Both the Men and Women’s hockey teams will compete for gold. Both have been heavily favored to medal and after Monday night both are guaranteed medals. The Women’s team will compete for gold when they face Canada this Thursday.
The Men’s team rolled over the Germans on Sunday 5-1 and the Women’s obliterated the Swedes 5-0 pushing both teams to meet with their neighbors north, the Canadians.
Both will be unforgettable games as the Canadians have also dominated their opponents as they did against France beating them 10-2 while the Women’s Canadian team beat the Swiss 2-1 to advance to compete for the gold against the U.S.
This will be the third time that the U.S. and Canada will compete for Gold, the first taking place in 2002 and the second in 2010. Canada won both games so this week’s matchup will be the U.S.’s chance to redeem them, third times a charm.
The Women’s matchup is more historic as they compete for the eighth time for gold. These historic matchups begin in 1998 and spanned over the years, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and now in 2026. Currently the Canadians hold a 4-2 edge over the U.S. but this years U.S. women’s hockey team is a different breed dominating every game they’ve won.
American bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, won her first-ever gold medal in the women’s monobob at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on February 16, 2026. She became the oldest woman to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history, marking her sixth career Olympic medal.
In other sports the Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies last week 122-116 before heading into the All-Star break. The Nuggets return to the hardwood this Thursday in L.A. to face the Clippers. The Nuggets are 6.5 games behind the conference leading Oklahoma City Thunder and 3 games behind the San Antonio Spurs.
The Colorado Avalanche will return on Wednesday February, 25 to face the Utah Mammoth after players across the league competed for their respective nations in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
