2026 Winter Olympics live updates: Women’s ice hockey and curling underway before Opening Ceremony

What to Know

• The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics got underway on Wednesday with mixed curling round-robins, while men’s luge and men’s alpine skiing completed their first official training sessions.
• Mixed curling round-robins continue Thursday, with Team USA defeating Norway and taking on Switzerland.
• The U.S. women’s hockey team will open group play against the Czech Republic at 10:40 a.m. ET.
• Men’s snowboarding will open with three big air qualification runs beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET.
• Additional training events Thursday include women’s luge, as well as men’s and women’s ski jumping.
• The Opening Ceremony from the iconic San Siro is on Friday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT.