What to watch on Day 8 of the Milan Cortina Olympics: Jordan Stolz aims for gold in men’s 500 meters

By: The Associated Press Posted: 1:28 PM CST Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 Last Modified: 10:29 AM CST Friday, Feb. 13, 2026

MILAN (AP) — American speedskater Jordan Stolz's bid for four gold medals in four events continues in the 500-meter final and the Canada and U.S. men's hockey teams are back in action on Day 8 at the Winter Olympics.

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MILAN (AP) — American speedskater Jordan Stolz’s bid for four gold medals in four events continues in the 500-meter final and the Canada and U.S. men’s hockey teams are back in action on Day 8 at the Winter Olympics.

Here is a guide of what to look out for on Saturday:

How to watch the Milan Cortina Olympics

Ilia Malinin, of the United States, practices during a figure skating training session ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Viewers around the world can watch on official broadcasters, including NBC and streaming on Peacock and NBC Olympics platforms.

Stolz aims to go 2 for 2

The 21-year-old Stolz collected his first gold medal in Italy when he set an Olympic record in a blistering victory in the 1,000 meters on Wednesday. Not even a judge’s ruling that gave a competitor a second crack at it could stop Stolz from steamrolling to victory.

Stolz is the premier sprinter in the sport today and arrived in Milan with a legitimate shot at wins in the 500, 1,000, 1,500 and mass start. No, he’s not quite in the territory of skating great Eric Heiden — who went a staggering 5 for 5 in Lake Placid 46 years ago — but he’s pretty close.

“One gold medal is huge enough, right? It would be super nice to have two, three, right?” Stolz said.

United States' Lindsey Vonn smiles during a press conference by the U.S. ski team at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Odermatt looks to defend title

Marco Odermatt is arguably the best skier on the planet. Yet the 28-year-old from Switzerland has been upstaged by teammate Franjo von Allmen, who has already claimed three golds in Bormio.

Odermatt gets another shot Saturday in the men’s giant slalom, where he is the defending Olympic champion. Italian great Alberto Tomba is the only man to win back-to-back giant slalom golds, reaching the top of the podium in 1984 and again in 1988.

Women’s hockey quarterfinals

The women’s tournament will whittle down to its own version of the final four on Saturday. Finland and Switzerland meet in one quarterfinal. Canada takes on Germany in the other.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States react to their scores after competing during the figure skating ice dance team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The semifinals are set for Monday.

Dandjinou hopes to fly in the 1,500

Canadian short track speedskating star William Dandjinou heads into the 1,500 meters hoping for a better result after a fourth-place finish in the 1,000-meter final Thursday.

Dandjinou actually led going into the final lap in the 1,000 only to come up inches short of a medal in a race where the gap between first and fifth was 0.118 seconds. The 24-year-old Dandjinou is the reigning world champion in the 1,500, having triumphed in Beijing last March.

If he wins, expect Dandjinou to ditch the “eagle celebration” that’s long been his calling card after victories in exchange for something new.

FILE - Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States adjusts her face mask before heading to the gondola to go up the alpine ski course for a training run at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)

Dual moguls debuts

Moguls, the freestyle skiing event where competitors navigate a series of moguls (mounds in the snow, basically) while also flipping and twisting off two jumps, has been an official part of the Olympic program since 1992.

Skiers have gone down individually through the years. This time they will race each other down the mountain. The skier who receives the better score from the judges advances. Scoring is based on a combination of turns (how they handle the moguls, the tighter your legs stay together the better), air (what they do over the jumps) and speed.

Top contenders include France’s Perrine Laffont, defending individual Olympic champion Jakara Anthony of Australia and American Jaelin Kauf, runner-up to Anthony in Beijing four years ago.

Kauf took silver in individual moguls on Tuesday, with Laffont earning bronze behind gold medalist Elizabeth Lemely of the United States.