- - Milan Cortina: What to watch today in the Winter Olympics — Mikaela Shiffrin looks to recapture giant slalom gold (2/15)

Yahoo Sports StaffFebruary 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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The Winter Games have begun in Italy. From the rink to the slopes, a new generation of stars has emerged to chase gold. We’ll keep you connected to all of the thrilling moments and top stories as we track the medal race each day of the Games.

The United States is up to 17 total medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics and another 27 will be up for grabs Sunday in Day 9 in Italy.

Here are the top five things to watch on Sunday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics:

1. Can Mikaela Shiffrin shake her Olympic demons? (7:30 a.m. ET)

Mikaela Shiffrin has a case to be the best skier in the history of the world, and it's a testament to her success that an Olympic career with two gold medals and a silver could be considered a disappointment. But it's a subject that's hard to avoid at this point.

After a highly disappointing finish in the women's team combined earlier this week, Shiffrin will go for individual gold in the giant slalom, where she won gold in 2018 at PyeongChang.

2. U.S men's curling faces defending champion Sweden (3:05 a.m. ET)

The U.S. men's curling team enters Sunday's round robin matchup with Sweden, fresh off an 8-6 victory over Germany. The U.S team got off to a blazing 4-0 start in the first end and led 6-2 in the fourth end. The German team cut the Americans' lead down to one before skip Danny Casper closed the game out to prevent the Germans from tying the game.

The U.S. will head into Sunday at 2-2.

3. Team USA faces Germany in men's hockey (3:10 p.m. ET)

The U.S. is off to a good start in the Olympic men's hockey tournament, beating Denmark 6-3 and Latvia 5-1. Their final challenge of group play will come against Germany.

While they won both of the previous games by three-plus goals, it also took the Americans a while to get going, so a quick start would be nice as the event heads toward the knockout rounds. Co-gold medal favorite Canada will also be playing earlier Sunday against Switzerland.

4. Erin Jackson defends her 500m speedskating title (11 a.m. ET)

Erin Jackson's gold medal in the 500-meter speedskate was a breakthrough moment for Team USA, which hadn't medaled in the event since 1994. Jackson is back for this Olympics, having already finished sixth in the 1000-meter speedskate on Monday.

5. Nick Baumgartner helps defend mixed team snowboard cross gold (7:45 a.m. ET)

With the veteran pair Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner, the U.S. won the inaugural mixed team snowboard cross in Beijing. Jacobellis will be in the broadcast booth for this one, but the 44-year-old Baumgartner is back alongside partner Faye Thelan.

They will be one of two American teams in the event Sunday, with Nathan Pare and Stacy Gaskill teaming up in another quarterfinal.

Olympics schedule for Sunday, Feb. 15 (Day 9)Alpine Skiing

Giant slalom

4 a.m.: Women’s run 1 (USA Network)

7:20 a.m.: Women’s run 2 (NBC coverage begins at 7:30 a.m.)🏅

Biathlon

12.5 kilometer pursuit

5:15 a.m.: Men’s final (airs on NBC at 11:45 a.m.)🏅

10 kilometer pursuit

8:45 a.m.: Women’s final (NBC)🏅

Bobsled

Monobob

4 a.m.: Women’s runs 1 and 2 (airs on NBC at 7:30 a.m.)

Cross-Country Skiing

4×7.5 kilometer relay

6 a.m.: Men’s final (USA; airs at 7 a.m. on NBC)🏅

Curling

Men's round-robin

3:05 a.m.: USA-Sweden (airs on CNBC at 11 a.m.), Germany-Great Britain, Norway-Italy

1:05 p.m.: China-Canada, Norway-USA, Italy-Czechia, Great Britain-Switzerland

Women's round-robin

8:05 a.m.: USA-China (airs on CNBC at 8:30 a.m.), Denmark-Italy (airs on CNBC at 3:30 p.m.), Japan-South Korea, Great Britain-Sweden

Figure Skating

Pairs

1:45 p.m.: Short program (USA Network; NBC coverage begins at 12 p.m.)

Freestyle Skiing

Dual moguls

4:30 a.m.: Men's final (USA Network coverage begins at 4:40 a.m.)🏅

Big air

1:30 p.m.: Men's qualifying (NBC coverage begins at 1:40 p.m.)

Hockey

Men's pool play

6 a.m.: Switzerland vs. Czechia (CNBC)

10:40 a.m.: Canada vs. France (USA Network)

1 p.m.: Denmark vs. Latvia (CNBC)

3:10 p.m.: USA vs. Germany (USA Network)

Skeleton

12 p.m.: Mixed team final (NBC coverage begins at 1:15 p.m.)🏅

Ski Jumping

Large hill

12:45 p.m.: Women's final (airs at 8 p.m. on USA Network)🏅

Snowboarding

Snowboard cross

7:45 a.m.: Mixed team final (USA Network; airs on NBC at 8:30 a.m.)🏅

Speed Skating

Team pursuit

10 a.m.: Men’s qualifying (NBC)

500 meters

11 a.m.: Women’s final (NBC)🏅

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