Who are the favorites and underdogs in the men's and women's 2026 Olympic ice hockey tournaments?

Team USA produced more hardware and contenders that look like gold-medal favorites. And a Norwegian biathlete may have given the most bizarre interview in Olympics history.

United States ice hockey star Hilary Knight grabbed headlines on Saturday after she made history at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The U.S. women’s hockey team captain led her squad to a 5-0 win against Finland in their second game of the Winter Olympics.

Ahead of another Olympic face-off, let’s take a look at Team Canada and Team USA's head-to-head record in men’s and women’s hockey events.

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.

The 2026 Winter Olympics Women’s Hockey Preliminary Round is nearing completion and on Tuesday, Feb. 10 the United States plays its final game of the round in a battle of undefeateds against Canada at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan.

However, when it comes to the total number of medals won by Canada at any past edition of the Winter Games, the country's best performance came at PyeongChang 2018, where Canadian athletes brought home 29 medals — 14 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze — again, finishing third in the overall standings.

The United States is in the driver’s seat to win another gold medal in alpine skiing. After Breezy Johnson won gold in the women’s downhill on Sunday, Johnson actually has another chance of winning a gold medal in the