The U.S. women won handily, 5-1, in their first hockey match of the Games, facing Czechia in the Group A preliminary round.

The U.S. women's hockey team's pursuit for its first Olympic gold medal since 2018 begins Thursday with a preliminary matchup against Czechia to open the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games.

With the inclusion of the NHL once more, Canada are the favourites for the gold medal in Milan.

The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition on snow and ice.

In Cortina d’Ampezzo you can’t escape the fact the mountain town is gearing up for its second Winter Olympics.

The U.S. delegation this year will be the largest ever, with 232 athletes, including 98 returning Olympians, several of whom have medaled multiple times.