Switzerland defeated Sweden 2-1 in overtime to win the bronze medal in women's hockey Thursday at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
MILAN (AP) — Alina Muller did it again. Twelve years after scoring the clinching goal to deliver Switzerland its first Olympic medal in women's hockey — a bronze at the 2014 Sochi Games — Muller scored 9:09 into overtime in a 2-1 win over Sweden on Thursday for the bronze at the Milan Cortina Games.
BORMIO, Italy (AP) — They skied uphill through a diamond-shaped pattern and climbed a flight of on-slope stairs in their ski boots. Far from done, they endured more lung-searing climbing, with skis back on,
Nico Hischier had a goal and two assists to help Team Switzerland advance to the quarterfinals of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 with a 3-0 win against Team Italy at Rho Arena on Tuesday.
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Recapping what happened on Day 14 of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, with the U.S. men's hockey team defeating Slovakia to set up a gold-medal showdown with Canada.
Canada entered Italy as one of the pre-emptive favorites to win the gold medal. The team is stacked with future Hall of Famers - Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon - as well as a core of talented players to were pivotal in helping Canada win the 4 Nations Face-Off last February.
For nearly 55 minutes, the Swiss men’s national ice hockey team looked poised to punch its ticket to the semifinals. Crisp passing, disciplined defensive structure, and timely goaltending had the Swiss in control of their quarterfinal matchup.
The 2026 Winter Olympics, featuring 16 sports with 116 medal events, will take place from Feb. 4 to Feb. 22 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Preliminary events will begin on Feb. 4, the opening ceremony will be Feb.