Overview
- After Germany beat France 5–1 and Switzerland blanked Italy 3–0 in qualification, reseeding set quarterfinals of Slovakia–Germany, Canada–Czechia, Finland–Switzerland and United States–Sweden for Feb. 18.
- Canada defended its women’s team pursuit crown, with Valérie Maltais, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann defeating the Netherlands for a second straight Olympic gold.
- Italy upset the world‑record‑holding American trio to win the men’s team pursuit, leaving Team USA with silver after the Italians pulled ahead late in the final.
- Team USA’s ‘Blade Angels’ opened the women’s figure skating event with Alysa Liu in third, Isabeau Levito eighth and Amber Glenn 13th after a short‑program error, with the free skate to come Thursday.
- Heavy snow and poor visibility in Livigno forced postponements of the women’s snowboard slopestyle final and both men’s and women’s freestyle aerials qualifications.