Ferreira Strikes Gold as Team USA Dominates Day 14 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Milano Cortina 2026 witnessed a flurry of thrilling competitions on February 20, 2026, with Team USA leading the charge and securing a historic milestone. Alex Ferreira’s triumphant gold in the men’s freeski halfpipe headlined the day, marking the 10th gold medal for the U.S. – a feat matching their highest total in a single Winter Olympics, previously achieved at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games .

Freeski Halfpipe: Ferreira Completes the Set

Alex Ferreira, 31, of Aspen, Colorado, finally captured the elusive Olympic gold in the men’s freeski halfpipe, completing his medal collection after earning silver in PyeongChang 2018 and bronze in Beijing 2022 . He achieved a top score of 93.75 on his final run . Estonia’s Henry Sildaru claimed silver with 93.00, and Canada’s Brendan Mackay took bronze with 91.00 .

Other Golden Moments from Day 14

• Freestyle Skiing: Daniela Maier Wins Ski Cross Gold – Germany’s Daniela Maier secured her first Olympic gold in the women’s ski cross, upgrading her Beijing 2022 bronze. She finished ahead of Switzerland’s Fanny Smith and defending champion Sandra Näslund of Sweden .
• Freestyle Skiing: Wang Xindi Triumphs in Men’s Aerials – Wang Xindi of China won gold in the men’s aerials with a score of 132.60, narrowly defeating world champion Noé Roth of Switzerland (131.58). Li Tianma completed the Chinese podium sweep with bronze . Notably, Wang’s wife, Xu Mengtao, had previously won gold in the women’s aerials at these Games.
• Biathlon: Johannes Dale-Skjevdal Wins 15km Mass Start – Norway’s Johannes Dale-Skjevdal won the men’s biathlon 15km mass start in 39:17.1. Compatriot Sturla Holm Laegreid finished second, and France’s Quentin Fillon-Maillet secured bronze, becoming France’s most decorated Olympian with nine medals overall .
• Speed Skating: Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong Claims 1500m Gold – Dutch speed skater Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong won gold in the women’s 1500m, adding to her collection of Olympic medals. Norway’s Ragne Wiklund took silver, and Canada’s Valerie Maltais earned bronze .
• Short Track Speed Skating: Dutch Dominate 5000m Relay – The Dutch team, featuring Jens van ‘t Wout, Melle van ‘t Wout, Teun Boer, and Friso Emons, won gold in the men’s 5000m short track relay .
• Short Track Speed Skating: Kim Gilli Wins Women’s 1500m – Kim Gilli of the Republic of Korea won gold in the women’s 1500m, narrowly beating compatriot Choi Minjeong. Corinne Stoddard of the U.S. Secured bronze .

Curling Updates

• Women’s Curling: Sweden and Switzerland to Compete for Gold – Sweden and Switzerland advanced to the women’s curling final, defeating Canada and the United States in their respective semi-final matches .
• Men’s Curling: Switzerland Wins Bronze – Switzerland defeated Norway 9-1 to win the men’s curling bronze medal .

Looking Ahead

With several events still to come, Team USA is poised to potentially surpass the American record for gold medals at a Winter Olympics. Norway currently leads the medal count with 17 gold medals, breaking their previous record . The men’s ice hockey final between Canada and the United States promises to be a highlight of the remaining competition.