Follow live text, BBC TV coverage, radio commentary, reaction and updates from the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

No sport at the Winter Olympics is more chaotic and arguably more exhilarating than snowboard cross, which whittles down a 32-person field with a series of four-man heats that resemble a human version of the Daytona 500 combined with a touch of Kentucky Derby — on a snowboard,

Pare appeared to have won his quarterfinal heat, but race officials disqualified him for appearing to make contact with another rider.

The women’s snowboard halfpipe final at the 2026 Winter Olympics promises a high-flying showdown as the world’s top riders compete for Olympic gold on Thursday at Big Air Shougang in Milano‑Cortina.

Pinckney's Jake Vedder competed in his second Winter Olympic Games in snowboard cross on Thursday, Feb. 12.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Alessandro Haemmerle of Austria and Canada’s Eliot Grondin repeated as gold and silver medalists in men’s snowboardcross at the Winter Olympics on Thursday after another close finish between the two rivals.

The 2026 Winter Olympics continue on Thursday, February 12, with another full day of action across the ice and on the slopes. We will get to see the men’s hockey tournament kick into full swing with the United States

On the ice, Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida got her second gold by winning the speedskating 5000m by a tenth of a second while the USA and Canada began their men's hockey campaigns. Coming up, U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim goes for a third straight Olympic gold. Follow live for the latest insights from our reporters in Italy.