Follow our live updates for today's round-robin matchup between Canada and Switzerland in Olympic women's hockey
Of the 19 staff members polled, nine think Canada will bring home the gold medal. Six staffers think the United States can win its first gold medal in men's hockey since the 1980 "Miracle On Ice," while four believe Sweden can repeat its gold-medal performance from 2008 in Turin, Italy.
The U.S. and Canada are the only countries to ever capture Olympic hockey gold, and the two hockey powerhouses have met in each of the last four Olympic finals. Canada took the most recent championship showdown, beating Team USA 3-2 in the 2022 Beijing final.
Valérie Maltais had an incredible race in the women's 3000m speed skating final. She tied a record and took home Canada's first medal.
The first medal of the Winter Games was awarded this morning, with Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen taking the gold. Sweden took the top two spots in women's skiathlon and Italy won gold in women’s 3,000-meter speed skating. Later, we have women’s normal hill ski jumping and men’s snowboard Big Air.
After a 2022 Olympic performance that saw a high total medal count but a 30-year low in gold finishes, Team Canada is looking to put more athletes on the podium at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games.
As the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin, all eyes were on teams from around the globe proudly donning their countries' uniforms for the opening ceremony, including Team USA in outfits designed by Ralph Lauren.
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