam’s free skate earns USA 7 points

The U.S. needed a big showing from its pairs, and did it absolutely get it.

Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea redeemed themselves in the free skate with a clean performance. There were no falls like in the short program, and by the time they were done, they each knew they executed everything they wanted to do. O’Shea let out a yell right as it ended and Kam was emotional as the crowd serenaded them.

The scores proved it. Kam and O’Shea earned a season-best score of 135.36, adding seven points to USA’s team total.

Olympics figure skating schedule

Figure skating at the Olympics rolls on Monday with the start of the ice dance competition. The men’s singles event starts Feb. 10 with the short program and concludes on Feb. 13 with the free skate. The pairs competition is Feb. 15-16. The women’s singles opens Feb. 17 with the short program and wraps Feb. 19 with the free skate.

Figure skating team event results

Here are the final standings in the team competition.

United States: 69 points
Japan: 68 points
Italy: 60 points
Georgia: 56 points
Canada: 54 points

Men’s free skate results

Here are final standings for the men’s free skate in the team competition.

Ilia Malinin (United States): 200.03 total segment score, 110.32 technical elements score, 89.71 program components score.
Shun Sato (Japan): 194.86 total segment score, 106.49 technical elements score, 88.37 program components score.
Matteo Rizzo (Italy): 179.62 total segment score, 92.57 technical elements score, 87.05 program components score.
Stephen Gogolev (Canada): 171.93 total segment score, 92.37 technical elements score, 79.56 program components score.
Nika Egadze (Georgia): 154.79 total segment score, 78.33 technical elements score, 76.46 program components score.

Kaori Sakamoto’s free skate earns first place

Kaori Sakamoto (Japan): 148.62 total segment score, 72.93 technical elements score, 75.69 program components score.
Anastasiia Gubanova (Georgia): 140.17 total segment score, 73.24 technical elements score, 66.93 program components score.
Amber Glenn (United States): 138.62 total segment score, 70.91 technical elements score, 67.71 program components score.
Lara Maki Gutmann (Italy): 126.94 total segment score, 61.16 technical elements score, 65.78 program components score.
Madeline Schizas (Canada): 125.00 total segment score, 65.44 technical elements score, 60.56 program components score.

Japan pairs skaters Riku Miura, Ryuichi Kihara top free skate

Here are the final standings for the pairs’ free skate in the team event.

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara (Japan): 155.55 total segment score, 80.88 technical elements score, 74.67 program components score.
Anastassiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava (Georgia): 139.70 total segment score, 72.80 technical elements score, 67.90 program components score.
Sara Conti and Macii Niccolo (Italy): 136.61 total segment score, 67.85 technical elements score, 68.76 program components score.
Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea (United States): 135.36 total segment score, 69.65 technical elements score, 65.71 program components score.
Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud (Canada): 134.42 total segment score, 69.19 technical elements score, 65.23 program components score.

Are backflips allowed in figure skating?

They now are. For nearly 50 years, the backflip was banned in figure skating, after American skater Terry Kubicka became the first one to execute it at the 1976 Innsbruck Games. French skater Surya Bonaly did it at the 1998 Winter Olympics, landing it on one blade, but the move was illegal and she was deducted for it. 

The International Skating Union reversed course and made the move legal in 2024, paving the way for it to be done at the 2026 Winter Olympics, 50 years after it was first done.

Figure skating jumps explained

Toe jump: A skater drives the toe pick of their non-takeoff foot into the ice to launch themselves into the air and generate momentum into the jump.

Toe loop: A skater takes off backward and lands on the same back edge of their blade.
Lutz: A skater moving backward jumps off the back outside edge of their skate and uses the toe-pick of their other skate to catapult into the air in the opposite direction and lands on the back outside edge of the picking leg.
Flip: A skater launches off the back inside edge of one skate and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate.

Edge jump: A skater takes off not with their toe pick but off the edge of their skate.

Salchow: A skater launches off the back inside edge of one skate and lands on the back outside edge of their other skate.
Axel: The only forward-facing jump, a skater lands on the back outside edge of their non-takeoff foot while traveling backward. The axel is the hardest jump because of the extra half-revolution that comes with a forward takeoff and a backward landing.
Loop: The skater jumps off a back outside edge of their skate and lands on the same edge.

When does Ilia Malinin skate next?

The 21-year-old will compete in the men’s individual competition, which includes the short program on Feb. 10 and the free skate on Feb. 13.

What is difference between ice dancing and figure skating?

Ice dancing does not feature jumps or lifts, like you see figure skating pairs execute. Ice dancing is made up of two segments, the rhythm dance and the free dance.

Why Alysa Liu at Olympics feels good after debut

When Alysa Liu finished her short program in the team event, the crowd showered her with cheers and her teammates, including Amber Glenn, Ilia Malinin and Andrew Torgashev, waved their American flags and they rooted her on.

“I feel hype. Listen, I feel really good right now,” Liu said about her initial reaction to the performance, although she said she’ll have to watch it to get her true feelings. 

It helps when it’s a program to a song that is so personal to Liu. She mentioned it always “does something to me” and helps her dive deep into the emotions she portrays on the ice.

How is figure skating scored?

A figure skating routine is made up of two scores: Technical elements score and program components score. The technical elements score is exactly what it sounds like: It’s for the jumps, spins and step sequences in a performance. The program components score is made of up composition, presentation and skating skills.

When does Amber Glenn skate in Olympics?

The U.S. national champion competed in the women’s free skate of the team event, and takes the ice for the women’s singles competition on Feb. 17 (short program) and Feb. 19 (free skate).

Quad God figure skater: Ilia Malinin’s nickname

Simply put, Ilia Malinin has the greatest array of jumps any figure skater in history has ever possessed. He’s launched himself into the air for seven quadruple jumps in a single long program at last month’s Grand Prix Final and was the first skater to land a quad Axel.

Malinin’s username used to be Lutz God, but he changed it to Quad God after landing his first quad jump. 

“i didn’t think much about it … Days go by and people started asking, ‘Why’d you name yourself Quad God, you only landed one jump,’’ he said on Milan Magic, USA TODAY’s new Olympics podcast that drops its first episode Saturday. ‘And then I was like, ‘Oh, OK maybe I should be come a Quad God.’ From there I found my rhythm of landing quad after quad after quad and then of course landing the first quad axel.”

“In the most humble way possible, I think it’s definitely helped my confidence in not only to skating in general but just feeling like I deserve to be recognized as who I am.”

Listen to ‘Milan Magic’ on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch full episodes on YouTube or on USA TODAY.

Quad Axel in figure skating: How Ilia Malinin trains for it

Malinin shared with Christine Brennan and Brian Boitano on Milan Magic, USA TODAY’s new Olympics podcast that drops its first episode Saturday, that he likes to skate a full program at least once a day, but that doesn’t mean every jump in that practice session must be a quad. It depends on how his body feels.

“For me, at least the standard base can be all triple jumps, just to keep that stamina, just to keep that stamina in there. But then, of course, depending on how I feel or how the training is going, then I can say, ‘Maybe tomorrow I can go for a full quad layout or maybe do a full quad and the rest can be triples.’ 

“I think the main focus for me is just running the whole program in itself with all the jumps, all the spins and really just getting that muscle memory in your head because I think a lot of the times, especially with me, if I do a certain amount of triple jumps and I feel comfortable with it, then I can go and the quad jumps will get a little easier for me because I’ve been practicing that muscle memory for a while.”

Milan Magic: Listen on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Why Madison Chock and Evan Bates face greatest challenge yet

Chock and Bates by far have the most challenging schedule of any figure skaters in the Games: Four programs in six days, including back-to-back duty in the team event on Feb. 6 and 7. Now, they have 48 hours until the ice dance competition opens Feb. 9 with the rhythm dance and concludes on Feb. 11 with the free dance. Their performances in the team event set up Team USA for its second straight gold medal.

But the most decorated ice dance pair in U.S. figure skating history wants more than a team medal in Milan — they want the ice dance gold medal, the one achievement they’ve been chasing for years. But while they did so much heavy lifting for their team, their competition got extra rest.

Team USA figure skating roster

Men: Ilia Malinin, Maxim Naumov, Andrew Torgashev
Women:Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, Isabeau Levito
Pairs: Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea; Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe
Ice dance: Madison Chock and Evan Bates; Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik; Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko

What to know about Ellie Kam, Daniel O’Shea

Age: Kam is 21, O’Shea is 34
Height: Kam is 5-0, O’Shea is 6-0
Hometown: They are both from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Olympic experience: First
Event: Pairs

What to know: A partnership that began in 2022 lands its first Olympic appearance. Kam and O’Shea were the 2024 U.S. champions and have been trying to get back to that spot since then. They got bronze at the 2025 U.S. championships and landed two more third place finishes at two Grand Prix events since then, but had their best finish of the season this year with a second place finish that gave them a great boost to secure the Olympic spot.

Ilia Malinin’s parents

Malinin was born into figure skating. His mother, Tatiana Malinina, is from the Soviet Union, Siberia specifically, and competed at 10 consecutive world figure skating championships for Uzbekistan. She finished eighth at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, the competition in which Tara Lipinski won the gold medal and Michelle Kwan the silver. Malinina finished fourth at the 1999 world championships as well, and she also competed at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, but withdrew after the short program with the flu.

Malinin’s father, Roman Skorniakov, represented Uzbekistan at the same two Olympics, 1998 and 2002, finishing 19th both times. He and Malinina were married in 2000 and became skating coaches in the United States, moving to the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., where, in December 2004, Ilia was born. He took the Russian masculine form of his mother’s last name because his parents were concerned that Skorniakov was too difficult to pronounce. 

MILAN — The 2026 Winter Olympics rolled into another packed day Sunday, Feb. 8, with all eyes on Lindsey Vonn. But the excitement quickly turned to concern when Vonn suffered a major crash in the women’s downhill. The 41-year-old was competing with a torn ACL.

Vonn caught a gate with her right arm, which caused her to spin around. Her legs went akimbo and her weight was too far back on her skis to recover. She tumbled on her side and then somersaulted. The crash happened about 13 to 14 seconds into the run. Vonn could be heard wailing in pain, and a helicopter was on the scene to transport her for care.

Team USA did secure a pair of gold medals on Feb. 8, however. Breezy Johnson won the United States’ first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics after taking the downhill skiing event, before Ilia Malinin’s impressive 200.03 showing in the men’s free skate portion of the team event narrowly edged out Japan, which took silver.

Team USA reacts to winning gold in ice skating team event

Here’s a look at Team USA’s full reaction after finding out it won gold in the ice-skating team event on Feb. 8:

Ilia Malinin wins gold medal for Team USA

Ilia Malinin, the ‘Quad God,’ scores a 200.03 in the men’s free skate portion of the team event, which secures the gold medal for the United States in the team ice skating event. Malinin didn’t attempt a Quad Axel but nonetheless capped off the impressive run with a quad Salchow, triple axel and a one-footed backflip.

Japan’s Shun Sato scores a personal-best 194.02 in the following routine, which comes up short of Malinin’s score. Team USA (69 points) takes gold in the team event for the second consecutive Olympics, with Japan (68 points) taking silver and Italy (60 points) with bronze.

Team USA consisted of Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Elle Kam, Danny O’Shea and Malinin.

Amber Glenn shocked by ‘outlandish backlash’ to comments about LGBTQ community

MILAN — Amber Glenn said she ‘couldn’t believe the outlandish backlash’ she received for speaking out about LGBTQ issues in the United States.

The first-time Olympian figure skater revealed her feelings about the response to her comments after Team USA won team event gold on Sunday, Feb. 8.

‘I couldn’t believe the outlandish backlash I received for just supporting people,’ she said. ‘Of course, I have people supporting me, and I’m not online right now because of it, but I’m gonna keep speaking my truth. I’m gonna keep representing what I believe in and what I think all Americans believe in, which is freedom and being able to love and do what you want. So, I just I hope we can keep going forward and be positive.’

Read the full story here.

Team USA misses women’s big air final

LIVIGNO, Italy – The United States won’t have an entrant in the women’s big air snowboarding final, as all three Americans failed to match together two runs strong enough make it out of evening qualifying on Feb. 8 at Livigno Snow Park.

Out of the 29 competitors in the field, the top 12 qualified for the final on the basis of three runs, with the best two scores counting.

Team USA’s Lily Dhawornvej, at only 16 years old, finished 20th after opening with a stellar 83.75. But from there, she didn’t fare better than a 58 on two shaky jumps, ending up with a 141.75 total, shy of the 153.50 cut line.

Similarly, USA teammate Hahna Norman scored an 82 on her second attempt, but crashed on her third, shrugging on screen as she awaited a score that wouldn’t be enough to advance. Norman ended up 28th with a 93.50 total.

The last remaining American hopeful, Jessica Perlmutter, went into her final run needing a big score to boost an opening 77. But she also couldn’t land her jump, falling face-first to place 23th with a 132.25.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand took first in the qualifying with a 172.25, scoring at least an 82.25 on all three runs. 

– Gentry Estes, Nashville Tennessean

Amber Glenn makes 2026 Winter Olympics debut in team event

Amber Glenn, the No. 3-ranked figure skater in the world, was a bit shaky in her figure skating team event routine, although she still managed to score a 138.62, which ranks third among women single skaters in the event.

Her score keeps Team USA tied-for first place of the team event standings with Japan heading into the men’s free skate portion, where Ilia Malinin will compete. She finishes behind Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto (148.62) and Georgia’s Anastasiia Gubanova (140.17) in the women’s free skate.

Team USA needs Malinin to win the men’s free skate in order to win gold.

Corey Thiesse and Korey Dropkin advance to next round of mixed doubles curling

History has been made in mixed doubles curling for Team USA!

Corey and Korey have advanced to the playoff round of the mixed doubles curling at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after having gone 6-2 in round-robin play. It’s the first time Team USA has advanced to the playoffs.

Team USA heads into the playoffs in second place in the standings, only behind Great Britain, who beat the U.S. pair on Saturday. The other loss for Team USA came on Saturday against the Republic of Korea.

Usha Vance taking in figure skating competition with son

According to a White House Press Pool reporter, Second Lady Usha Vance is now at Sunday night’s team event figure skating competition with her son, Ewan Vance. Vice President JD Vance is not with the second family at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.

JD Vance takes in men’s 5,000 meter speed skating event with Apolo Ohno

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, continue to take in the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. The latest event for the second family was the men’s 5,000 meter speed skating event on Sunday, which they took in with Olympic medal-winning speed skater Apolo Ohno, who is part of the U.S. delegation at the Winter Games, according to a White House Press Pool report.

Auston Matthews named Team USA hockey captain

Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews was named captain of the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team, a position he also held at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Other NHL players named as captains on Sunday included Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby (Canada), Colorado’s Gabriel Landeskog (Sweden) and Anaheim’s Mikael Granlund (Finland). Five-time Olympian Roman Cervenka, who plays in the Czech league, will be captain of the Czech team. – Mike Brehm

Breezy Johnson breaks Olympic gold medal

U.S. skier Breezy Johnson accidentally broke her Olympic gold medal from Sunday’s women’s downhill, as the piece that attaches her medal and the ribbon that holds it broke from jumping up and down celebrating her first Olympic medal. Johnson’s gold medal was Team USA’s first gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics as well.

‘It’s definitely heavy. Heavier than I expected,’ Johnson said. ‘I think that’s maybe why it broke.

‘It’s not crazy broken, but it’s a little broken.’

Click here to read more of Nancy Armour’s story.

Team Poland shows off pierogi plushie

Move on over, Flat Stanley, because it’s plushie time!

Team Poland has brought a pierogi plushie (yes, it looks delicious) with them to the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, and it appears it will be making quite the rounds around the Olympic grounds from one event venue to another.

IOC President sends message to Lindsey Vonn

IOC President Kirsty Coventry issued a message to Lindsey Vonn following her crash during Sunday’s women’s downhill medal event: ‘Dear Lindsey, we’re all thinking of you. You are an incredible inspiration, and will always be an Olympic champion.‘

Coventry is among many reacting to Vonn’s crash and lifting her up.

Corey Thiesse and Korey Dropkin move to 5-2 in mixed doubles curling

After an underwhelming Saturday at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, Team USA’s Corey Thiesse and Korey Dropkin picked up a win on Sunday against Estonia, moving to 5-2 in mixed doubles curling round-robin play. 

Breezy Johnson on Lindsey Vonn’s injury: ‘Can’t imagine the pain that she’s going through’

U.S. skier Breezy Johnson saw Lindsey Vonn’s crash from the hot seat in Cortina, as she raced seven spots ahead of Vonn on Sunday in the women’s downhill.

‘I can’t imagine the pain that she’s going through,’ Johnson, who won gold in the women’s downhill, said. We can deal with physical pain. But the emotional pain is something else. And I wish her the best, and I hope that this isn’t the end.’

Casey Dawson out of medal contention in men’s 5,000m

American speed skater Casey Dawson finished the 5,000 meters in 6:11.88, which will keep him off the podium. He placed eighth.

Norway’s Sander Eitrem won the gold medal after setting an Olympic record in 6:03.95 and Czechia’s Metodej Jilek took silver with a time of 6:06.48. Italy’s Riccardo Lorello got the bronze after edging teammate Davide Ghiotto by 0.35 seconds (6:09.22 to 6:09.57).

Lindsey Vonn update: ‘Stable condition’

U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team provided a very positive update on Lindsey Vonn’s status after her crash during the women’s downhill on Sunday.

2026 Winter Olympics medal count

Note: Last updated at 2:41 p.m. ET

1. Italy — 8 (1 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze)
2. Norway — 6 (3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
T3. Japan — 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
T3. Austria — 3 (1 gold, 2 silver)
T3. Germany — 3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
T6. Czechia — 2 (1 gold, 1 silver)
T6. France — 2 (1 gold, 1 silver)
T6. Sweden — 2 (1 gold, 1 silver)
T9. United States — 1 (1 gold)
T9. Switzerland — 1 (1 gold)
T9. Republic of Korea — 1 (1 silver)
T9. Slovenia — 1 (1 silver)
T9. Bulgaria — 1 (1 bronze)
T9. Canada — 1 (1 bronze)
T9. People’s Republic of China — 1 (1 bronze)

Casey Dawson prepares for 5,000m speedskating final

MILAN, Italy — U.S. speed skater Casey Dawson is getting ready to compete in the men’s 5,000m. Dawson, a 25-year-old from Utah, won an Olympic bronze medal in the team pursuit at the 2022 Beijing Games.

‘Last Olympics was kind of a trial run for me, and the whole COVID-19 pandemic tainted the experience,’ Dawson said at a Team USA news conference Feb. 4, according to Olympics.com. — Josh Peter

US tops Estonia in mixed doubles curling

The American duo of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin snapped a two-game losing streak by beating Estonia 5-3 in mixed doubles curling.

With the match tied at 3 in the seventh of eight ends, the Estonians missed a takeout, allowing the U.S. to steal a point and take the lead. A similar situation transpired in the final end, resulting in the final margin of victory.

The win improves the U.S.’s record to 5-2, with a win against either Sweden (later Sunday) or Italy (on Monday) clinching them a spot in the medal round.

Karl Benjamin strips after defending gold medal

LIVIGNO — Take it off! Take it off!

Austria’s Karl Benjamin defended his gold medal in the men’s parallel giant slalom and upon crossing the finish line and unstrapping his feet from his board, he stripped off the four layers that covered his upper body.

Benjamin won his fourth medal in the event, adding to his silver from 2010, a bronze four years later and the gold he won in China four years ago.

In the small final to decide the bronze medal, Bulgaria’s Tervel Zamfirov bested Slovenia’s Tim Mastnak in a photo finish.

Bella Wright on Lindsey Vonn’s crash: ‘Last thing you want to see’

U.S. skier Bella Wright on Lindsey Vonn: ‘It looked like Lindsey had incredible speed out of that turn and she hooked her arm and it’s just over just like that. After all the preparation, after years of hard work and rehabilitation and all the things, it’s the last thing you want to see somebody go through.

‘It’s the last thing you want to see for Lindsey. But she should be really proud of everything that she has gone through to get back here. And regardless, if she got last today, if she won, she obviously crashed, whatever happened today.

‘She’s an inspiration to all of us and she should be really proud. I know it probably doesn’t feel like that right now, but I hope one day she can recognize that.’

Mikaela Shiffrin reacts to Vonn’s crash, Breezy’s gold

U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin posted on social media as she watched her teammates compete in the women’s downhill.

First when Lindsey Vonn suffered a hard crash 15 seconds into her run.

Then when Breezy Johnson became the first American woman not named Shiffrin or Vonn to win an individual medal in Alpine skiing since Julia Mancuso in 2014 (bronze in super combined).

American Breezy Johnson wins gold in women’s downhill

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — American Breezy Johnson has conquered Cortina.

The same course that ended her Olympic dreams in 2022 delivered gilded immortality Sunday, as she won the women’s downhill gold medal with a time of 1:36.10. The win came on the same day U.S. teammate Lindsey Vonn suffered a hard crash and was airlifted to a local hospital, just more than a week after she ruptured the ACL in her left knee.

Johnson skied sixth in the lineup, her time holding up as the remaining 30 skiers raced. About halfway through the remaining order, while Johnson was still in the winner’s seat, she appeared to be tearing up, probably with because it’s setting in that she would be an Olympic medalist.

Johnson also made history, becoming the first American woman not named Mikaela Shiffrin or Lindsey Vonn to win an individual medal in Alpine skiing since Julia Mancuso in 2014 (bronze in super combined). — Payton Titus

Lindsey Vonn’s crash ‘(not) result necessarily of her recent injury’

International Ski and Snowboard Federation president Johan Eliasch said Lindsey Vonn didn’t crash because of her ruptured ACL.’I don’t think the accident she had was a result necessarily of her recent injury,’ Eliasch said. ‘And that is a decision each athlete has to take themselves. That’s an individual decision. It’s not for somebody else to tell her. Of course she can listen, but knowing Lindsey, she knows her body, she knows her injuries, and she knows also what she’s capable of. So I’m sure she made a correct decision to start today.’

Lindsey Vonn airlifted after crash

Lindsey Vonn received about 15 minutes of medical attention on the hill before being airlifted. She will be evaluated by medical staff, U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team said in a statement.

Lindsey Vonn suffers hard crash in Olympic downhill

Lindsey Vonn’s hopes of winning another Olympic medal were dashed when the American star suffered a major crash early in her downhill run.

Vonn got off balance in the air off the first jump, and all her weight shifted to the backs of her skis. She tried to right herself in the air but couldn’t and crashed to the snow.

The three-time Olympic medalist remained prone in the snow, as gasps and groans fade into shocked silence from the large contingent of fans. 

Vonn is 41, and skiing with a partial replacement of her right knee. She had dominated the sport before the crash, making the podium in all five downhill races this season and winning two of them. 

American Breezy Johnson lays down top early speed

Great googly moogly Breezy Johnson. The reigning world champion in downhill threw down a blistering run that is going to force everyone else to go for broke if they want to top it.

Skiing right on the very edge, Johnson took tight lines around most of the turns and sailed on the jumps. She took the lead in the second section, then expanded it to almost a second in the third section. She came into the finish area with a spray of snow, pumping her fist at the cheering U.S. fans.

Johnson hit a top speed of 80 miles per hour in the upper part of the course, and was still hauling at almost 69 mph at the final speed marker.

‘U-S-A! U-S-A!’ ahead of women’s downhill race

Chants of U-S-A! U-S-A! already being heard 20 minutes before the start of the women’s downhill race, which includes Lindsey Vonn despite tearing her ACL in her left knee a week ago.

Cody Winters fails to qualify in snowboard parallel giant slalom

LIVINGO — Cody Winters barely missed advancing out of morning qualifying of the men’s snowboard parallel giant slalom, finishing 21st out of 32 competitors. The top 16 moved into the afternoon’s knockout round.

Winters’ time of 1:27.99 on two combined runs was just shy of the 1:27.56 cutline.

Italian riders Roland Fischnaller (1:25.13) and Aaron March (1:26.08) posted the best two qualifying times.

A 25-year-old from Colorado, Winters was the lone American in the men’s PSG. He is also set to compete in the men’s snowboard cross at these Olympics.

In the women’s PSG, USA’s Iris Pflum also failed to advance to the day’s knockout round. — Gentry Estes

Olympics schedule today

All time Eastern.

2 a.m.: Luge – Women’s Singles Runs 5 & 6 | Cortina Sliding Centre (Cortina d’Ampezzo)
3-5 a.m.: Snowboard – Women’s and Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Qualification and Elimination Runs | Livigno Snow Park (Livigno)
4:05 a.m.: Curling – Mixed Doubles Round Robin | Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium (Cortina d’Ampezzo)

NOR vs. CZE; KOR vs. EST

5:30 a.m.: Alpine Skiing – Women’s Downhill | medal event | Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre (Cortina d’Ampezzo)
6:30 a.m.: Cross-Country Skiing – Men’s 10km + 10km  Skiathlon | medal event | Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium (Val di Fiemme)
7-8:45 a.m.: Snowboard – Women’s and Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom Knockout First Round, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals | medal events | Livigno Snow Park (Livigno)
7:30 a.m.: Luge – Men’s Doubles Official Training Runs 1 & 2 | Cortina Sliding Centre (Cortina d’Ampezzo)
8:05 a.m.: Biathlon – Mixed Relay 4x6km | medal event | Anterselva Biathlon Arena (Antholz)
8:35 a.m.: Curling – Mixed Doubles Round Robin | Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium (Cortina d’Ampezzo)

CAN vs. SWE; GBR vs. SUI; USA vs. EST; ITA vs. CZE

8:46 a.m.: Luge – Women’s Doubles Official Training Runs 1 & 2 | Cortina Sliding Centre (Cortina d’Ampezzo)
10 a.m.: Speed Skating – Men’s 5000m | medal event | Milano Speed Skating Stadium (Rho, Milan)
10:30 a.m.: Ski Jumping – Women’s Normal Hill Official Training 3 | Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium
10:40 a.m.: Ice Hockey – Women’s Preliminary | SWE vs. FRA | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena
11 a.m.: Luge – Men’s Singles Runs 3 & 4 | medal event | Cortina Sliding Centre (Cortina d’Ampezzo)
1 p.m.: Ski Jumping – Men’s Normal Hill Official Training 2 | Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium
1:05 p.m.: Curling – Mixed Doubles Round Robin | Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium (Cortina d’Ampezzo)

CAN vs. KOR; SUI vs. NOR; USA vs. SWE; ITA vs. GBR

1:30 p.m.: Snowboard – Women’s Big Air Qualification Runs 1, 2, 3  | Livigno Snow Park (Livigno) 
1:30–5 p.m.: Figure Skating – Team Event | Milano Ice Skating Arena (Milan) | medal event 

Team event, Pair Skating, Free Skate: 1:30 p.m.
Team event, Women Singles Skating, Free Skate: 2:45 p.m.
Team event, Men Singles Skating, Free Skate: 3:55 p.m.

3:10 p.m.: Ice Hockey – Women’s Preliminary | CZE vs. FIN | Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena

2026 Winter Olympics TV schedule today

Peacock is streaming every event live today.

Watch Winter Olympics on Peacock

Iris Pflum does not move on in women’s snowboard parallel giant slalom competition

LIVIGNO — Team USA’s Iris Pflum failed to qualify for the knockout round of the women’s snowboard parallel giant slalom during morning runs at Livigno Snow Park.

The event’s field of 32 was cut to 16 with combined times from two runs, one each on the red and blue courses. Pflum finished 30th with a combined time of 1:40.08, meaning the 22-year-old from Minnesota wouldn’t advance to the Round of 16 later in the day. She was the lone American in the women’s PGS competition.

Summer Britcher posts fastest US time in Olympic women’s luge training

Summer Britcher posted the fastest times for the Team USA during women’s singles luge training runs at the Cortina Sliding Centre on Sunday, Feb. 8.

Britcher’s time of 53.172 seconds on her fifth run was the ninth-best time recorded during the training session, tops among the three American competitors. 

Nearly everyone on the planet, and possibly Mars, has weighed in on who they think will win Super Bowl 60.

Everyone except for the one that matters – Drake. Fans and sports bettors have been eagerly awaiting the rapper’s selection for the big game, considering the long-running ‘Drake Curse’ that hangs over sporting events.

After keeping everyone in the dark for a long time, Drake finally made his pick for the Super Bowl winner between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.

Patriots.

And in typical Drake fashion, he’s putting his money where his mouth is to the tune of a $1 million wager. If victorious, the bet would pay an additional $1.95 million, meaning the rapper would walk away with $2.95 million for about three-plus hours of football watching.

Not too shabby.

Except that Drake has proven to be on the wrong side of history time and time again. Here’s a breakdown of Drake’s bets.

Who did Drake bet to win the Super Bowl in 2026?

Drake bet the Patriots to win Super Bowl 60, placing a $1 million wager for a total payout of $2.95 million.

Drake Super Bowl betting history

According to TheDrakeCurse.com, Drake has made 11 Super Bowl bets since 2022. He is 4-7 in those bets, with the 12th wager pending in Super Bowl 60.

He successfully predicted that the Kansas City Chiefs would defeat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 58, taking home a payout of $2.3 million.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has a viral nickname, ‘Drake ‘Drake Maye’ Maye,’ that has gained popularity on social media.
Teammates and coaches, including Mike Vrabel, admit they do not understand the origin or meaning of the nickname.
Despite the confusion, players and even former Patriot Tom Brady have embraced the moniker.
Maye remains focused on team success, prioritizing a Super Bowl win over individual awards like the MVP.

FOXBOROUGH, MA –  Kayshon Boutte spoke for everybody as the New England Patriots rolled to a 33-15 victory over the New York Giants during a Dec. 1 “Monday Night Football” game. 

“(Does) anybody know what they mean when they be like Drake ‘Drake Maye’ Maye?” Boutte said while wearing a microphone in a behind-the-scenes video published by the team. “What the hell does that mean? They giving him a middle name, I guess.”

Much like the uber-viral “6-7” theme, the nickname of the Patriots’ second-year quarterback – and more importantly its origin and proliferation – comes from the realm of the unexplainable. 

On multiple occasions in December, USA TODAY Sports canvassed the Patriots’ locker room to see if anybody understood the nickname. Not a soul could point to any good reason for it. 

Not even Patriots teammates get Drake ‘Drake Maye’ Maye

“I have no clue,” quarterback Tommy DeVito told USA TODAY Sports. “I think it’s just something that caught fire on TikTok or whatever.

“I mean, all the younger dudes now on Twitter, they come up with the whole, like the ‘6-7’ or this thing. I don’t keep track of that stuff anymore, but that’s what it is.” 

The internet, social media specifically, dominates modern culture. Maye’s eponymous nickname is another example of something breaking through the clutter.

“Um, I don’t get the nickname, no,” kicker Andy Borregales told USA TODAY Sports. 

Sometimes Borregales will call the North Carolina product his newfound name, “Drake Drake Maye Maye” – but it is a mouthful. 

“It is a nice touch, makes it funny,” Borregales said. “but, you know, I don’t know what it means. 

“I don’t know how it became a thing, why it became a thing, but we love it.” 

Head coach Mike Vrabel was asked about the nickname during an appearance on local radio station WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show.” The 50-year-old said it’s simply something for a different generation to enjoy. 

“I’m not really sure,” Vrabel said about the nickname. “I just heard about it 10 seconds ago. I couldn’t even figure out ‘6-7,’ and now it’s Drake ‘Drake Maye’ Maye-Maye, I don’t know.”

“I don’t know what it is, but guys always say it … I don’t know what that really means. So yeah, I’m not sure really. Is that a thing?” said wide receiver Mack Hollins, a TikTok star in his own right.

Rookie left tackle Will Campbell, one of Maye’s closest friends on the team (evidenced by him arriving to the Bills game in a t-shirt that read “I (heart emoji) Drake Maye”), said it was already viral by the time he interrupted Maye’s postgame news conference following a 27-14 win over the New York Jets on Nov. 13. He just wanted to hop in on the fun. 

Even Tom Brady, the former New England Patriots quarterback and seven-time Super Bowl champion, endorsed the nickname by using it during a power-rankings video he made for Fox Sports.

And like Brady, Maye places a premium on the sport’s top prize: the Lombardi Trophy. Maye’s name will remain in the MVP conversation, with a prime-time matchup against two-time winner of the award Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens on “Sunday Night Football” on Dec. 21. 

“The MVP is obviously one of the big accolades for this league, and it’s something that is an honor as a player to earn that award, and I respect all the past MVPs, but I think at the end of the day, winning the Super Bowl is the biggest thing,” Maye said. “I think it’s what kind of makes this league go – is winning the big one.” 

Personal accolades are the offspring of winning. Maye understands that. 

“I hope people in that locker room,” he began before clarifying himself. “I know a lot of them feel the same way.” 

Why Drake Maye’s ‘Drake Maye’ nickname works 

If the nickname works – Maye has the Patriots in first place and on the cusp of securing a playoff berth – then what’s the harm? 

“The nickname inside the name?” Hollins, 32, said of the younger Patriots rallying around the bit. “More power to them if it’s helping them, you know?”

According to DeVito, Maye is “rolling with it” as a nickname.

“He’s just a humble guy,” said Borregales, who entered the league the same year as Maye. He added that the quarterback treats everything that comes at him with an air of “that’s cool.” 

“He’s trying to do him, be a blessing,” Borregales said.  

The latest example of that was during the Patriots’ 35-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 14, which snapped a 10-game winning streak, came during TreVeyon Henderson’s 65-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. 

After Henderson ran into a wall at the line of scrimmage and reversed course up the left side of the field, it was Maye who sprinted ahead of him for a bit and did his best to impede the path of a would-be tackler. According to Next Gen Stats, Maye ran the fastest he ever had in his career (20.58 miles per hour). 

“It’s an embodiment of who this locker room is,” center Garrett Bradbury told USA TODAY Sports.

And all Drake Maye had to do was …  be Drake Maye. Maybe it does kind of make sense.

Sports betting has increasingly become a part of the Super Bowl experience in recent seasons. While bettors love to get involved with the on-field action, novelty props are also a big part of what draws bets for the Big Game.

One of the most popular of those novelty bets each year is about the length of the national anthem.

Sportsbooks offer over/under bets revolving around the length of the pregame performance of ‘The Star Spangled Banner.’ The over is often a popular bet, as anthem singers have built a reputation for basking in the limelight and logging extended performances of the national anthem.

However, that expectation may no longer match the reality of the anthem length prop. Sportsbooks have introduced tighter lines that closely mirror the expected length of the anthem, making it harder to determine whether a performer will go over or under the total.

That’s why just six of the last 11 Super Bowls have seen the over hit on the anthem length ahead of Charlie Puth’s performance at Super Bowl 60.

How long was Puth’s ‘Star Spangled Banner’ performance at the 2026 Super Bowl? Here’s what to know about the length of Super Bowl 60’s national anthem and how it compares to others from the event’s history.

How long was the Super Bowl national anthem 2026?

The 2026 Super Bowl national anthem unofficially lasted 1 minute and 53 seconds, from the song’s first word until the end of the final note held. The over/under for the performance was set at 1 minute and 56.5 seconds, so the under ended up hitting.

What was the Super Bowl national anthem over/under?

Over 116.5 seconds
Under 116.5 seconds

Longest Super Bowl national anthem performance

Alicia Keys holds the record for the longest-ever national anthem at the Super Bowl. Her performance of ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ at Super Bowl 47 in 2013 lasted 2 minutes and 35 seconds.

Fittingly, Super Bowl 47 is also the longest Super Bowl in NFL history in terms of length. The game lasted 4 hours and 14 minutes thanks to a 34-minute second-half delay following a brief blackout at the Superdome.

Shortest Super Bowl national anthem performance

The shortest Super Bowl national anthem performance belongs to Neil Diamond. He took just 1 minute and 2 seconds to get through the anthem at Super Bowl 21 in 1987.

Super Bowl national anthem length by year

Below is a look at the length of the Super Bowl national anthem by year:

Super Bowl 59: Jon Batiste, 2:00
Super Bowl 58: Reba McEntire, 1:35
Super Bowl 57: Chris Stapleton, 2:01
Super Bowl 56: Mickey Guyton 1:51
Super Bowl 55: Eric Church & Jazmine Sullivan, 2:16
Super Bowl 54: Demi Lovato, 1:49
Super Bowl 53: Gladys Knight, 2:01
Super Bowl 52: P!nk, 1:52
Super Bowl 51: Luke Bryan, 2:04
Super Bowl 50: Lady Gaga, 2:22
Super Bowl 49: Idina Menzel, 2:04
Super Bowl 48: Renee Fleming, 2:03
Super Bowl 47: Alicia Keys, 2:36
Super Bowl 46: Kelly Clarkson, 1:34
Super Bowl 45: Christina Aguilera, 1:53
Super Bowl 44: Carrie Underwood, 1:47
Super Bowl 43: Jennifer Hudson, 2:10
Super Bowl 42: Jordin Sparks, 1:54
Super Bowl 41: Billy Joel, 1:30
Super Bowl 40: Aaron Neville and Aretha Franklin, 2:09
Super Bowl 39: U.S. Military Academy Choirs and U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, 1:53
Super Bowl 38: Beyoncé, 2:09
Super Bowl 37: The Chicks, 1:33
Super Bowl 36: Mariah Carey, 1:56
Super Bowl 35: Backstreet Boys, 1:49
Super Bowl 34: Faith Hill, 2:01
Super Bowl 33: Cher, 1:55
Super Bowl 32: Jewel, 1:27
Super Bowl 31: Luther Vandross, 1:53
Super Bowl 30: Vanessa Williams, 1:35
Super Bowl 29: Kathie Lee Gifford, 1:40
Super Bowl 28: Natalie Cole, 2:33
Super Bowl 27: Garth Brooks, 1:45
Super Bowl 26: Harry Connick Jr., 2:06
Super Bowl 25: Whitney Houston, 1:56
Super Bowl 24: Aaron Neville, 1:25
Super Bowl 23: Billy Joel, 1:26
Super Bowl 22: Herb Alpert (trumpet), 1:34
Super Bowl 21: Neil Diamond, 1:02
Super Bowl 20: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), 1:22
Super Bowl 19: San Francisco Boys/Girls Chorus, San Francisco Children’s Chorus, Piedmont Children’s Chorus, 1:21
Super Bowl 18: Barry Manilow, 1:34
Super Bowl 17: Leslie Easterbrook, 1:33
Super Bowl 16: Diana Ross, 1:38
Super Bowl 15: Helen O’Connell, 1:22
Super Bowl 14: Cheryl Ladd, 1:18
Super Bowl 13: The Colgate Thirteen, 1:19
Super Bowl 12: Phyllis Kelly, Unknown
Super Bowl 11: No national anthem (Vikki Carr sang ‘America the Beautiful’)
Super Bowl 10: Tom Sullivan, 1:54
Super Bowl 9: Grambling State Marching Band, 1:22
Super Bowl 8: Charley Pride, 1:10
Super Bowl 7: Little Angels of Chicago’s Holy Angels Church, 1:12
Super Bowl 6: U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale, 1:10
Super Bowl 5: Tommy Loy (trumpet), 1:13
Super Bowl 4: Al Hirt, 1:26
Super Bowl 3: Lloyd Geisler, 1:27
Super Bowl 2: Grambling State Marching Band, Unknown
Super Bowl 1: The Pride of Arizona, Michigan Marching Band, UCLA Choir, 1:16

Could someone’s Super Bowl 60 luck have changed with the flip of a coin?

Sometimes a coin flip can determine the momentum for a game, as has been evidenced in NFL playoff matchups in years past. Today, one of either the New England Patriots or the Seattle Seahawks will put that to the test.

With the Patriots winning the coin flip and opting to defer, they are hoping to set the tone for the rest of the matchup, and maybe all the way to a Lombardi Trophy victory.

Here’s what to know about this year’s coin toss:

Who won the Super Bowl 60 coin flip?

The Patriots won the 2026 Super Bowl coin flip after the Seahawks called tails and the coin landed on heads. New England opted to defer, meaning they will get the ball to start the second half.

Super Bowl coin flip history

Of 59 Super Bowls, the coin toss winner has gone on to win the game 26 times.

Here’s the complete history of the coin toss winner, and how it relates to the Super Bowl winner:

(Super Bowl matchup and winner | Coin toss winner | Coin toss call)

Super Bowl 1, Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10 | Packers | Heads
Super Bowl 2, Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14 | Raiders | Tails
Super Bowl 3, New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7 | Jets | Heads
Super Bowl 4, Kansas City Chiefs 23, Minnesota Vikings 7 | Vikings | Tails
Super Bowl 5, Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas Cowboys 13 | Cowboys | Tails
Super Bowl 6, Dallas Cowboys 24, Miami Dolphins 3 | Dolphins | Heads
Super Bowl 7, Miami Dolphins 14, Washington 7 | Dolphins | Heads
Super Bowl 8, Miami Dolphins 24, Minnesota Vikings 7 | Dolphins | Heads
Super Bowl 9, Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Minnesota Vikings 6 | Steelers | Tails
Super Bowl 10, Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17 | Cowboys | Heads
Super Bowl 11, Oakland Raiders 32, Minnesota Vikings 14 | Raiders | Tails
Super Bowl 12, Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10 | Cowboys | Heads
Super Bowl 13, Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31 | Cowboys | Heads
Super Bowl 14, Pittsburgh Steelers 31, Los Angeles Rams 19 | Rams | Heads
Super Bowl 15, Oakland Raiders 27, Philadelphia Eagles 10 | Eagles | Tails
Super Bowl 16,San Francisco 49ers 26, Cincinnati Bengals 21 | 49ers | Tails
Super Bowl 17, Washington 27, Miami 17 | Dolphins | Tails
Super Bowl 18, Los Angeles Raiders 38, Washington 9 | Raiders | Heads
Super Bowl 19, San Francisco 49ers 38, Miami Dolphins 16 | 49ers | Tails
Super Bowl 20,Chicago Bears 46, New England Patriots 10 | Bears | Tails
Super Bowl 21, New York Giants 39, Denver Broncos 20 | Broncos | Tails
Super Bowl 22, Washington 42, Denver Broncos 10 | Washington | Heads
Super Bowl 23, San Francisco 49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16 | 49ers | Tails
Super Bowl 24, San Francisco 49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10 | Broncos | Heads
Super Bowl 25, New York Giants 20, Buffalo Bills 19 | Bills | Heads
Super Bowl 26, Washington 37, Buffalo Bills 24 | Washington | Heads
Super Bowl 27, Dallas Cowboys 52, Buffalo Bills 17 | Bills | Heads
Super Bowl 28, Dallas Cowboys 30, Buffalo 13 | Cowboys | Tails
Super Bowl 29 San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26 | 49ers | Heads
Super Bowl 30 Dallas Cowboys 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 17 | Cowboys | Tails
Super Bowl 31, Green Bay Packers 35, New England Patriots 21 | Patriots | Heads
Super Bowl 32, Denver Broncos 31, Green Bay Packers 24 | Packers | Tails
Super Bowl 33, Denver Broncos 34, Atlanta Falcons 19 | Falcons | Tails
Super Bowl 34, St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16 | Rams | Tails
Super Bowl 35,Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7 | Giants | Tails
Super Bowl 36, New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17 | Rams | Heads
Super Bowl 37,Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21 | Buccaneers | Tails
Super Bowl 38, New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29 | Panthers | Tails
Super Bowl 39, New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21 | Eagles | Tails
Super Bowl 40, Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10 | Seahawks | Tails
Super Bowl 41,Indianapolis Colts 29, Chicago Bears 17 | Bears | Heads
Super Bowl 42, New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 | Giants | Tails
Super Bowl 43, Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23 | Cardinals | Heads
Super Bowl 44,New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts | Saints | Heads
Super Bowl 45, Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25 | Packers | Heads
Super Bowl 46, New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17 | Patriots | Heads
Super Bowl 47, Baltimore Ravens 34, San Francisco 49ers 31 | Ravens | Heads
Super Bowl 48, Seattle Seahawks 48, Denver Broncos 8 | Seahawks | Tails
Super Bowl 49, New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24 | Seahawks | Tails
Super Bowl 50, Denver Broncos 24, Carolina Panthers 10 | Panthers | Tails
Super Bowl 51, New England Patriots 34, Atlanta Falcons 28 | Falcons | Tails
Super Bowl 52, Philadelphia Eagles 41, New England Patriots 33 | Patriots | Heads
Super Bowl 53, New England Patriots 13, Los Angeles Rams 3 | Rams | Tails
Super Bowl 54, Kansas City Chiefs 31, San Francisco 49ers 20 | 49ers | Tails
Super Bowl 55, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, Kansas City Chiefs 9 | Chiefs | Heads
Super Bowl 56, Los Angeles Rams 23, Cincinnati Bengals 20 | Bengals | Heads
Super Bowl 57, Kansas City Chiefs 38, Philadelphia Eagles 35 | Chiefs | Tails
Super Bowl 58, Kansas City Chiefs 25, San Francisco 49ers 22 | Chiefs | Heads
Super Bowl 59, Philadelphia Eagles 40, Kansas City Chiefs 22 | Chiefs | Tails