Vladyslav Heraskevych confirmed that he planned to compete with his banned helmet commemorating athletes killed in the war with Russia.
What to Know
- The curling men began yesterday; today it’s time for women. Mixed doubles silver winner Cory Thiesse and Team USA face Korea in round-robin play at 3:05 a.m. ET.
- Today also marks the start of men’s skeleton, with USA’s Daniel Barefoot slated to run in the first heat, starting at 3:30 a.m. ET. Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych, who has vowed to compete with his IOC-banned helmet dedicated to athletes fallen in the war with Russia, is also in the first heat.
- Medals will be awarded in men’s freeski moguls, with the second round of qualifying at 4 a.m. ET and then the finals at 6:15 a.m. ET.
- Olympic alpine skiing downhill gold medalist Breezy Johnson now competes for a spot on the podium in women’s super-G at 5:30 a.m. ET.
- Jessie Diggins will compete in cross-country women’s 10km free starting at 7 a.m. ET, as she aims to medal in her third straight Olympics before retiring.
- After breezing through qualification despite a shoulder injury, Chloe Kim aims to become the first snowboarder to win three straight Olympic gold medals in the halfpipe final at 1:30 p.m. ET.
- NHL players returned to Olympic ice Wednesday for the first time in 12 years, and today the U.S. men’s hockey team gets into the action. The team, captained by Auston Matthews, starts its preliminary round against Latvia at 3:10 p.m. ET.
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