Gold is at stake for the United States women’s hockey team on Thursday at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The United States will face familiar rival Canada in the gold medal game. Since women’s hockey was introduced as an Olympic sport in 1998, the only two teams that have won gold medals are the United States and Canada. Although Canada defeated the Americans for the gold medal in Beijing four years ago, the U.S. defeated Canada 24–7 in four games during the 2025 Rivalry Series in November and December.
However, it’s a whole new game once the puck drops at the Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.
The “Blade Angels” are back on the ice in the free skating portion of the women’s singles skating. Alyssa Liu finished third in the short program, making her the lead in winning the first Olympic medal for an American in women’s figure skating in 20 years. Isabeau Levitow finished eighth for the United States in the short program, while Amber Glenn finished 13th.
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Major events of Thursday (all time eastern)
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curling: Women’s Round Robin, Session 12 – US vs Switzerland, 8:05 am
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ice hockey: Women’s Bronze Medal Game–Switzerland vs Sweden, 8:40 am
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speed skating: Men’s 1,500m final, 10:30 am
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figure skating: Women’s Single Skating Free Skate, 1:00 p.m.
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ice hockey: Women’s gold medal game – US vs. Canada, 1:10 p.m.
We take a look at all the best moments from Thursday’s events below.
