Winter Olympics 2026: Check Out Best Photos From Day 13 Events In Cortina
Alysa Liu claimed gold in the women’s figure skating event on Day 13 of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, delivering a flawless long program and ending a 24-year U.S. Olympic drought in the discipline with a winning score of 226.79, outpacing Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto (silver) and Ami Nakai (bronze) in a dramatic finale. Elsewhere, the United States continued its dominance in women’s ice hockey, with Megan Keller scoring the golden goal in overtime to give Team USA a historic 2-1 victory over Canada in the gold-medal game, a culmination of a perfect 7-0 run through Olympic play. American speedskater Jordan Stolz remained a standout, securing silver in the men’s 1500m and adding to his medal tally, while Spain’s Oriol Cardona Coll and Marianne Fatton made history in the debut ski mountaineering sprint events.
Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin (29) waits for the medal ceremony after a women's ice hockey gold medal game between the United States and Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Petr David Josek
United States players surround Megan Keller (5) after she scored the winning goal in overtime to beat Canada in the women's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Carolyn Kaster
United States' Megan Keller (5) scores the winning goal against Canada goalkeeper Ann-Renee Desbiens (35) during the overtime period of the women's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Carolyn Kaster
Medics stretcher off Canada's Cassie Sharpe after she crashed during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
China's Eileen Gu competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
Lorine Schild of France competes during the women's figure skating free program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Natacha Pisarenko
Joep Wennemars of the Netherlands crosses the finish line to take fourth place in the men's 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ben Curtis
Jordan Stolz of the U.S. took a silver medal in the men's 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ben Curtis
Alysa Liu of the United States competes during the women's figure skating free program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Britain's Grant Hardie and Bruce Mouat react after beating Switzerland in a men's curling semifinal match at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Misper Apawu
Ning Zhongyan of China celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
Team Switzerland players celebrate after beating Sweden 2-1 in overtime to win the women's ice hockey bronze medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Carolyn Kaster
Mathias Voste of Belgium warms up prior to competing in the men's 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
Stefan Rettenegger, left, and Johannes Lamparter, of Austria, pose with supporters after winning the bronze medal in the nordic combined team sprint at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Matthias Schrader
Vitezslav Hornig, of Czechia, center, participates in a biathlon training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy. | Photo: AP/Andrew Medichini
Johannes Lamparter, of Austria, from left, Eero Hirvonen, of Finland, and Ryota Yamamoto, of Japan, compete in the nordic combined team sprint at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka
Jordan Stolz of the U.S., right, and Peder Kongshaug of Norway catch their breath after competing in the men's 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. | Photo: AP/Ben Curtis
Athletes, including Italy's Alba de Silvestro, bottom left, compete during a ski mountaineering women's sprint heat, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy. | Photo: AP/Gabriele Facciotti
Jens Luraas Oftebro, of Norway, from right, Eero Hirvonen, of Finland and Johannes Lamparter, of Austria, compete in the nordic combined team sprint at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Tesero, Italy. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
Skiers compete during a ski mountaineering women's sprint final, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy. | Photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell
Switzerland's Marianne Fatton celebrates winning a ski mountaineering women's final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy. | Photo: AP/Gabriele Facciotti
Spain's Oriol Cardona Coll, right, competes alongside Switzerland's Jon Kistler backdropped by a snow covered Bormio village, during a ski mountaineering men's sprint semifinal, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy. | Photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell
A person removes snow from a storefront during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
Italy's Mattia Giovanella in action during the men's curling round robin session against Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
Poland's Jan Elantkowski falls as he competes during a ski mountaineering men's sprint heat, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy. | Photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell
Spectators watch a ski mountaineering men's sprint heat under a snowfall at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Bormio, Italy. | Photo: AP/Rebecca Blackwell
Zhao Zihe, of China, soars through the air during his competition round jump of the nordic combined team sprint at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Predazzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth
A person cross-country skis, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy. | Photo: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
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