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On the final day of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games, Eileen Gu defends her ski halfpipe title to add to six Olympic medals, Germany pursues a four-man bobsled medal sweep, and the United States and Canada meet in the men’s hockey gold final, with Jessica Diggins competing in her last Olympic race as organizers hail a successful Games ahead of the closing ceremony.
Germany’s Laura Nolte and Lisa Buckwitz moved into the lead in the two-woman bobsled after Run 2 at Milan Cortina 2026, with Kaillie Humphries of the USA in 3rd after initially leading Run 1; Nolte and brakewoman Deborah Levi pulled away, while Humphries remains close at 0.23 seconds behind. Defending champion Meyers Taylor had a costly mistake on Run 2, dropping to 12th, and Kaysha Love sits 5th after Run 2. The event continues with Run 3 and the final runs on Saturday.
Anna Gibson will become the first American to compete in ski mountaineering at Milan-Cortina 2026 after switching from track, while Jadin O’Brien, a former NCAA heptathlete, competes in two-woman bobsled with Elana Meyers Taylor as a teammate; both athletes pivoted from Summer Olympic ambitions, faced a January sled crash, and O’Brien plans to return to heptathlon and chase the 2028 Games.
Jadin O’Brien, who endured a severe childhood linked to PANDAS, recovered with medical treatment and, after excelling as a Notre Dame pentathlete, reinvented herself as a U.S. Olympic bobsled push, recruited by Elana Meyers Taylor, while becoming a vocal advocate for PANDAS awareness.
Elana Meyers Taylor won Olympic gold in the inaugural women’s monobob at Cortina 2026, finishing 0.04 seconds ahead of Laura Nolte after Nolte stumbled on the final run; Kaillie Humphries earned bronze and Kaysha Love finished seventh, with Meyers Taylor becoming the oldest U.S. woman to win a Winter Olympic medal.
Elana Meyers Taylor wins her first Olympic gold in women’s monobob at age 41, tying the U.S. Winter Olympic medal record and becoming the oldest U.S. Winter Olympic gold medalist; USA’s women’s hockey team defeats Sweden 5-0 behind a stout defense and goalie Aerin Frankel to reach the gold-medal game; Canadian star Marie-Philip Poulin becomes the all-time leading Olympic goal-scorer in women’s hockey with her 20th, setting up a rematch with the U.S.; Italy hands the U.S. a 7-2 upset in women’s curling, ending a three-match win streak as the U.S. navigates remaining round-robin play and playoff qualification.
Kris Horn drove a four-man bobsled solo in St. Moritz after his teammates failed to enter the sled at the start. With no weight or brakes until the end, he hit about 75 mph, crossed the finish line, and used the brake handles to stop. No serious injuries were reported, though teammate Powell was briefly sore; Horn had crashed the day before in the two-man event, and Rager replaced Vissering on the four-man. One World Cup weekend remains before the Milan Cortina Olympics, with Horn expected to be named to the Olympic team.
Kaillie Humphries Armbruster, a 40-year-old American bobsledder and mother, won her first World Cup race since becoming a mom, ending Germany's 20-race winning streak and demonstrating that age and motherhood do not limit athletic achievement, with her sights set on the 2026 Olympics.