Overview
- Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini and Michele Malfatti powered Italy to a 3:39.20 in Milan to overhaul world record-holding Team USA for men's team pursuit gold, with China beating the Netherlands for bronze.
- Canada’s Valérie Maltais, Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann defended the women’s team pursuit title over the Netherlands, becoming the first nation since 2010 to repeat and lifting Canada to 12 medals and three golds.
- Heavy snow in Livigno postponed multiple events, including the women’s snowboard slopestyle final and both men’s and women’s freestyle aerials qualifiers, with contests pushed into Wednesday and Thursday.
- The women’s singles short program is underway in Milan featuring Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto and the U.S. trio Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito, as some in the skating community voice concerns about a softer ice surface at the arena after a new eco-friendly system was installed.
- Medal table after Feb. 17: Norway leads with 31 total (14 gold), followed by Italy 24, United States 21, Germany 20 and Japan 19, with Canada at 12.