Olympics: Team USA takes silver in men’s team pursuit speed skating

Team USA men’s speed skating took home a silver medal Tuesday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, finishing just behind Italy in the team pursuit competition.

The team of Ethan Cepuran, Casey Dawson and Emery Lehman finished with a time of 3:43.71 and was good enough for second place in the event. The Italian team, made up of Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini and Michele Malfatti, won the gold medal with a time of 3:39.20.

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This time the United States started well against Italy, but the Italians pulled ahead in the final laps.

It is the second team pursuit medal for Cepuran, Dawson and Lehman. They were on the team with Joey Matia at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The trio set a world record in the team pursuit in November with a time of 3:32.49.

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Casey Dawson of the United States, Emery Lehman of the United States and Ethan Cepuran of the United States celebrate winning silver in the men’s team pursuit on February 17, 2026. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)

Cepuran, Dawson and Lehman hoped their team’s effort would have been enough to capture the gold. They previously acknowledged that they weren’t the strongest skaters, but they knew they were a great team. Dawson withdrew from the Olympic 10,000 meters last week to focus on the team pursuit.

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Ethan Cepuran of the United States, Casey Dawson of the United States and Emery Lehman of the United States in action during Final A on February 17, 2026. (REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw)

China earned a bronze medal in the event, beating the Netherlands. Liu Hanbin, Wu Yu and Li Wenhao helped lead the team to third place.