CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The United States and Canada meet in the gold medal match in women’s hockey at the Milan Cortina Olympics, and the women’s figure skating competition reaches its finale with the free skate as the American “Blade Angels” look for a comeback to unseat Japan’s frontrunners.

Here is a guide of what to look out for today:

Hockey gold on tap

It’s the final everyone expected. And it looks like the U.S. has the edge.

When the Americans take on Canada for gold at 1:10 p.m., they’ll be buoyed by having beaten their big rivals 5-0 in the preliminary round. That meant they’ve won the teams’ last seven meetings.

The U.S. team is the defending world champion and is looking to avenge a loss to Canada in the Olympic final in 2022.

It’s the seventh time the two powerhouses have faced off for Olympic gold since women’s hockey debuted at the 1998 Nagano Games.

Switzerland takes on Sweden in the bronze medal game at 2:40 p.m. local time (1340 GMT, 8:40 a.m. ET).

‘Blade Angels’ up next

Ami Nakai and Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto upstaged Alysa Liu and the rest of the “Blade Angels” from the U.S. to take the lead after the short program in the women’s figure skating competition.

The free skate will determine the medals and takes place at 1 p.m. ET).

Nakai collected a career-best 78.71 points and Sakamoto is right behind with 77.23 as she chases just about the only gold medal she has yet to win. Liu is third with 76.59.

Ski every mountain

Ski mountaineering makes its debut at the Winter Olympics — and the first medals will be handed out on Day 1 of the event.

The women’s sprint final is at 8:15 a.m. ET.

Skimo, which is short for ski mountaineering, has some basic principles: Race up the slope and back down as fast as possible.

The final of the sprint will consist of six athletes. The course is composed of an ascent on skis, plus a running section in boots with the skis on the athletes’ backs.