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Milano Cortina 2026: Day 1 Olympic events to watch, full schedule
While we’ve had sporting action the past three days, Saturday marks the first day of competition — and the first medal events — at the Winter Olympics.
Here are athletes and teams to watch, along with the full Day 1 schedule (all times Eastern):
The Canadian speedskater from La Baie, Que., has won a silver and bronze in four World Cup races this season at 3,000 metres, which is the first event for the sport at the Olympics. Fellow Canadian Isabelle Weidemann also could be a contender.
The Calgary ski jumper was third, sixth and fourth in three rounds of training on Friday for Saturday’s normal hill competition. The large hill has been the Calgary native’s better event, but she could contend here, too.
The Toronto native has been off the top pace this season, but he did finish first on Friday in the final training run for Saturday’s downhill race. Crawford won gold in super-G at the 2023 world championships.
The Canadian snowboarder from Lac Beauport, Que., finished a surprising sixth in qualifying on Thursday to reach the 12-man big air final.
Canadian women’s hockey team
After having its opener postponed because of a norovirus outbreak for Finland’s team on Thursday, Canada hits the Olympic ice Saturday to face Switzerland.
Alpine skiing
* Men’s downhill, 5:30 a.m.
Cross-country skiing
* Women’s 10 km + 10 km skiathlon, 7 a.m.
Figure skating (team event)
Men’s short program, 1:45 p.m.
Ice dance free dance, 4:05 p.m.
Freestyle skiing
Women’s slopestyle qualification, 4:30 a.m.
Men’s slopestyle qualification, 8 a.m.
Luge
Women’s singles training, 7:30 a.m.
Men’s singles Run 1, 11 a.m.
Men’s singles Run 2, 12:32 p.m.
Mixed doubles curling (standings, scores)
Great Britain vs. Canada, 4:05 a.m.
Switzerland vs. Sweden, 4:05 a.m.
Estonia vs. Norway, 8:35 a.m.
Great Britain vs. U.S., 8:35 a.m.
South Korea vs. Czechia, 8:35 a.m.
Sweden vs. Italy, 8:35 a.m.
Canada vs. Estonia, 1:05 p.m.
Czechia vs. Switzerland, 1:05 p.m.
South Korea vs. U.S., 1:05 p.m.
Norway vs. Italy, 1:05 p.m.
Ski jumping
Women’s normal hill individual first round, 12:45 p.m.
*Women’s normal hill individual final, 1:57 p.m.
Snowboarding
* Men’s big air final, 1:30 p.m.
Speedskating
* Women’s 3,000 metres, 10 a.m.