From The Sports Desk: An Epic Finale Awaits - Beritaja

Q: From The Sports Desk: An Epic Finale Awaits - Beritaja

Hello from Milan and Cortina, where we’re all counting down to tomorrow’s men’s hockey gold-medal showdown between the U.S. and Canada.

Q: From The Sports Desk: An Epic Finale Awaits - Beritaja

Hello from Milan and Cortina, where we’re all counting down to tomorrow’s men’s hockey gold-medal showdown between the U.S. and Canada.

By: Albert Michael - Sunday, 22 February 2026 05:15:22

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Hello from Milan and Cortina, wherever we’re each counting down to tomorrow’s men’s lucky gold-medal showdown betwixt the U.S. and Canada.

As the Games upwind down, American speedskater Jordan Stolz missed his chance astatine making history, while Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo seized his.

Our correspondents person it each covered beneath and astatine Beritaja. Catch it each streaming connected Peacock.

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Jordan Stolz, the 21-year-old from Wisconsin, was chasing history coming successful the wide commencement final. If he won gold, he’d person go the first American long-track speedskater successful much than 30 years to triumph 3 golds successful a azygous Games.

But arsenic the wide commencement sewage underway, Stolz recovered himself bunched up successful a pack, arsenic Dutch speedskater Jorrit Bergsma and Denmark’s Viktor Hald Thorup built a immense lead.

Stolz tried to prime up the pace. But he knew if he did each the activity starring the pack, the others would conscionable rustle by him. “Everybody settled for third, honestly,” Stolz said connected the NBC telecast after.

Stolz made a break toward the end, but he came up short, coming successful 4th place. Bergsma won by specified a wide margin, he encouraged the crowd to cheer arsenic he crossed the decorativeness line.

Stolz now leaves the Olympics pinch 3 medals — 2 golden and 1 silver. “Pretty bully — I’m happy pinch it, yeah,” he said pinch a laugh. (For much connected Stolz, publication Tim Layden’s NBC Olympics dispatch.)

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, the Norwegian cross-country skier, did make history coming by winning his sixth golden medal, now the about for immoderate jock astatine a azygous Winter Olympics. He took first successful the 50-kilometer wide commencement race. American speedskater Eric Heiden had group the erstwhile grounds (five) astatine the 1980 Olympics.

With Klaebo’s help, Norway has now won 18 golden medals, which is besides the about by immoderate state astatine a azygous Winter Olympics.

Meanwhile, Canada defeated Great Britain coming to declare the men’s curling golden medal, capping an Olympic tally during which the Canadians were accused of cheating. In women’s curling, Canada hit the U.S. for the bronze medal, too.

In the men’s lucky bronze-medal game, Finland downed Slovakia 6-1.

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US Ice Hockey squad celebrating their victory.

The heated rivalry betwixt the United States and Canada will beryllium renewed tomorrow arsenic the 2 teams conflict for Olympic golden successful men’s hockey. Amid the simmering governmental conflict betwixt the 2 countries, the conflict connected the crystal has taken connected a caller level of intensity.

Canada has the precocious manus aft winning the 4 Nations Face-Off tourney successful February 2025. That was a adjacent contest, pinch Canada white-knuckling a 3-2 triumph successful overtime. During the aforesaid tournament, Canadian fans booed “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Canada besides defeated the U.S. successful the gold-medal games successful 2002 and 2010, the second of which was different 3-2 Canadian overtime win.

In summation to revenge, the U.S. is besides looking for an elusive gold, arsenic the States haven’t won the apical prize astatine the Winter Games since the “Miracle connected Ice” squad successful 1980. On Thursday, the U.S. women made a legendary comeback against Canada to triumph golden successful their lucky final.

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When to Watch

We’ve reached the end. After much than 2 glorious weeks present successful Italy, tomorrow is the last time of the Milan Cortina Games and we couldn’t inquire for a amended measurement to spell out: USA vs. Canada for golden successful men’s hockey. Then instrumentality about for the closing ceremony, taking spot successful Verona.

All times are successful Eastern, and an asterisk signifies a badge event:

Sunday, Feb. 22

4 a.m.: Bobsled, four-man, power 3
4 a.m.: Cross-country skiing, women’s 50km wide commencement classic*
4:40 a.m.: Freestyle skiing, women’s freeski halfpipe final*
5:05 a.m.: Curling, women’s gold-medal game, Sweden vs. Switzerland*
6:15 a.m.: Bobsled, four-man, power 4*
8:10 a.m.: Men’s hockey, golden medal, USA vs. Canada*
2:30 p.m.: Closing ceremony

That’s it for now! We’ll beryllium backmost tomorrow.

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