Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 9

Day 9 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics turned into a wild day on ice and snow - we've got all of the results for you! Jill gets feisty (and delirious) at speed skating for team pursuit quarterfinals and the women's 500m, while Alison tries to understand what exactly happened at the figure skating pairs short program. Plus, the Friends of Eric Heiden club gains a new member.

Sports on today's program:

Alpine skiing
Biathlon
Bobsled
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Figure skating
Freestyle skiing
Ice hockey
Skeleton
Ski jumping
Snowboard
Speed skating

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