It’s Day 5 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and we have another big day ahead of us with eight gold medals on the line. Follow along for live coverage, context and analysis from our reporters on the ground in Italy.

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. Chloe Kim returns to the Olympic halfpipe this morning for qualifying as she begins her bid as she looks to defend her back-to-back Olympic titles and become the first snowboarder in history to win gold at three consecutive Olympic Games — a feat not even achieved by the legendary Shaun White.

Bobsledder Jasmine Jones expressed honor representing the U.S. at Milan Cortina Olympics, contrasting with criticism from other Team USA athletes like Hunter Hess and Mikaela Shiffrin.

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Schleper is competing in her final Olympic Games while her son's career is just getting started

This type of February “warmth” for Cortina is made at least three times more likely due to climate change, Winkley said. In the 70 years since Cortina first held the Winter Games, February temperatures there have climbed 6.4 degrees Fahrenheit (3.6 degrees Celsius), he added.

Though Team USA's roster is full of veterans, including five-time Olympian Hilary Knight, the team has been buoyed by new blood throughout the Games. Seattle Torrent forward Hannah Bilka, 24, has scored three goals in an incredible first Winter Games.

Cox described the state as the youngest in the nation, a leader in volunteerism, economic growth, upward mobility and other key factors. Hosting an Olympics for the first time in 2002, he said, has helped bring some 1,200 major sporting events to Utah.