Overview
- Jordan Stolz won the men’s 500 meters in 33.77 seconds, breaking the Olympic record for his second gold of the Games, edging the Netherlands’ Jenning de Boo by 0.11 with Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil taking bronze.
- Men’s figure skating flipped when favorite Ilia Malinin faltered in the free skate and fell off the podium, as Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov claimed gold and Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama secured silver.
- Lucas Pinheiro Braathen captured men’s giant slalom gold in 2:25.00, delivering the first Winter Olympic medal of any color for an athlete representing South America, with Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt and Loic Meillard completing the podium.
- Canada’s men defeated Switzerland 5–1 to finish atop Group A and clinch a direct quarterfinal berth, while Sweden navigated a 5–3 win over Slovakia yet left group play facing scrutiny over goaltending and special teams.
- The United States women advanced to the hockey semifinals with a 6–0 quarterfinal over Italy, and Sweden’s women reached their first Olympic semifinal in 12 years by upsetting Czechia 2–0.