US EditionSwitzerland Women's Hockey Takes Down Czechia in Shootout for 1st Olympic Win
- Swiss forward Ivana Wey scored in the eighth round of a shootout, leading Switzerland to a 4-3 victory over the Czech Republic in women's ice hockey at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics.
- Switzerland scored twice in the last 11 minutes of regulation to tie the game, forcing overtime and then winning in a shootout.
- Japan defeated France 3-2, marking France's second consecutive loss in their Olympic debut.
- France struggled to keep pace, allowing Japan to score late, despite a goal with 13 seconds left from Gabrielle De Serres.
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Milano Cortina 2026: Japan Wins 3-2 over France in Its First Match of Women’s Ice Hockey
MILAN — Japan scored twice late on to overcome France 3-2 in their opening match of the women’s ice hockey at the Winter Olympics on Friday, with the French suffering their second successive loss of the Games.
Olympics-Ice hockey-Switzerland overcome Czechs in thrilling shootout, Japan score late to beat France
MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Swiss forward Ivana Wey scored in the eighth round of a thrilling shootout to seal a 4-3 win over the Czech Republic in Olympic women's ice hockey at Santagiulia Arena on Friday, while Japan netted twice late to hand France its second successive loss of the Games 3-2.
Switzerland secures first win of Milano-Cortina Olympics 4-3 in shootout thriller against Czechia
Before the Olympic tournament started, I said the most important thing for Switzerland was to score goals, and to keep opponents' goals out of their net. With an offense that has struggled in recent years, and with an opening game against a team that has dominated them in recent tournaments, the start to the 2026 Olympics seemed auspicious for the Swiss team. And then Friday’s game happened. In a thrilling, intense turn of events, the Swiss came…
Swiss rally to top Czechs in shootout
Ivana Wey scored the shootout winner as Switzerland defeated Czechia 4-3 on Friday in Group A play at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The Swiss showed character to rally from a two-goal third-period deficit in their tournament opener. In the eighth round of the shootout, Wey tallied on a quick low wrister, sending her team into a gleeful celebration. In regulation time, Alina Muller had a goal and an assist, and Laura Zimmerman and Lara Christen scor…
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