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France and Italy women play the first game at the newly built Olympic hockey arena

The puck dropped Thursday on the first game at the Milan Cortina Olympics in the newly built hockey arena that needed a rush to the eleventh hour to finish.

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QU Women's Hockey Team cheers on teammate representing France in the Olympics

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Where to watch Italy vs. France Olympic women’s hockey livestream today

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US women's hockey team begins Olympics competition: How to watch, schedule

The United States women's hockey national team begins its Olympics trek on Thursday, when the Americans take on Czechia in the first game of the group stage.

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Alex Carpenter scores first goal, US women’s hockey picks up first Olympic win

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Hilary Knight, in final Olympics, continues scoring ways as U.S. downs Czechia

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U.S. women’s hockey opens Olympics with a dominant win over Czechia

Hayley Scamurra had two of the goals while Alex Carpenter, Joy Dunne and Hilary Knight also scored.

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U.S. Women Get Off To Impressive Start In Olympic Hockey With Historical First

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Team USA opens Olympic women's hockey play with dominant victory over Czechia

2026 Winter Olympics, List of Countries

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Here's the order for the Parade of Nations at the 2026 Olympics Opening Ceremony

When the Olympics Opening Ceremony commences on Friday, Feb. 6, more than just the start of the Games will be celebrated.

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The order of countries in the Olympics opening ceremony

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Full List of Countries Banned from 2026 Winter Olympics

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Curling opens competition at 2026 Winter Olympics as brief power outage pauses play, luge training

The 2026 Winter Olympics opened competition Wednesday night with the first curling matches on the schedule in Cortina only for the action to come to a brief halt because of a power outage.

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Winter Olympics kicked off in Cortina with curling, but took a brief pause due to a power outage

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The Order of Countries in the Olympics Opening Ceremony

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Where Will the 2030 Winter Olympics Be Held?

The XXVI Olympic Winter Games will be held in one of the most storied — and beautiful — mountain regions on Earth: the French Alps. Officially branded as French Alps 2030, the 2030 Winter Olympics — as well as the Paralympic Games — will take place across multiple areas in France, including Nice, Briançon, Haute-Savoie, and Savoie.

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France captain Pierre-Edouard Bellemare soaks up finally making the Olympics at 40

MILAN (AP) — Hockey was not televised, at least not for free, in France when Pierre-Edouard Bellemare was growing up there. The rare chance he got to watch the sport he loved came every four years at the Olympics.

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France 2 UHD to Employ HDR10+ Dynamic Metadata to Deliver Olympics Broadcast

In addition to offering the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in 4K UHD, the broadcaster is also offering three different mixes of immersive audio

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2026 Winter Olympics live updates: Women's hockey kicks off; Team USA curling defeats Norway, Switzerland

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where hockey and snowboarding events will open ahead of the opening ceremony.

All the Sports You Won’t See at the 2026 Winter Olympics

The makeup of the Winter Olympics has changed many times in the 100-plus years of the Games. Here are some sports that haven’t stood the test of time.

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8 winter Olympic sports you’ve probably never heard of

You'll see many of these on television for the 2026 Winter Olympics too.

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Trump’s shadow hangs over the Winter Olympics

Beating the Americans will feel even sweeter for the U.S.' top allies.