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It's almost over at the 2026 Olympics. But the U.S. and Canada still have some friendly competition on the docket.
Sunday will mark the end of the Milan Cortina Games, after two weeks of triumph, heartbreak, scandal and outright weirdness. A total of 111 gold medals have been handed out in Italy, and there are still five left to be decided.
Here are the top five things to watch on Sunday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics:
1. Team USA vs. Canada (8:10 a.m. ET)
There's not much to be explained here. It's the United States against Canada in men's hockey. The two most loaded rosters duking it out in the first Olympics with NHL talent since 2014. Canada has Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, Macklin Celebrini and more. Team USA has Auston Matthews, Quinn Hughes, the Tkachuk brothers, Connor Hellebuyck and more.
The Americans will be playing for their first Olympic gold since the Miracle on Ice in 1980. This wouldn't be nearly as big an upset, but there's a reason hockey fans have had Sunday circled on their calendars since before the Opening Ceremony.
2. Eileen Gu's last chance at gold in Italy (4:40 a.m. ET)
Gu has been one of the most-followed athletes at the Winter Olympics, but has not achieved the success she found in Beijing. She came up with silver in both the big air and slopestyle, the former of which she won in 2022.
However, she still has her favorite event left. The women's freestyle skiing halfpipe was postponed from Saturday due to a snowstorm and will now be decided on Sunday. She is the odds-on favorite, with Kate Gray and Svea Irving representing Team USA's best chance at an upset.
3. The final curling showdown (5:05 a.m. ET)
Our last taste of curling will be a Sweden-Switzerland showdown for the gold medal in the women's event. Sweden led the pack in group play and defeated gold medal favorite Canada in the semifinal, while Switzerland beat the U.S. 7-4. Canada defeated the U.S. in the bronze medal match on Saturday.
The Swiss will be playing for their first gold medal in women's curling and are already guaranteed their first medal since 2006, while Sweden has won three of the last five Olympic tournaments.
4. Closing Ceremony (2:30 p.m. ET)
It will all be over tomorrow evening. Women's hockey star Hilary Knight and ice dancer Evan Bates will carry the flag for Team USA at the Closing Ceremony in Verona. We will get our first look at the next Winter Olympics host in the French Alps, with the Olympic flag formally handed over to the mayor of Nice.
Compared to the longer and more-watched Opening Ceremony, the Closing Ceremony always has the feel of one big party, with hundreds of athletes coming together to celebrate the end of the Olympics.
Olympics schedule for Sunday, Feb. 22 (Day 16)
Bobsled
Four-man
4 a.m.: Runs 3, 4 (airs on USA Network at 6:30 a.m.; airs on NBC at 11 a.m.)🏅
Cross-Country Skiing
50 kilometer mass start
4 a.m.: Women’s final (USA Network; airs on NBC at 11:45 a.m.)🏅
Curling
Women's
5:05 a.m.: Gold-medal game, Switzerland vs. Sweden (airs on NBC and USA Network at 7 a.m.) 🏅
Freestyle Skiing
Halfpipe
4:40 a.m.: Women’s final🏅
Hockey
Men’s
8:10 a.m.: Gold-medal game, USA vs. Canada (NBC)🏅
Closing Ceremony
2:30 p.m.: Verona Arena (NBC)