Day three of the Milan Cortina Games started with a showdown between China’s Eileen Gu and Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud in the women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle event. Ultimately, reigning gold medalist Gremaud prevailed with Gu taking home silver.
Switzerland took home another gold in the men’s alpine skiing team combined event.
Curlers Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin took Team USA to the mixed doubles semifinals for the first time ever. Ice dance favorites Madison Chock and Evan Bates landed in 2nd place on the leaderboard for the rhythm dance team event. The U.S. ended the day with a 5-0 win over Switzerland in women’s hockey.
See photos from the day:
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Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images
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Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images
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Alexander Nemenov / AFP via Getty Images Japan’s Akane Hosoyamada (left) and Italy’s Anna Caumo (right) vie for the puck during the women’s preliminary round Group B ice hockey match.
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Dustin Satloff/Getty Images River Radamus and Kyle Negomir of Team USA embrace during the men’s team combined slalom.
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Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland celebrates on her final run after winning the women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle final.
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Patrick Smith/Getty Images China’s Eileen Gu competes in her second run during the women’s slopestyle final.
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Odd Andersen / Getty Images Team USA curlers Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin compete in the curling mixed doubles round robin semi-final between USA and Italy.
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Katie Stratman/Imagn Images Team USA’s Brittany Bowe skates during the women’s speed skating 1000m finals.
Team USA’s Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik compete in the figure skating rhythm dance team event. (Julien de Rosa / Getty Images)
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Marie-Laure Messana/Getty Images Team USA forwards Joy Dunne and Alex Carpenter try to score against Switzerland’s Andrea Braendli during the women’s preliminary round Group A Ice Hockey match.
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Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Madison Chock and partner Evan Bates of Team USA compete in the Rhythm Dance team event.
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