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Team USA is at 19 medals after picking up two medals on Monday, with more up for grabs on Tuesday in Milan Cortina.

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

The Blade Angels begin their quest for gold (1 p.m. ET)

No American woman has won an individual figure skating medal since 2006. That’s expected to change in Milan, where the U.S. has a stacked team of Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito. Their competition begins Tuesday with the short program, the will conclude on Thursday with the free skate. 

Is it Mac Forehand’s time in big air? (2:15 ET)

The American freestyle skier qualified first overall. After a disappointing result in slopestyle, where he finished 11th, he’ll be out for some redemption Tuesday in what is actually his weaker event. Two other Americans are among the 12 who qualified for the final — Konnor Ralph and Troy Podmilsak. 

Can the U.S. break Germany’s hold on bobsled?

Through two runs in the 2-man bobsled, Germany ranks 1-2-3. Right behind them, though, is the American duo of Frankie del Duca and Joshua Williamson. They are just one-tenth of a second back of the third-place German team. You may recognize del Duca, who was one of the U.S. flag bearers in the Opening Ceremony.  

Will Team USA sweep team pursuit in speed skating? (10:22 a.m.)

The U.S. men are the favorites; the women will have to overcome the favored Canadians. In team pursuit, three skaters, racing in a straight line to reduce drag, complete eight laps for the men and six laps for the women. Fastest time wins. If you’re wondering, Jordan Stolz is not on the U.S. team, meaning he will not attempt to add to his gold medal collection today.   

Olympics schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 (Day 11)

Biathlon

Relay

• 8:30 a.m.: Men’s final (USA Network coverage begins at 9:05 a.m.)🏅

Bobsled

• 1 p.m.:Two-man runs 3, 4 (airs on USA Network at 5:30 p.m.)🏅

Curling

Men’s round-robin

• 3:05 a.m.:USA-China (airs on USA Network at 6 a.m.), Switzerland-Sweden, Czechia-Germany

• 1:05 p.m.:USA-Italy (airs on USA Network at 9:30 p.m.), Germany-Switzerland, Canada-Great Britain, Sweden-Norway

Women’s round-robin

• 8:05 a.m.:Denmark-USA (airs on CNBC at 5 p.m.), Sweden-Canada, Italy-Japan, South Korea-Switzerland

Figure Skating

• 12:45:Women’s short program (USA Network; NBC coverage begins at 2:40 p.m.)

Freestyle Skiing

Aerials

• 4:45 a.m.: Women’s qualifying (USA Network)

• 7:30 a.m.: Men’s qualifying (airs on USA Network at 11 a.m.)

Big air

• 1:30 p.m.: Men’s final (NBC)🏅

Hockey

Men’s qualification playoffs

• 6:10 a.m.: Two games, teams TBD (airs on USA Network at 12:15 p.m.)

• 10:40 a.m.: Teams TBD (airs on USA Network at 3:10 p.m.)

• 3:10 p.m.: Teams TBD (airs on USA Network at 8 p.m.)

Nordic Combined

Large hill

• 3 a.m.: Men’s ski jump (airs on USA Network at 1 p.m.)🏅

• 7:45 a.m.: Men’s 10km cross-country ski (airs on USA Network at 9:50 a.m.)🏅

Snowboarding

Slopestyle

• 7 a.m.: Women’s final (USA Network)🏅

Speed Skating

Team pursuit

• 8:30 a.m.: Men’s and women’s semifinals and finals (USA Network)🏅