Glorious celebrations as Team GB seal place in curling final
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Winter Olympics 2026 recap – GB men's curlers defeat Switzerland in semi-final after Eileen Gu and Zoe Atkin reach halfpipe final, gold for Alysa Liu
The Winter Olympics 2026 continues in Milano Cortina on Thursday with seven more gold medals up for grabs. Some of the highlights of Day 13 will see Great Britain’s hopes of pushing for curling medals decided as the round robin comes to a climax while glory will be up for grabs in the figure skating and the women's ice hockey
By Felix Lowe | Updated 19/02/2026 at 22:07 GMT
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13:40
FATTON'S REACTION TO WINNING FIRST EVER SKIMO GOLD
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13:39
HEROLA POWERS INTO THE LEAD FOR FINLAND
A monster climb from Ilkka Herola ahead of the final exchange distances Austria, who now trail by eight seconds.
So, it's Finland's Eero Hirvonen and Norway's Jens Luraas Oftebro battling for the gold medal, while Austria's Johannes Lamparter battles behind.
Oftebro, we should add, is targeting his third gold medal of the Games.
13:37
GERMANY AND JAPAN FADE AWAY
And it's now a three-horse race with Norway still edging Finland with Austria hot in pursuit on the penultimate lap. But Germany are 24 seconds back now, Italy 36 seconds and Japan 43 seconds.
13:34
ONE SURE-FIRE WAY OF LOSING YOUR TEETH
13:34
FIVE TEAMS GOING FOR THREE MEDALS
They have reached the seventh exchange after 10.5km and it's Norway's Jens Luraas Oftebro in the lead in this team sprint, which he is skiing with Andreas Skoglund.
The gaps are very small, though, with Austria, Finland, Germany and Japan all within two seconds, and Italy 24 seconds back.
Remember, each athlete does five of the 1.5km laps in this 15km race.
13:29
FIVE-WAY BATTLE FOR MEDALS IN NORDIC COMBINED
Norway, Finland, Austria, Germany and Japan are all together with just under 6km to go, having raced just over 9km. Italy are in pursuit but 17 seconds down, so they have it all to do.
13:27
CURLING READY TO BEGIN: CAN TEAM GB QUALIFY?
We have four remaining matches in the women's round robin, which will decide the semi-final line-ups.
Switzerland vs USA
Canada vs Korea
Japan vs China
Great Britain vs Italy
Canada vs Korea
Japan vs China
Great Britain vs Italy
You can follow live updates from Team GB's crucial clash here.
And here's an explanation of what must happen if they want to make it to the last four...
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13:21
ANSELMET SETTLES FOR BRONZE
Here are your men's medallists after the first ever Olympic ski mountaineering sprint final...
1. Oriol Cardona Coll ESP 2:34.03
2. Nikita Filippov AIN +1.52
3. Thibault Anselmet FRA +2.31
2. Nikita Filippov AIN +1.52
3. Thibault Anselmet FRA +2.31
Disappointment for the Swiss duo Arno Lietha and Jon Kistler, who finish fourth and sixth either side of Spain's Ot Ferrer Martinez.
13:18
VICTORY FOR CARDONA COLL
It's not a good start for Anselmet, who is rooted to the back and playing catch up ahead of the first transition. Cordona Coll strides up the stairs in pole, with Lietha and Filippov hot in pursuit.
Spain's Cardona Coll is then first to whip off his skins ahead of the downhill - and the gold medal will surely be his.
A quick look over his shoulder before the world champion punches the air ahead of the line. He makes history for Spain and takes the inaugural men's gold medal in ski mountaineering.
13:15
MEN'S SKI MOUNTAINEERING SPRINT ABOUT TO BEGIN
Can Thibault Anselmet make up for the Emily Harrop disappointment and take gold for France? He's up against two Swiss, two Spaniards and a Russian...
13:13
HARROP ‘A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED’ WITH SILVER
Speaking to France TV after missing out on the gold medal, ski mountaineering favourite Emily Harrop said:
Of course, I’m a little disappointed. A medal at our first Games is incredible, but I was aiming for a different colour. Marianne [Fatton] was really solid; I made a few small mistakes. A slight lapse in concentration cost me that extra second.
13:09
NORDIC COMBINED TEAM SPRINT UNDER WAY
It's early days but Germany currently lead after 1.5km ahead of Norway, Austria, Finland and Japan.
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13:02
FIRST EVER SKI MOUNTAINEERING OLYMPIC MEDALS
And it did not go to script, with the big favourite settling for silver despite all the hype...
1. Marianne Fatton SUI 2:59.77
2. Emily Harrop FRA +2.38
3. Ana Alonso Rodriguez ESP +10.45
2. Emily Harrop FRA +2.38
3. Ana Alonso Rodriguez ESP +10.45
Tatjana Paller of Germany was fourth, Italy's Giulia Murada fifth, and France's Margot Ravinel sixth.
The transitions made the difference...
12:59
HARROP BEATEN TO GOLD BY FATTON!
Harrop is first into the transition ahead of the steps, but Marianne Fatton of Switzerland is right there.
Now Fatton takes the lead onto the second transition! The Swiss starts the ski - and nothing will catch her now...
Victory for Marianne Fatton of Switzerland, who takes the gold medal to deny Emily Harrop - just as she did in the world championships.
12:56
WOMEN'S SPRINT FINAL UNDER WAY
All eyes on Emily Harrop, the hot favourite...
12:52
LET THE MIKAELA SHIFFRIN LOVE-IN CONTINUE
Hear the best of the commentary as Mikaela Shiffrin soared to slalom gold at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics yesterday - to cement her incontestable GOAT status.
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Relive the best of the commentary as Shiffrin soars to slalom gold
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12:50
TINA, I'M GUESSING, IS THE MASCOT, NOT THE MARSHAL BEHIND
12:44
COMING UP: SKI MOUNTAINEERING FINALS, NORDIC COMBINED, CURLING
The lunchtime events come thick and fast now with both the finals of the ski mountaineering sprint sandwiching the start of the bobsleigh 2-woman training and the cross-country element of the Nordic combined team sprint final.
These are followed by the 12th and final session of the women's round robin curling program, where Team GB will play Italy in their all-important must-win clash.
They not only need to win, but also must rely on other results going their way...
12:39
ANSEMET PROGRESSES AS LIETHA WINS SECOND SEMI
Ot Lietha of Switzerland and Ot Ferrer Martinez of Spain set the tempo on the uphill in the second semi-final, arriving at the stair transition with Bikita Filippov (AIN) and Maximilien Drion du Chapois of Belgian right on their heels.
And it's Lietha who takes the victory ahead of Filippov as both book their spots in the final.
Ferrer Martinez is third and - with Anselmet - advances as one of the fastest 'losers'.
12:33
WATCH CZECHIA BREAK RULES THEN SCORE
What is going on here? Czechia broke a fundamental rule in their ice hockey quarter-final clash with Canada last night - and then score.
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What is going on here? Czechia break rule - and then score
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