Giacomel and Hofer, Ghiotto, Baumgartner and Mircea... All the Italians competing today

Milano‑Cortina Winter Olympics — Italians competing today (17 February)

Here are today’s appointments with Italian athletes at the Milano‑Cortina Winter Games (updated 00:55).

In a day with seven titles to be decided, Italy fields strong cards in the speed skating team pursuit (semifinal vs Netherlands and then the final, hoping for gold). Watch the biathlon relay — Italy is hunting medals — and the two‑man bobsleigh (Baumgartner/Mircea) ready to surprise. Crucial matches for men’s ice hockey (against Switzerland) and curling (women vs Japan; men vs USA). The day begins with the Italian entry in Nordic combined and ends with Lara Naki Gutmann in the ladies’ figure skating short program.

Italian competitors in today’s schedule

— 10:00 — Nordic combined — Men's individual (large hill) — competing: Samuel Costa, Aaron Kostner, Alessandro Pittin

— 12:10 — Ice hockey — Men's playoff match — Italy vs Switzerland

— 13:45 — Nordic combined — Men's individual pursuit (10 km cross‑country) — competing: Samuel Costa, Aaron Kostner, Alessandro Pittin

— 14:05 — Curling — Women’s round robin — Italy vs Japan

— 14:30 — Biathlon — Men’s 4 x 7.5 km relay — competing: Patrick Braunhofer, Lukas Hofer, Nicola Romani, Tommaso Giacomel

— 14:30 — Speed skating — Men's team pursuit, semifinals — Italy vs Netherlands — competing: Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini, Michele Malfatti (reserve Riccardo Lorello)

— 15:24 — Speed skating — Men's team pursuit, bronze medal final — possible lineup: Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini, Michele Malfatti (reserve Riccardo Lorello)

— 16:22 — Speed skating — Men's team pursuit, gold medal final — possible lineup: Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini, Michele Malfatti (reserve Riccardo Lorello)

— 18:45 — Figure skating — Ladies’ singles, short program — competing: Lara Naki Gutmann

— 19:00 — Bobsleigh — Two‑man, run 3 — competing: Patrick Baumgartner and Robert Mircea

— 19:05 — Curling — Men’s round robin — Italy vs USA (Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella, Amos Mosaner, Alberto Pimpini, Joel Retornaz)

— 21:05 — Bobsleigh — Two‑man, run 4 — competing: Patrick Baumgartner and Robert Mircea

Read also: Short track report on Arianna Fontana; SantaGiulia arena review; other day’s news and results.