Izzy Atkin and Day 16: Zoe Atkin wins bronze as ice hockey decides last gold

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Zoe Atkin takes bronze in the freeski halfpipe

Freestyle skier Zoe Atkin secured the bronze medal in the women's halfpipe final in Italy. Atkin, 23, who has held dual UK-American citizenship since birth and is from Massachusetts, had come into the Games after winning the superpipe competition at last month's Aspen X Games. She qualified in first place but fell behind Eileen Gu, the defending champion, and Li Fanghui in the final; the Chinese pair won gold and silver respectively. The competition format — halfpipe skiing on a U-shaped course of hard-packed snow — saw Atkin place third on the podium.

Team GB matches a five-medal haul

The bronze lifted Team GB to a record-equalling total of five medals at these Winter Olympics. The tally matched Britain’s medal totals from 2014 and 2018 and followed a run in which Team GB had already secured three golds — more than at any previous winter Games — plus a silver in the men's curling on Saturday. Last weekend, Team GB made history with two golds on a single day: Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale won mixed team snowboarding, and Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker won mixed team skeleton. Weston also separately won the men's singles skeleton title, giving him a second gold at these Games.

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Curling, a near miss and reactions

Team GB narrowly missed out on a curling gold after losing to Canada in a tense men's final. The side, led by Bruce Mouat, settled for silver — a repeat of their result from the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. Team member Bobby Lammie said: "I think we actually felt good pretty much the majority of the game. We felt in control and felt like we were controlling most of the game... and just unfortunately, there were too many mistakes. " The squad had hoped to become the first British men's team to claim Olympic curling gold for 102 years.

Ice hockey final, bobsleigh and women's curling

With the Games closing, the last gold remained to be decided in the Canada v USA men's ice hockey final. The match scoreboard read Canada 0-0 USA during live coverage at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena. Emma Smith noted early action: nine seconds in there had been no fight, and a little later she remarked to Emma (@13. 11) that she "only had to wait around two minutes for your first fight, " with a coming together in front of the USA goal. The USA began aggressively in the opening 90 seconds, pinning Canada in their own third and leaving netminder Jordan Binnington on his toes. Connor Hellebuyck made the first meaningful save of the final, stopping a shot from Sam Bennett. Canada skated in red and were loudly cheered onto the ice; the USA, in white and blue, were roundly booed, and many neutrals seemed to be backing the Canadians.

Elsewhere, Brad Hall's GB crew finished seventh in the four-man bobsleigh while Germany took gold, and Sweden beat Switzerland to win their fourth women's curling gold in the past six Games.

Records, controversies and what was being asked

Other headlines at the Games included Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo setting a record with a fifth Olympic gold medal and a tenth overall. Coverage around the curling competition also referenced the 2026 Olympic curling 'cheating' controversy, explained. Questions posed to audiences included "Who are the Team GB athletes hoping for a 'Super Saturday' at the Winter Olympics?" and an invitation asked viewers: "What has been your Games highlight and why? Use Get Involved button. "

Live coverage notes indicated the final day of the Winter Olympics and live coverage was available for UK audiences only. The immediate schedule called for the conclusion of the Canada v USA men's ice hockey final to award the last gold of the Games and for medal ceremonies and recovery operations to follow the day's events.