Men’s ice hockey play began on Feb. 11, however Team USA does not take the ice until the following day as they took on Latvia. The Stars and Stripes are slotted in Group C, competing against Denmark, Germany and Latvia in the preliminary rounds.

The U.S. men's hockey team hasn't won an Olympic gold medal since the Miracle on Ice in 1980, but this year's team might just be capable of ending that drought. The Americans have brought their best roster ever to Italy,

Team USA hockey is one of the top contenders for the gold medal at the 2026 Olympic Games. See their complete schedule.

In Olympic history, Canada has won nine gold medals in the men's hockey tournament, and they're expected to contend for it at Milan Cortina alongside the United States. The rival North American countries last met in the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off final and Canada defeated the U.S. in overtime.

The men aim for the first Olympic gold since the "Miracle on Ice", while the women seek revenge for the gold medal game loss vs. Canada in 2022.

Team USA will make its Milan Cortina Olympic debut on Thursday against Latvia. Here’s a look at the full schedule of games.

Italy opens up the tournament against the Swedes on Wednesday in the biggest David vs. Goliath matchup in the preliminaries.

Our Ask Me Anything team explain the ice hockey rules in the Winter Olympics.

Figure skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates took the silver medal in ice dancing, with Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France taking the gold. Jordan Stolz won gold and set an Olympic record in men’s 1,000-meter speedskating.