Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. After scoring five goals in the second period, the United States women cruised past Italy,

The U.S. women’s hockey team has advanced to the semifinals at the 2026 Winter Olympics after routing host nation Italy 6-0 in an ill-tempered quarterfinal. Kendall Coyne Schofield scored two goals for Team USA,

MILAN — Team USA’s inexorable march towards women’s hockey gold took another step on Friday night. The Americans rolled past Italy in the quarterfinals, dispatching the Italians 6-0 in a match that was never competitive and never in doubt. A lot like their four preliminary games.

At the Winter Olympics today, Ilia Malinin skates for gold, the USA women's hockey team plays, and men's halfpipe is settled. Follow along live.

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Fans of the NHL may notice a different when tuning in to Olympic hockey. Here is more on why Italy's hockey rink is smaller than the NHL's.