With the men’s tournament about to begin, it is the perfect time to look back at the full history of Olympic hockey.
Here's what to know about Thursday's slate of women's ice hockey games at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, including how to watch information.
Switzerland women's hockey took down Czechia in a shootout for the team's first Olympic win of the tournament. Japan also secured their first tournament win after they defeated France.
It’s been 106 years since “ice hockey,” so called to differentiate it from the game that’s played on grass, made its Olympic debut, the Winnipeg Falcons winning the historic first gold medal at Antwerp, Belgium in 1920, representing Canada.
The Russians would have fielded one of the most talented teams in the tournament