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The U.S. team, which rose to the Olympic tournament’s top seed after a perfect preliminary round, won’t move past the quarterfinals. Two American skiers, Alex Hall and Nick Goepper, took gold and silver in slopestyle.

A growing number of states and cities have lifted restrictions, as have two of the U.S. biggest music festivals. In Hong Kong, some overwhelmed hospitals are moving patients to tents on sidewalks and driveways.

President Biden and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia both said that they would seek a diplomatic path to avert an invasion of Ukraine. Russia said it was continuing to pull troops back from near Ukraine, but a senior Pentagon official said the U.S. had seen no indication of a withdrawal or redeployment.

Retail sales rose 3.8 percent during the month, swinging higher after a 2.5 percent drop in December.

In Alberta, 13 people involved in a border blockade were charged with crimes, including four accused of conspiring to kill police officers.

Mikaela Shiffrin came in 18th on Tuesday. She still has a chance for a medal in the Alpine combined. Eileen Gu, the Chinese freestyle skier, won a silver medal in slopestyle.

The Defense Ministry’s announcement was the most concrete sign yet that Russia might be trying to de-escalate the military standoff on the Ukrainian border, but it was far from clear that the threat of war had passed.

The minister claims the President has not yet named his team for implementing the pact as provided in the agreement

The 15-year-old Russian skater, who is at the center of a doping dispute, is in first place in her pursuit of the women’s singles gold.

Some U.S. states end mask mandates, but it’s a patchwork. Officials in some cities, counties and school districts are keeping restrictions.