The United States and Canada are the favorites to reach the gold medal game in both men's and women's hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

NHL teammates quickly become international rivals as men’s hockey begins at the 2026 Olympics, with a number of compelling matchups during the preliminary round.

Competing in her fifth Winter Games, the U.S. captain is the face of American women’s hockey after her role in galvanizing the sport—both at home and internationally.

With Canada's game versus Finland postponed due to a norovirus outbreak, the U.S. and Czechia opened the Olympic women's hockey tournament.

The target number of medals for a country to win the overall medal table is 35. Norway captured 37 medals to top the 2022 Winter Olympics medal table. That was 10 more than Germany in second place and 12 more than Team USA in third.

U.S. women's hockey, led by the team's very own "Captain America" aka five-time Olympian Hilary Knight, is off to a running start in the quest for gold after a 5-1 win over Czechia. While the Group A matchup against Czechia began as more of a jog, once Team USA got into a flow, they couldn't be stopped.

MILAN (AP) — Moritz Muller still gets goosebumps eight years later when thinks about the run to the gold medal game that he and his Germany teammates went on at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. “Getting into the finals was unbelievable,

Hailey Scamurra led the U.S. women's hockey team to an impressive opening win, while Team USA's Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin earned a dramatic victory over Norway in mixed doubles curling.