🏒 We love a good debut. The Penguins’ 23-year-old Avery Hayes potted two goals in his first NHL game last night, a big win over the surging Sabres. And 18-year-old Penguins rookie Ben Kindel picked up a couple goals of his own for good measure.

Hiroto Ogiwara of Japan has topped qualifying for men's big air as snowboarding kicked off at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

There was a brief delay in the opening curling matches at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

The Canada vs Finland women’s Olympic hockey game scheduled for Thursday was postponed due to a virus outbreak within the Finnish team.

Big Air has been part of the competition since Pyeongchang in 2018, giving the most daring athletes the opportunity to lay it out on the line, delivering three tricks, with their two best scores being combined for a final score. The top 12 scores will advance to the final.

Japan's Hiroto Ogiwara was the only competitor to have two runs score over 88 points in Thursday's men's snowboard big air qualifying.

Quinn Dehlinger, a Team USA aerialist, is embracing his first Olympic experience in Milan, appreciating every moment as he prepares for the Opening Ceremony and upcoming competitions. "It's becoming real every single time that I experience something new with the Games.

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where hockey and snowboarding events will open ahead of the opening ceremony.

The men's snowboarding big air competition is one of the first events to get underway at the 2026 Winter Olympics.