Now, the U.S. turns its focus on achieving the ultimate goal, winning the gold medal for a third time in women’s hockey, and the first since 2018. The team has made it to the semifinals in each of the first seven Olympic tournaments.

MILAN (AP) — Hilary Knight has tied the U.S. women’s hockey career scoring record at the Olympics. Knight assisted on Caroline Harvey’s opening goal against Canada on Tuesday night to give her 32 points at the Olympics.

Italy used dual passport players to bolster their roster this year. When France hosts in 2030, they could lean on an abundance of French Canadian talent from Quebec to make their roster competitive.

Ilia Malinin keeps teasing fans at the Olympics by submitting program plans that have the American figure skating star attempting the quad axel, a 4 1/2-revolution jump so difficult nobody but him has ever landed it in competition.

Canada, Finland, Czechia and Slovakia won Friday's men's hockey games at the 2026 Olympics. Switzerland's Kevin Fiala left the ice on a stretcher.

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United States figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin was finally beaten in a dramatic men's singles competition on Friday, finishing eighth overall after an error-strewn free skate routine at the 2026 Winter Olympics.