Olympic women's hockey bracket: Updated schedule, results for 2026 knockout games originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Women's ice hockey is in full gear at the 2026 Winter Olympics, as the best players in the world compete for a coveted gold medal.

The U.S. women’s hockey team beat Canada for its fourth straight win at the Olympics and seventh in a row against the northern neighbors.

The U.S. blew out the Canadians with a 5–0 thrashing in an unlikely result between the rivals. A gold medal final rematch likely awaits, but is the result already a lock?

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.

The United States defeated arch-rival Canada 5-0 in their final preliminary game at the Milan Cortina Olympics. It’s the first time the Canadian women’s team has ever been shut out in the Olympics. Both teams came into the game undefeated in group play, 3-0 and 2-0, respectively.

Italy pulled off the unthinkable by reaching the quarterfinals of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Monday, fending off a Japanese comeback and underlining the spirit of a team delighted to keep proving the doubters wrong.

The United States routed Switzerland 5-0 in Olympic women’s hockey to improve to 3-0 before its showdown against Canada.

MILAN — After dealing with a norovirus outbreak that postponed its game against Canada, the Finnish women’s hockey team took the ice for the first time at the 2026 Olympics, dropping its debut against Team USA by a decisive 5-0 score.