MILAN — Team USA’s inexorable march towards women’s hockey gold took another step Friday night. The Americans rolled past Italy in the quarterfinals, dispatching the Italians 6-0 in a match that was never competitive and never in doubt,

Team USA is off to a hot start at the 2026 Winter Olympics after the men’s hockey team dominated Latvia in its opening match, and now the team is honoring former NHL star Johnny Gaudreau at the tournament.

The men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 is the first tournament with NHL players since the 2014 Sochi Olympics, will feature all 12 teams playing three preliminary games in their respective groups, then all 12 moving on to a single-elimination playoff that will conclude with the gold medal game Feb. 22.

Fans of the NHL may notice a different when tuning in to Olympic hockey. Here is more on why Italy's hockey rink is smaller than the NHL's.

The Danes aren't used to the attention their homeland has received of late, but focus at Olympics is on building hockey program

The U.S. women’s hockey team has advanced to the semifinals at the 2026 Winter Olympics after routing host nation Italy 6-0 in an ill-tempered quarterfinal. Kendall Coyne Schofield scored two goals for Team USA,

Live updates from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday. Get the latest news, results, medal count, TV schedules and highlights from Italy.

Our Ask Me Anything team explain the ice hockey rules in the Winter Olympics.