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Live updates from the Winter Olympics with Team GB seeking more medals as officials hope for weather improvements for outside events.

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The final day of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics has arrived with yet more medals up for grabs in the coming hours.

It was heartbreak in the curling as Team GB's men came away with silver after a tense match against Canada on Saturday evening. There is still a chance for gold today, however.

Zoe Atkin is in action this morning after the Freestyle skiing Women's halfpipe was postponed yesterday

US President Donald Trump was expected to be in attendance for the final of the ice hockey later today as USA take on Canada and could be present for the closing ceremony. Will he receive a better reception than JD Vance?

Or perhaps not, with his Sunday schedule, seemingly not including a trip to Italy.

To stay across all of it, keep your eyes on this page for live updates throughout the day...

Team GB inspire a nation

Team GB have inspired a nation following their record-breaking day at the Winter Olympics.

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale snatched gold in the mixed team snowboarding before Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker did likewise in the mixed team skeleton.

It was the first time Britain has claimed two gold medals in the same day.

And that appears to have inspired many back home as searches around 'alpine skiing' is up 1,500% and searches for 'last minute ski holidays' have doubled.

This comes as new data from Visa, the Official Payment Technology Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, has found that seven in ten Brits (69%) say the Winter Games is inspiring them to take part in winter sports.

Bronze for Atkin

More than 93 required for silver, more than 94.75 for gold. Atkin gets through a tidy run and now we wait.

It's 92.5, so close but so far.

Bronze isn't bad though, is it? Nice work

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Task gets tougher

Gu's third run goes well and improves her gold medal position score to bag a 94.75

Can Atkin pull out something special?

Into third

Atkin delivered some massive air in her third run, but it wasn't enough to beat her first run score. The Brit kicked things up a notch but she crashes hard.

Li Fanghui of China earlier nipped into second with a 91.50.

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Gu lands a run

After failing on her first, Atkin's rival hits back. Not as much amplitude as the Brit perhaps but she flies into first.

94.

It's going to be a tense finale.

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First run in the bag

It looked good and was described as 'solid'. Straight into first place with 90.5.

Can't complain.

Defending champ Eileen Gu in eighth currently.

Atkin plea

Zoe Atkin's sister, Izzy, is excited to see the ski star making her name. Though, Izzy is no slouch, she won Great Britain's first Olympic medal on skis with her slopestyle bronze in 2018.

"It's cool to see my sister follow in my footsteps but also create her own path and make her own name for herself," she told BBC

"She'll be feeling really nervous but also really excited. She's been skiing so well this week and this whole season and I think she'll carry that momentum into the season. She knows how to do it but she just has to do it now.

"We just want her to land!"

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Underway

Bobsleigh and Cross-Country Skiing 50km are in action, and the freestyle skiers are warming up.

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Curling reaction

Team GB's skipper Bruce Mouat was left devastated after falling at the final hurdle.

"I'm just a bit shocked,"he said. "We felt like we were the better team there.

"Regardless of the result, the amount of people that have come out to support us and messaged us from back home.

"They boys and I love our sport. We want people to come and join our sport. If we can take anything away from this week, as well as the silver medal, it's being able to inspire people."

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Closing ceremony

At 19:00 the Closing Ceremony of the XXV Winter Olympic Games takes place in the iconic Arena, a Roman amphitheatre in Verona.

Milan Cortina will say farewell and perform the traditional handover to the team from the French Alps, where the 2030 Games will be held.

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Coming up Trumps?

Donald Trump will not attend the men’s hockey gold-medal final in Milan despite earlier preparations.

Updated information from Washington confirmed that the president will remain at the White House on Sunday, where two scheduled meetings at 8:00 am and 12:00 pm conflict with the game at the Santa Giulia Arena.

Security planning had already begun and Air Force One was said to be ready for short-notice travel if the Americans reached the final. Instead, officials indicated domestic priorities prevented the visit, including an escalating legal dispute tied to tariff policy that required the president’s presence in Washington.

Communication relayed through the U.S. consulate in Milan confirmed the withdrawal while noting contingency arrangements technically remain in place in case of any sudden change, according to Corriere Della Sera.

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Good morning!

Back for a final time, and gold could be on the menu!

Zoe Atkin and the halfpipe final are due to get underway around 9.30 this morning.

Men's four-man bobsleigh (09:00-12:20); Women's cross-country 50km mass start (09:00-12:35); Women's curling (12:05-13:35); Men's ice hockey (12:40-15:40) also remain.

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Latest medal table

Here's how the medal table looks ahead of the final day of action tomorrow:

1. Norway - 18 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze

2. USA - 11 gold, 12 silver, 9 bronze

3. Netherlands - 10 gold. 7 silver, 3 bronze

4. Italy - 10 gold, 6 silver, 14 bronze

5. France - 8 gold, 9 silver, 6 bronze

6. Germany - 7 gold, 9 silver, 8 bronze

7. Switzerland - 6 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze

8. Sweden - 6 gold, 6 silver, 4 bronze

9. Austria - 5 gold, 8 silver, 5 bronze

10. Japan - 5 gold, 7 silver, 12 bronze

Team GB sit in 15th position, having won three golds and one silver.

More medal hopes tomorrow

After the heartbreak of the curling final, Team GB have another medal hope tomorrow as Zoe Atkin goes in the freeski halfpipe final.

The 23-year-old qualified for the final in first place, ahead of China's Eileen Gu. Atkin is the current World champion after claiming gold in Engadin last year.

The final was due to take place tonight, but heavy snow in Livigno has seen it rescheduled for 9:45am tomorrow morning.

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Tears after the final

Team GB suffered heartbreak in the men's curling final against Canada, falling to a 6-9 defeat. Speaking to the BBC afterwards, both Bruce Mouat and Grant Hardie broke down in tears. Interviewer JJ Chalmers moved between the two, giving each of them a moment to compose themselves.

Captain Bruce Mouat said: "I’m a bit in shock. We felt like we were the better team there. I don’t know what to say. Regardless of the result, the incredible thing we will take away is the amount of people who have come out to support us and have messaged us from back home.

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Heartbreak for Team GB

The last end didn't go as planned, with Canada coming out as 9-6 winners.

It's heartbreak again for Team GB, who will have to settle for silver for the second time in three games.

Into the closing stages

That was a frustrating end for GB, where shots weren't quite hitting their target.

Canada were close to scoring four, but their stone rolled out, meaning that they had the three.

It means that GB have to score two in the final end.

Two ends to go

Team GB took one from the eighth end to take a 6-5 lead into the ninth end.

It will be interesting to see how Canada approaches this end, and if they attempt to blank it.

Canada draw it level

Brad Jacobs has drawn it level for Canada but it's very much Team GB's advantage.

GB 5-5 Canada (after seven ends)

Jackie Lockhart reaction

Four-time Olympic curler Jackie Lockhart said on BBC Two: "That was a great, great shot [to finish the end], the Team GB fans were loving that.

"He had to pass that guard by hardly anything, look how cool it was. The team themselves are pumped, which is great."

GB go ahead!

What a shot from Team GB to reclaim the lead!

A clutch moment from captain Bruce Mouat as things really start to heat up.

GB 5-4 Canada (seventh end).

At the halfway point

Canada attempted to blank the end, but ended up making a mistake with the final stone to score a point.

While it might seem a bad thing for GB, in the world of curling it's actually good news.

While Canada leads 4-3, it means that GB retain the crucial hammer in the 6th, 8th and 10th ends.

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GB draw level

That's the fourth end over, and GB have taken one from the end, which has seen a couple of little mistakes made.

After four ends, the score is tied at 3-3.

End three score

The third end has seen Canada take two. The score is now 3-2 to Canada.

It feels like the lead will change hands several more times before the end of this match.

GB now have the hammer going into the fourth.

Team GB advantage

Team GB have taken an advantage after two ends.

They controlled the second end and took a score of two, which has given them a 2-1 lead over their opponents.

After End one

End one is over, and Team GB have limited Canada to just one point.

GB now get the Hammer for the second end as they look to get a score on the board.

GB going for gold

All of the buildup is complete, and the teams are out.

It's who comes out on top over 10 ends.

Canada have the hammer in the first end and Team GB have just delivered the first stone.

Here we go

It's almost time for the men's curling gold medal match between Team GB and Canada.

There has already been a lot of drama around the Canadian team, with Marc Kennedy involved in a heated exchange with Swedish player Oskar Eriksson.

Kennedy was accused of double touching the stones after releasing the handle, with images appearing to show him touching them with his finger.

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Women's mass start speed skating medals

Earlier, the medals were decided in the women's mass start speed skating event, with Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands taking gold. Viktor Hald Thorup of Denmark took silver, with Andrea Giovanni taking bronze.

Medals

1. Jorrit Bergsma (NED) 68 sprint points

2. Viktor Hald Thorup (DEN) 47 sprint points

3. Andrea Giovanni (ITA) 21 sprint points

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Curling history

We are not too far away from the gold medal match in the men's curling event, where Team GB are looking to make history.

Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Hammy McMillan Jr, and Bobby Lammie are looking to become the first GB men's team to win the event since the inaugural Winter Olympics back in 1924.

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Another freeski halfpipe announcement

Not long after the latest announcement, it has now been confirmed that the women's freeski halfpipe, featuring Zoe Atkin has been postponed until tomorrow (Sunday).

The event was originally scheduled to take place at 6:30pm tonight, before being pushed back to 8pm.

But the snow in Livigno means that it has now been pushed back by a day.

Canada secure curling bronze

Canada have secured the bronze medal in the Women's Curling team event, with a 10-7 win over North American rivals USA.

After an exchange of one each over the first five ends, two scores of three in both the sixth and eighth end for Canada proved decisive. Canada secured the win with a score of two in the 10th and final end.

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Women's halfpipe final delayed

Heavy snow in Livigno has raised doubts about whether the women's freeski halfpipe event will go ahead. The event, featuring Team GB's Zoe Atkin, was due to start at 6:30pm.

In a further update, it has been confirmed that the event will start at 8pm, 90 minutes later than the first scheduled time.

What lies ahead

There is still plenty of action today, with GB guaranteed at least one medal, although there is hope for more:

6pm - Two-woman bobsleigh (GB's Adele Nicoll/Ashleigh Nelson)

6:05pm - Men's curling gold medal match (GB Vs Canada)

6:30pm - Women's freeski halfpipe final (GB's Zoe Atkin)

Team GB on Bobsleigh crash

Team GB sit seventh after two heats in the four-man bobsleigh event, with all eyes on the remaining two heats tomorrow for their chance to win a medal.

They had to sit on the sidelines to see some worrying crashes for both Austria and France, however. Crewman Greg Cackett was asked by the BBC about the dangers of the event following those crashes and said: "It is a dangerous sport.

"Thankfully, the boys came back to the changing room so his crew are OK. Jakob [pilot Mandlbauer] is in hospital but he can move, he seems to be alright.

"It's a serious thing. We're here to compete but we're all mates and we never want to see people go down or their Olympic experience ending that way. Hopefully they're all OK and can go again tomorrow."

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Kamila Sellier issues injury update after blade to the face

Polish speed skater Kamila Sellier has issued an update from a hospital bed after taking a blade to the face in the women's 1500m at the Winter Olympics on Friday evening.

She was caught by a stray blade upon falling to the ice alongside Ariana Fontana of Italy and USA's Kristen Santos-Griswold.

Medics quickly rushed to the scene where she was treated for a deep cut to the face and Sellier has now provided an update.

She wrote on Instagram: "I know that one day i’ll look at this picture and remember that i’m stronger than i ever believed. thank you for all your words of support, just wanted to let you know that i’m doing quite okay."

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Kamila Sellier has issued an injury update after scary injury (Image: (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP via Getty Images))

Ski Mountaineering medal

France's Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet have landed gold in the Ski Mountaineering mixed relay. They overcame Switzerland's pairing of Marianne Fatton and Jon Kistler, who took silver, and Spain's Ana Alonso and Oriol Cardona, who landed Bronze.

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Musgrave with it all to do

While Great Britain wait for their run in heat two, the 50km cross-country is close to completion.

Multiple gold medal-winner Klaebo is in the lead and looking for another to his collection, he makes up the Norwegian trio.

Musgrave is up to sixth and needs a big push in the final 5km to get himself among the medal.

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Worrying scenes in the four-man Bobsleigh

We're back underway on the course at Milano Cortina.

Worrying scenes for the Austrian four-man team after ending up upside down following a high-speed crash.

Three of the team appeared to come away relatively unscathed but it has been reported that driver Jakob Mandlbauer was left worse off from the incident - requiring medical attention before being stretchered off.

Bobsleigh driver receives urgent medical attention after horrifying Winter Olympics crash

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Delay in Bobsleigh after crash

There will be a delay in the Bobsleigh after the Austrian team came over during their second run.

The crew appear to be okay, medical team are on the scene but it appears driver Jakob Mandlbauer remains on the ice.

There will be concussion tests for the rest of the riders.

As a result of not completing the run, Austria have been disqualified.

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Musgrave chasing down Norwegian trio

Approaching an hour in the 50km cross-country.

Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget is the current leader in the Norwegian top three.

From a Team GB perspective, Andrew Musgrave is in seventh as he chases down the leading pack with Joe Davies in 14th.

The Bobsleigh second heat is also about to get underway, in reverse order this time, meaning Team GB will be one of the final teams to step foot on the ice.

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Another medal opportunity for Team GB

We are minutes away from the scheduled beginning of the Men's 50km mass start cross-country skiing.

Andrew Musgrave is bib nine.

He came 12th in this race four years ago.

Joe Davies is the other Team GB athlete involved.

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo is the reigning cross-country World Cup champion and, you would think, hot favourite to claim gold here.

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Team GB in bronze medal position after heat one

So far, so good for Great Britain in the Bobsleigh.

They started strong and have maintained their place in the bronze medal place so far.

Germany have a 1-2 with 53.91 and 54.30, respectively.

GB come in narrowly behind at 54.39, their closest challengers are Switzerland 2 (54.49), Germany 3 (54.51), Switzerland 1 (54.53) and Italy 1 (54.55).

United States 2 are the 27th and final team to close heat one.

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Freestyle skiing mixed team aerials coming up

The freestyle skiing mixed team aerials final is set to take place in the next 10 minutes.

The grid features Kazakhstan, Australia, Ukraine, Switzerland, Canada and China.

The United States took gold four years ago, ahead of China and Canada.

It was Ashley Caldwell, Christopher Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld in 2022, but this time around, Kalia Kuhn, Connor Curran and Christopher Lillis are all looking for their own Olympic history.

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Strong start from Brad Hall and Team GB in the Bobsleigh

A third Winter Olympics for Brad Hall.

They finished fourth here in November.

It's the third-best run; they are nine-tenths behind the early pace-setters - a great first run from Brad Hall.

All smiles from the Team GB team, their next heat is around an hour away.

Austria are up next and it is a disasterous start.

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Germany setting the pace

Germany set a track record with their first run, 53.91 to start off the heat.

They have set the tone there.

The greatest of all time is now up, Francesco Friedrich.

In the next run, the second Germany team set a start record.

Friedrich looking for his 244th medal but they finish four-tenths of a second behind their counterparts.

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Team GB's Bobsleigh run coming up

There is a medal opportunity coming up for Great Britain in the four-man Bobsleigh.

It's heat one and Britain are scheduled to feature in the fourth run after Germany's one, two and three.

It'll be the first of four heats.

The squad features former sprinters, a decathlete, a shot putter, a Royal Marine and a former police officer.

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History makers

‌Johannes Dale-Skjevdal ‌created history on Friday after he won the men's 15-kilometre biathlon mass start ‌to secure Norway's 17th gold.

It surpasses the previous record, set by the Norweigans four years ago.

The medal tally is as follows:

Norway — 17 gold, 10 silver, 10 bronze

USA — 10 gold, 12 silver, 7 bronze

Italy — 9 gold, 5 silver, 13 bronze

Netherlands — 8 gold, 7 silver, 3 bronze

Germany — 6 gold, 8 silver, 8 bronze

France — 6 gold, 8 silver, 5 bronze

Switzerland — 6 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze

Sweden — 6 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze

Austria — 5 gold, 8 silver, 5 bronze

Japan — 5 gold, 7 silver, 12 bronze

Canada — 4 gold, 5 silver 8 bronze

China — 4 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze

South Korea — 3 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze

Australia — 3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze

Great Britain — 3 gold

Czechia — 2 gold, 2 silver

Slovenia — 2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze

Spain — 1 gold, 1 bronze

Brazil, Kazakhstan — 1 gold

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Good morning!

Hello and welcome, the penultimate day of this enthralling Winter Olympics.

Norway sit top of the standings in the medal race after picking up a record-breaking 17th gold.

USA are chasing them down.

We have Bobsleigh, Freestyle skiing and Curling to come.

Donald Trump Winter Olympics visit set as USA storm into men's hockey final

All eyes are now on Donald Trump as the United States men's ice hockey team have effectively booked their place in Sunday's gold medal as they are leading 5-0 against Slovakia two-thirds of the way through their semi-final. President Trump will reportedly attend the final and, potentially, the closing ceremony.

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Winter Olympics star has face slashed by skate in horrific race accident

Kamila Sellier required immediate treatment on the ice following a horrifying accident at the Winter Olympics on Friday, which left the speed skater with a slash on her face. The Polish athlete was taking part in the quarter-finals of the women's 1500 metres when she, Italy's Ariana Fontana and USA's Kristen Santos-Griswold collided and went to ground.

Winter Olympics star has face slashed by skate in horrific race accident

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The Netherlands win another short-track speed skating gold as Winter Olympics dominance continues

The Netherlands won the men's 5000m short-track speed skating relay final in style, continuing their dominance in the sport. That medal is Jens van 't Wout's fourth of these Games, three gold and the other bronze. Relay silver goes to South Korea, while Italy add another medal with the bronze.

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Switzerland win curling bronze after battering Norway a day after being beaten in Team GB semi-final

The first medal of the men's curling competition has gone to Switzerland after they won 9-1 against Norway in the bronze medal match. A day after losing to Team GB in the semi-finals, having won all nine of their round-robin matches, they have bounced back this evening to still medal.

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Switzerland won 9 of their 11 matches at these Winter Olympics, but won bronze, not gold or silver (Image: Getty)

Team USA win men's freeski halfpipe final after another extraordinary Winter Olympics final

Alex Ferreira is finally a halfpipe Olympic gold medallist, having won bronze four years ago and silver in 2018. Estonia also won its first medal of these Games, with Henry Sildaru winning silver, while Brendan Mackay of Canada came third. Team GB's Gus Kenworthy came sixth, with Benjamin Lynch of Ireland eighth.

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Third time lucky for Alex Ferreira at the Winter Olympics after finally winning halfpipe gold medal (Image: Getty)

Team GB men's freeski halfpipe medal chances over after Gus Kenworthy falls in Olympic final

Gus Kenworthy fell in his final run of the men's freeski halfpipe final after being too heavy on the tail of his skis. The 34-year-old reversed his retirement to compete at these Winter Olympics, and will almost certainly not be back in four years time, but will always have the moment when he was in gold-medal position during the second runs.

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Gus Kenworthy fell during his final run to end any hopes of a men's freeski halfpipe medal for GB (Image: Getty)

Team GB's Gus Kenworthy moves into gold-medal position with second run in the men's freeski halfpipe

Gus Kenworthy is in gold-medal position after scoring 84.75 in his second run of the men's freeski halfpipe final. After scoring just six in his first, the Team GB skier managed to put together a clean run next time around to take the top spot with another one to go.

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Gus Kenworthy was happy with his second run and moved into first place with one more final run to go (Image: Getty)

Canada come from 2-0 down to win men's ice hockey semi-final 3-2 and they reach the gold medal match

Canada are the first team to book their place in the men's ice hockey gold medal match after coming from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against Finland. Sunday's final will see them face either Slovakia or the United States, and playing the latter would be a rematch of the women's final.

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Canada have won the men's ice hockey tournament at nine Olympic Games, two more than any other team (Image: Getty)

Sidney Crosby-less Canada equalise in ice hockey semi-final against Finland midway through the third

Canada and Finland are drawing 2-2 in their men's ice hockey semi-final midway through the third period, with under 10 minutes left to play. The 2014 Olympic champions, which was the last time before these Games that NHL players competed, needed overtime in the quarter-finals and are without their injured captain, Sidney Crosby.

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Canada captain Sidney Crosby is not playing the semi against Finland because of a lower-body injury (Image: Getty)

Women's 1500m speed skating result

Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong of the Netherlands has taken gold in the Women's 1500m speed skating, in what is the fifth games in a row in which the nation has won the event.

She finished ahead of Ragne Wiklund who won silver and Valerie Maltais who won bronze.

Women's 1500m speed skating medals

1. Atoinette Rijpma-de Jong (NED) - 1:54.09

2. Ragne Wiklund (NOR) - 1:54.15

3. Balerie Maltais (CAN) 1:54.40

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Paralympics boycott grows

Lithuania has become the latest nation to announce plans to boycott the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony, joining a growing protest over Russia's participation in the competition. Russian athletes will be permitted to compete under their national flag at the event, marking the first time this has been allowed since the country's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Their suspension was implemented in 2023, separate from the ban imposed ahead of the 2020 Games due to doping violations. Despite the ban, selected Russian and Belarusian athletes, who were also impacted by the suspension, have been granted permission to compete as neutral athletes under the Olympic flag - but now the national flags will return. Lithuania, along with Poland and Ukraine, have made their position clear on the issue.

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Curling semi-finals results

The semi-finals of the women's team's curling have both been completed with Sweden and Switzerland progressing to the gold medal match. 

Sweden overcame Canada 3-6, with Switzerland beating USA 4-7. 

Both semi-finals finished within a few seconds of each other. 

Canada and USA will take place in the bronze medal match at 1:05pm tomorrow afternoon, while the gold medal match will take place at 10:05am on Sunday morning. 

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Catastrophic incident avoided

A catastrophic injury was narrowly avoided at the Winter Olympics when Nordic combined skier Ben Loomis was struck by track equipment whilst accelerating down a 370-foot ski jump ramp.

Loomis competed in the men's Olympic Nordic combined team sprint at the Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium, where officials deployed leaf blowers to clear snow from the in-run hill to ensure consistent speeds and a safe surface. As the 27-year-old pushed off from the start bar and built up speed, one of the blowers was not removed in time. It struck the Team USA star on the shoulder as he descended almost immediately into his run.

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Finley Melville Ives update

Representatives of Finley Melville Ives have delivered an update on the halfpipe world champion after his heavy fall during qualification. 

He was quickly attended to by medics before being stretchered off for further assessment. 

"For those asking... Fin is with his family and being assessed by medical professionals," his representatives wrote. "He is stable and positive. Thanks for the love."

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More medals for Norway after one-two in the men's 15km mass start biathlon

Johannes Dale-Skjevdal has comfortably won the men's 15km mass start biathlon in a time of 39:17.1.

Sturla Holm Laegreid came 10.5 seconds behind his Norwegian teammate to complete a one-two for the medal table leaders.

France's Quentin Fillon Maillet came a further 15.1 seconds behind to complete the podium.

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Johannes Dale-Skjevdal won Norway a record-breaking 17th gold medal for Norway at a Winter Olympics (Image: Getty)

Men's Aerials final result

China's Wang Xindi has won gold in the final of the men's Aerials, just a few days after his wife achieved the same feat in the women's event. 

He beat off competition from Noe Roth of Norway and China's Li Tianma. 

Men's Aerials medals 

1. Wang Xindi (CHN) - 132.60

2. Noe Roth (NOR) - 131.58

3. Li Tianma (CHN) - 123.93

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Men's Aerials super final confirmed

The athletes going into the super final for the men's Aerials have been confirmed. 

Scores are now reset with athletes battling it out for the medals. 

Noe Roth (Switzerland) - 131.56 Pirmin Werner (Switzerland) - 127.50 Qi Guangpu (China) - 121.68 Wang Xindi (China) - 120.36 Li Tianma (China) - 119.91 Sun Jiaxu (China) - 117.26

Gus Kenworthy promise

Team GB's Gus Kenworthy has promised that he has 'more in the locker' for tonight's freeski halfpipe finals. 

He secured qualification in ninth place earlier today. 

Speaking to BBC Sport, he said: 

"I feel good, I'm happy to have put one down, I played it safe in my first run but put down a run that I knew I'd be able to land cleanly, not a super technical run but I felt it was enough to get me through today.

"I have more in the locker.

"Second run I tried to practice a little with the two 14s, but I definitely want to put those together along with some other stuff and keep the amplitude up."

The final takes place at 6:30pm tonight. 

Women's ski cross medals

Daniela Maier of Germany has won gold in the Women's ski-cross, beating off competition from Fanny Smith and Sandra Naeslund, who take silver and bronze. 

The gold is two better than a controversial bronze medal that Germany won four years ago in the same event in Beijing. 

Women's ski cross medals 

1. Daniela Maier (GER)

2. Fanny Smith (SUI)

3. Sandra Naeslund (SWE)

Freestyle Skiing - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Day 14

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Freeski halfpipe qualification

Here's a full list of qualifiers for the men's freeski halfpipe final: 

Brendan Mackay (Canada) - 92.75 Nick Goepper (USA) - 90.00 Henry Sildaru (Estonia) - 88.00 Alex Ferreira (USA) - 85.75 Hunter Hess (USA) - 85.00 Birk Irving (USA) - 84.25 Andrew Longino (Canada) - 83.50 Dylan Marineau (Canada) - 82.25 Gus Kenworthy (Great Britain) - 81.25 Seunghun Lee (Korea) - 76.00 Benjamin Lynch (Ireland) - 75.75 Ben Harrington (New Zealand) - 75.25

Final six spots confirmed and Melville Ives update

We have our 12 men's freeski halfpipe finalists confirmed and an update on the condition of Finley Melville Ives.

In addition to those that qualified from the first run, Team GB's Gus Kenworthy has qualified in ninth with Canadian duo Andrew Longino and Dylan Marineua in above him.

Lee Seunghun, Ben Lynch and Ben Harrington are the three jumpers that make up the final spots. The fight for those medals will take place this evening.

We have also had an update on Finley Melville Ives with BBC presenter Hazel Irvine stating that he was conscious and talking upon heading onto the stretcher.

Finley Melville Ives

Finley Melville Ives was conscious after his crash in the men's freeski halfpipe (Image: Getty)

Melville Ives message sent

We are still awaiting confirmation of who will take the final six spots in the men's freeski halfpipe.

Ben Harrington is one of those clinging on to a position in the final and just before his run, he paid a nice tribute to fellow New Zealander Finley Melville Ives following his fall.

We have also just seen Irishman Ben Lynch sneak into the top 12 with just a few athletes jumping again.

Big crash from Finley Melville Ives

Oh no! Promising 19-year-old Finley Melville Ives has crashed badly in the men's freeski halfpipe.

The medics have headed down the course and are attending to the New Zealander. Hopefully he is OK. 

Half of final line-up confirmed

With all the jumpers for the men's freeski halfpipe having gone, we have our first six finalists confirmed. Take a look at their respective scores below:

Pirmin Werner (Switzerland) - 122.17 Qi Guangpu (China) - 120.80 Wang Zindi (China) - 118.10 Lewis Irving (Canada) - 117.70 Connor Curran (USA) - 117.26 Oleksandr Okipniuk (Ukraine) - 112.67

As such Team GB's  Gus Kenworthy and Liam Richards will go again...

Lindsey Vonn retirement verdict

Former skiier Chemmy Alcott has hinted that Lindsey Vonn prioritise her health and retire.

The American suffered a broken leg in a bad crash at the Winter Olympics earlier this month, a moment that left Alcott emotional.

She has now provided a clear verdict on Vonn's future in the sport.

She told BBC: "This isn't about a comeback to skiing right now, this is a comeback to health.

"This leg break, it wasn't a leg break. She absolutely shattered that leg. If you've seen photos of her external cage, there are about eight structures there going into the leg. I am so grateful that she's back home.

"Hopefully that will start this long, long healing process. I absolutely feel for her because on the day that she crashed, her beloved dog also passed away. So she's going through it all right now."

Lindsey Vonn

United States' Lindsey Vonn is airlifted away after a crash during an alpine ski women's downhill ra (Image: AP)

Men's freeski halfpipe underway

Coverage of the first live event today has now commenced with the Men's freeski halfpipe qualifiers ongoing.

We have just seen some incredible heights reached but also some big falls. Team GB's Gus Kenworthy has just gone for his first run and secured fourth position.

Fellow countrymen Liam Richards is still to come this morning.

 

Day 13 highlights

Before the live action gets underway, some of the highlights from yesterday are being shown with four Ski mountaineering semi-finals and then the two finals aired

Making its Winter Olympics debut, competitors ski at a variety of gradiants but it is the changeover in equipment that seemingly decides who wins.

Coverage underway shortly

Coverage on Day 14 of the Winter Olympics is about to get underway (9am) on BBC and TNT Sport.

Clare Balding, Hazel Irvine and Jeanette Kwakye have shared presenting duties on the former with plenty of in-studio guests and experts offering insight.

For all the important events coming today, have a look at the post below...

Day 14 schedule

After some dramatic curling action yesterday, there are more matches from Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium today.

The men's bronze medal match and women's semi-finals are both set to get underway this afternoon.

At roughly 3:30pm, Team GB's Ellia Smeding will be competing in the 1500m speed skating.

The evening meanwhile, is highlighted by the bobsleigh and freestyle skiing.

Broadcaster resigns after major complaints

Another major talking point from the Winter Olympics involves the resignation of a broadcaster...

Paolo Petrecca, who was the chief of an Italian broadcasting company, has been forced to step down due to his major errors and offensive commentary of the opening ceremony.

Petrecca was the head of Rai Sport, Italy's national broadcaster's sports channel, the nation's equivalent to the BBC.

He had stepped in after the initial commentator was removed from their duties. He made a catalogue of mistakes with the first of those welcoming viewers to Rome's Stadio Olimpico, rather than San Siro in Milan.

Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

A broadcaster has stepped down after some huge mistakes during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony (Image: Getty)

Update on injured star after horror fall

A number of contrasting updates have been provided on Canadian skier Cassie Sharpe.

The qualifiers for the freeski event were halted for roughly 10 minutes following Sharpe's bad fall, which saw her lose consciousness.

It has since been confirmed that she is in a stable condition but is a doubt to feature in the freeski final having finished third despite her accident.

Cassie Sharpe

Cassie Sharpe was stretchered away after a fall (Image: Getty)

Good morning

Hello and welcome back to Express Sport's Winter Olympics live blog with all the major events covered....

We have another big day of action ahead with some big talking points from Thursday also to cover!

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