Here’s the latest on Day 16 of the Milan Cortina Olympics
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Day 16 marks the final day of competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics, as Canada’s men’s hockey team goes for gold against the United States. Elsewhere, Canadian athletes are competing in bobsledding, freestyle skiing and cross-country skiing ahead of the closing ceremonies.
Here are the latest developments. All times Eastern.
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11:07 a.m.
Canada forward Connor McDavid has been named the MVP of the men’s Olympic hockey tournament.
McDavid set an NHL-era tournament record with 13 points for the silver-medal-winning Canadian team.
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10:55 a.m.
The United States has won gold in the men’s Olympic hockey tournament.
Jack Hughes scored 1:41 into 3-on-3 overtime to give the Americans the win and the country’s first gold medal in the event since Lake Placid in 1980.
Cale Makar scored for the Canadians, and Matthew Boldy had the other U.S. goal.
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10:34 a.m.
Regulation has settled nothing as Canada and the United States are going into overtime in the men’s gold-medal hockey game tied 1-1.
Both teams had power plays late in the third period, but neither could push the puck past the goal line.
Canada has outshot the U.S. 41-26 through three periods.
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9:39 a.m.
Cale Makar has scored for Canada late in the second period to tie the Olympic hockey final against the United States at 1-1.
The goal comes after a long period of Canada controlling the play.
It looked like the U.S. might escape the period with the lead when it killed off a lengthy two-man disadvantage.
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8:48 a.m.
The United States leads Canada 1-0 after the first period of the men’s hockey gold-medal game.
Matt Boldy opened the scoring on the Americans’ first shot of the game.
Canada outshot the U.S. 8-7 but couldn’t beat American goaltender Connor Hellebuyck.
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8:20 a.m.
The United States has opened the scoring in the men’s hockey final against Canada.
Matt Boldy scored his first of the tournament when he chipped the puck into the Canadian zone and beat goaltender Jordan Binnington.
Canada also gave up the first goal in its quarterfinal and semifinal victories.
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8:10 a.m.
The anticipated men’s Olympic hockey final between Canada and the United States is underway.
Canada defeated the U.S. for Olympic gold in 2002 and 2010 and recently topped its rival in the final of last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off.
But the Canadians are without captain Sidney Crosby, who is sidelined with a lower-body injury.
7:50 a.m.
Sweden has defeated Switzerland 6-5 in the women’s curling gold-medal game in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Anna Hasselborg’s team scored one in the final end to win the back-and-forth game.
Canada won bronze with a 10-7 win over the United States on Saturday.
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7:10 a.m.
Germany has won the gold and silver in the men’s four-men bobsled, narrowly missing a podium sweep as Switzerland snuck into third ahead of another German squad.
The win marks the second gold at the 2026 Games for German pilot Johannes Lochner, who also finished first in the two-man bobsled race.
Canadian pilot Austin Taylor steered his team to 14th, while a second Canadian crew helmed by Jay Dearborn placed 20th.
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7 a.m.
Canadian captain Sidney Crosby will miss the men’s hockey gold-medal game against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics with a lower-body injury sustained in the quarterfinals.
Crosby, already a two-time Olympic gold medallist, sat out Canada’s 3-2 comeback win over Finland in Friday’s semifinal after his right leg bent awkwardly on a hit in the quarterfinals against Czechia at the Milan Cortina Games.
Connor McDavid will serve as captain in Crosby’s absence for the second consecutive game.
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6:40 a.m.
Canadian cross-country skier Jasmine Drolet of Rossland, B.C., has placed 18th in the women’s 50-kilometre mass start.
Teammates Sonjaa Schmidt of Whitehorse finished 26th, Katherine Stewart-Jones of Chelsea, Que., placed 28th and Amelia Wells of Victoria 29th.
Sweden’s Ebba Andersson took the gold, while Heidi Weng of Norway nabbed silver and Nadja Kaelin of Switzerland seized the bronze.
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6:05 a.m.
Canadian Amy Fraser placed fourth in the women’s freeski halfpipe at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
The 30-year-old Calgarian notched behind China’s Eileen Gu and Li Fanghui as well as bronze winner Zoe Atkin of Great Britain.
Rachael Karker of Erin, Ont., placed seventh after a fall on her last of three runs.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 22, 2026.