Japan won its opening game of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Friday in Milan, with two third-period goals securing the

Joy Dunne of the Ohio State Buckeyes scored her first career Olympic Games goal to give Team USA a 2-0 lead vs Czechia in their round robin contest.

Alex Carpenter made her mark in the Olympics just one period into the Milano-Cortina games.

MILAN (AP) — Show respect. Be humble and a good Olympic partner. Keep Team USA athletes safe. United States Olympic leaders set out goals Thursday for the Milan Cortina Winter Games that arrive during what they acknowledged is “a period of geopolitical turmoil.

The 2026 Team USA Olympics hockey rosters were revealed exclusively on TODAY Jan. 2. Leading the women's team, for the last time, is Knight, a forward. With her fifth games in Milan-Cortina, she sets a record for most-ever Olympic appearances by an American man or woman in hockey.

Unsure what "offside" or "power play" means in hockey? Our guide helps breaks down essential terms to make the Winter Olympics even more exciting  (Photo: AP)

MILAN (AP) — Of all the elite players making up the U.S. women’s national team’s roster, coach John Wroblewski insisted the one he couldn’t do without at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games was Hayley Scamurra.

Brad Marchand scored in the fourth round of the shootout in his return to Florida’s lineup after missing two games to give the Panthers a 5-4 win over the Boston Bruins, his former team, on Wednesday night.

Cleveland Heights native Laila Edwards recorded an assist on the opening goal of USA women’s hockey team’s opening game of the 2026 Winter Olympics, a 5-1 win over Czechia on Thursday in Milano, Italy.