U.S. women's hockey goes head-to-head with Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics for the first time on Feb. 10 to close out the group stage with a can't-miss matchup.

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Women have never competed in Nordic combined at the Olympics. The IOC is touting the 2026 Games as “the most gender-balanced Olympic Winter Games in history,” with women making up 47 percent of athletes. Twelve of the 16 disciplines include full gender parity. But one discipline lacks a women’s event altogether: Nordic combined.

Women’s hockey debuted at the Olympic Games in 1998 and since then the game has skyrocketed in both player talent and popularity. Here's a look at what to know about the 2026 Women’s Olympic hockey

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina will bring together athletes from around the world to compete on ice and snow. Fans will see fast races, high jumps, and skill-based events across different venues.

MILAN — Canada looking completely overmatched in women’s hockey happens so rarely that a 5-0 blowout loss to the U.S. in the rivals’ preliminary round matchup at the Olympics raised some alarm bells. Experienced players made rookie mistakes ...

Team USA took silver in mixed doubles curling, the U.S. blew out rival Canada in women’s hockey, and a Norwegian biathlete revealed something shocking in a postrace interview.

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That was in June, 2022. And despite an ongoing campaign led by Malacinski, an athlete from Colorado now aged 24, her sport remains the last to exclude women – even as Milan Cortina is showcasing the highest level of female participation in Winter Games history at 47%.