Atkin can make it five medals for GB in Italy – Sunday’s guide

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Day 16: Sunday, 22 February

Medals: Five

Medal events: Men’s four-man bobsleigh (09:00-12:20); Women’s cross-country 50km mass start (09:00-12:35); Women’s curling (12:05-13:35); Men’s ice hockey (12:40-15:40); Women’s ski halfpipe (tbc)

Daily highlights

Bobsleigh: Four-man heats three and four (09:00 & 11:12)

History beckons for German great Francesco Friedrich on the final day of the Games.

The 35-year-old arrived in Italy with four Olympic titles. He won silver in the two-man event and is now vying to become the first athlete to win five bobsleigh golds.

His biggest rival is Germany’s second crew, headed by Johannes Lochner, and they sit in first with Friedrich second after the opening two runs.

The Team GB sled piloted by Brad Hall is seventh.

Freestyle skiing: Women’s halfpipe final (09:40)

Can Britain’s Zoe Atkin dethrone China’s Eileen Gu as the Olympic champion?

The US-born 21-year-old is the reigning world champion and qualified in first place.

But she will be up against a stacked field, including China’s Li Fanghui who qualified in second. She was Atkin’s biggest rival last season and the skier with whom she shared the overall 2024-25 World Cup title.

This event was moved from Saturday after heavy snow.

Zoe Atkin smiles after a run — Image caption,

Atkin was ninth in the event at Beijing 2022

Curling: Women’s gold medal game – Switzerland v Sweden (10:05-13:20)

Switzerland got the better of the United States on Friday afternoon, while Sweden beat Canada to book their place in the final.

The Swiss are guaranteed their first women’s medal since 2006, but are yet to win gold.

Sweden were champions in Pyeongchang in 2018 and claimed bronze four years ago.

Ice hockey: Men’s gold medal game – Canada v USA (13:10)

Canada have claimed a record nine Olympic golds and the return of NHL players is a boost to their chances as they look for their first gold since 2014.

That also applies to the USA, who haven’t won the title since 1980’s ‘Miracle on Ice’.

Good to know

With all events completed, at 19:00 it’s time for the Closing Ceremony of the XXV Winter Olympic Games, which will take place in the iconic Arena, a Roman amphitheatre in the historic city of Verona.

Milan Cortina will say arrivederci and perform the traditional handover to the team from the French Alps, where the 2030 Games will be held.