US EditionTeam USA Headed to Women's Hockey Gold Medal Game, Guaranteeing Hardware for 8th Straight Winter Olympics
Team USA maintained a perfect defensive record with their fifth straight shutout, outscoring opponents 31-1, advancing to face Canada or Switzerland for Olympic gold.
- On Feb 16, 2026, the United States women's hockey team defeated Team Sweden 5-0 at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, advancing to the gold-medal match at the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.
- After a 6-0 win on Friday, Team USA entered the semifinal following dominant preliminary rounds with multiple 5-0 wins and a 5-1 victory, pursuing a comeback for gold this year.
- Two unanswered goals in the opening period were followed by three goals in less than 3 minutes in the second, with U.S. goaltender Aerin Frankel stopping 20 shots and University of Minnesota captain Abbey Murphy assisting three goals.
- The U.S. will meet either Canada or Switzerland in the final on Thursday, with the silver and gold medal games set for Thursday, Feb. 19 at 1:10 p.m. ET.
- U.S. captain Hilary Knight is one goal and one point from setting new Olympic records, with the 2022 gold final against Canada adding historical stakes, as she prepares for the final.
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Pine Journal
Inevitable US, Canada final but this time the ice has tilted
MILAN, Italy -- Canada and the United States will play out another chapter in their long-standing rivalry after setting up the almost inevitable Olympic women's ice hockey final on Monday, but this time the Americans have flipped the script and tilted the ice in their favor. The U.S. strolled to a 5-0 win over Sweden in their semifinal, while Canada struggled to see off a dogged Switzerland, winning 2-1 despite outshooting their opponents 46-8. …
LA Daily News
Winter Olympics: Team USA women’s hockey rolls over Sweden to reach final
MILAN — Team USA, with a 5-0 rout of Sweden, advanced to a Milano Cortina Olympic Games women’s hockey final that they’ve been aiming for even before they left the ice after losing the Olympic final in Beijing four years earlier. The U.S. scored on three consecutive shots in less than three minutes in the second period to blow the game open and secure a spot in their sixth gold medal final in seven Olympic Games. The U.S. will face a familiar fo…
US Women Book Their Place in Hockey Final
Aerin Frankel stopped 21 shots for her third shutout of the Olympic women's hockey tournament and the favored United States advanced to the gold-medal game by defeating Sweden 5-0 at the Milan Cortina Games on Monday. Abbey Murphy, Kendall Coyne Schofield, and Hayley Scamurra scored on consecutive shots over less...
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