Live updates: Olympic figure skating competitions begin; curling continues

What to Know

• Madison Chock and Evan Bates jumped to the top of the leaderboard in rhythm dancing for the team program with a whopping 91.06 score with a dazzling performance. Watch more the figure skating program live here.
• Team USA leads the way in the figure skating team event, with the women’s short program kicking off next at 7:35 a.m. ET/4:35 a.m. PT. Catch all the day’s figure skating here and live on Peacock.
• The U.S. tandem of Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse remains undefeated as they bested the Canadian duo of Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant in a curling mixed doubles round-robin match.
• Lindsay Vonn tested her injured left knee with an aggressive and successful training run in the downhill course, fulfilling a pre-race rules requirement to be eligible to compete in Sunday’s event.
• The Games will officially kick off with Friday’s Opening Ceremony, with athletes from all over the world gathering for the Parade of Nations.
• The ceremony will be hosted at Milan’s century-old San Siro stadium, one of the largest in all of Europe.
• Carrying the flag for Team USA will be speed skater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca. Learn more about both Olympians here.