History was made on Thursday as Northeast Ohio's Laila Edwards became the first Black woman to play for Team USA in an Olympic women's ice hockey tournament game. The Cleveland Heights native and the United States women's hockey team opened play at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics with a 5-1 win over Czechia in a preliminary-round matchup at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.

“It’s been a great run,” Eruzione said. “And it’s going to continue.”

Get ready for this winter's Milano Cortina by reliving one of the greatest sports stories ever. The Miracle on Ice is subject of new Netflix film.

The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 officially opens Friday and continues through Feb. 22, marking the fourth time Italy has hosted the Olympics and the first time two cities have officially co-hosted a Winter Games [1].

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.

Several athletes with Ohio ties are set to represent Team USA and other countries at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's who they are.

One of the showcase events at the Winter Olympics will be hockey, where NHL players are back for the first time since 2014 and the world’s best women’s players are competing in the Games for an eighth consecutive time. What's known: The main arena will ...