2026 Olympic women’s hockey gold medal game preview
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The preliminary round is over. It’s time to play for a medal in women’s hockey at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.
Canada has beaten Switzerland 2-1 in the semifinals of the women’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics, advancing to Thursday’s gold medal game against the United States. Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice in the second period,
Elana Meyers Taylor won her first gold medal, and sixth overall, taking first in women's monobob. She is now tied with Bonnie Blair as the most decorated female American winter Olympian. Her teammate, Kallie Humphries, took bronze.
The semifinals in women’s hockey takes place on Monday. The United States face Sweden and Canada face Switzerland. The two North American countries are heavy favourites. However, history is actually on Sweden’s side.