• Chloe Kim’s run at history thwarted: The US snowboarder settled for a silver after South Korea’s Choi Ga-on bested her, dashing her hopes of a third consecutive Olympic gold in the halfpipe event.
• Ukrainian challenges IOC: Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified for defying IOC guidelines banning his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine. He has appealed the decision.
• Team USA flexes NHL-loaded roster: After Canada thrashed the Czech Republic 5-0, the Americans dominated Latvia 5-1 in men’s hockey preliminary action.
• Italian glory in speed skating: Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida won the women’s 5000m final in sensational fashion in front of a raucous home crowd to win her second gold of the Games.
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