BORMIO, Italy (AP) — They skied uphill through a diamond-shaped pattern and climbed a flight of on-slope stairs in their ski boots. Far from done, they endured more lung-searing climbing, with skis back on,

Day 14 of the Milan Cortina Games included seven more Winter Olympic gold medal winners. American Alex Ferreira won the gold in the freestyle skiing halfpipe competition, capturing his third Olympic medal and his first gold.

For nearly 55 minutes, the Swiss men’s national ice hockey team looked poised to punch its ticket to the semifinals. Crisp passing, disciplined defensive structure, and timely goaltending had the Swiss in control of their quarterfinal matchup.

Nico Hischier had a goal and two assists to help Team Switzerland advance to the quarterfinals of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 with a 3-0 win against Team Italy at Rho Arena on Tuesday.

The 2026 Winter Olympics, featuring 16 sports with 116 medal events, will take place from Feb. 4 to Feb. 22 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Preliminary events will begin on Feb. 4, the opening ceremony will be Feb.