Chloe Kim is set to hit the slopes on Day 6 of the Milan Cortina Games, despite a shoulder brace from an earlier injury in January.
MILAN, Metropolitan City of Milan — An American superstar is chasing her record third halfpipe gold medal at the Winter Olympics on Thursday.
Chloe Kim is set to hit the slopes on Day 6 of the Milan Cortina Games, despite a shoulder brace from an earlier injury in January. Additionally, the Alpine skiing competition continues with the women’s super-G event, and Team USA will kick off the men’s hockey tournament.
Here’s what events to watch on Day 6:
Chloe Kim’s halfpipe final: How to watch
The Team USA superstar might be sporting a shoulder brace, but she’s ready to clinch another Olympic medal.
She breezed through qualifications on Tuesday and is hoping to become the first snowboarder to win three straight Olympic gold medals in the halfpipe final. She led the leaderboard for the qualification, posting a run of 90.25.
The event gets underway at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Viewers around the world can watch on official broadcasters, including NBC and streaming on Peacock and NBC Olympics platforms.
Kim is competing with a shoulder brace after an injury earlier this year, which forced her to adjust her preparations for the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Even so, her troublesome shoulder has “been very well-behaved,” Kim said Wednesday.
Women’s super-G: When and how to watch as Team USA competes
The women’s super-G could be a contest between two of host nation Italy’s biggest winter sports stars.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella will be watching the super-G medal chase for Sofia Goggia, who lit the cauldron at Friday’s opening ceremony, and Federica Brignone, who is returning from an horrific leg injury in time to compete at her home Olympics.
Other contenders include Germany’s Emma Aicher, who’s chasing a third medal of the Games after silver in downhill and team combined. New Zealander Alice Robinson is second in the World Cup super-G standings this season and could win her country’s first Alpine medal since 1992.
The event will get underway at 5:30 a.m. ET.
U.S. downhill gold medalist Breezy Johnson and team combined bronze medalist Jackie Wiles will compete in the event. Filling out the U.S. roster are Keely Cashman and Mary Bocock.
Super-G stands for “super giant slalom” and is one of the Alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics, according to Olympics.com. The event combines the speed of downhill with the more precise turns of giant slalom.
Men’s hockey: How to watch as US, Canada NHL players return to Olympics for first time in 12 years
After NHL players returned to Olympic ice on Wednesday for the first time in 12 years, the United States and Canada get into the action on Thursday.
The U.S. team, captained by Auston Matthews, starts its preliminary round against Latvia, while Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby team up for Canada against Czechia.
In women’s hockey, Canada needs to do “some soul-searching” after the sting of a 5-0 blowout loss to the U.S., its coach says. Playing Finland offers a chance to get back to its winning ways ahead of the quarterfinals, in a game which was postponed from last week when the Finns caught a virus.
The United States will face Latvia in a preliminary match-up at 1:10 p.m. ET. Canada will face Czechia at 10:40 a.m. ET.
Women’s short-track speed skating: How to watch
Short-track speedskating is fast, frantic and frequently ends in dramatic crashes.
One woman stands out for her ability to thrive in the chaos. Italy’s Arianna Fontana is by far the most decorated short-track skater of all time and already won her 12th career Olympic medal in Milan.
On Thursday, Fontana aims to get the home crowd on its feet again as she seeks a three-peat in her favored 500 meters, the fastest race of all.
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