Every two years, the world's most prominent designers clamor for the chance to dress their country's athletes. This year marks Ralph Lauren's 10th consecutive Olympics outfitting Team USA for the opening ceremony, while host country Italy's looks are designed by EA7 Emporio Armani. The job isn't confined to luxury fashion houses, either - Team Canada will enter the Winter Games in head-to-toe Lululemon.
It has all come down to this at the 2026 Olympic Games for the two most dominant countries in international women's hockey. The United States and Canada face off on Thursday for the gold medal. Women's ice hockey was first introduced at the Olympics in 1998, and these are the only two countries to have won Olympic gold since.
For the first time since 2014, NHL players from the United States will be competing at the Olympic Games. Team USA's opening matchup of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games is against Latvia, a team that features several current and former NHL players as well. The U.S. is led by arguably the strongest collection of talent to ever represent the country in international best-on-best competition, including a 1-2 punch of Auston Matthews and Jack Eichel at center, do-everything defensemen like Quinn Hughes,
Brad Marchand, Macklin Celebrini and Thomas Wilson of Canada celebrate with fans after winning the quarterfinal match in overtime. (Mike Segar/Reuters) Canada's flag-bearer Marielle Thompson is competing in women's ski cross this morning, with the final taking place at 7:10 a.m. ET. Canada's men's hockey team plays its semifinal game against Finland at 10:40 a.m. ET but could be without captain Sidney Crosby. Canada has two more shots at gold in short-track speed skating.
Kim Boutin and Courtney Sarault of Canada in action during the mixed team relay. (Yves Herman/Reuters) Team Canada wins silver in short-track mixed relay for country's third medal Moguls star (and Canadian flag-bearer) Mikael Kingsbury returns for his fourth Olympics today. Canadian women's hockey faces Team USA at 2:10 p.m. ET, but captain Marie-Philip Poulin's condition is unclear after an injury in physical game against Czechia last night. Live coverage continues on CBC Gem, or you can follow updates on this page.
Hello! A golden morning for Team GB at last after Matt Skelton hurtled down the skeleton track last night to become the first British man to win individual gold since Robin Cousins at Lake Placid in 1980. It's all about the proprioception, you see. As the sun rises above the rooftops in Manchester (yes really) we can look forward to another haul of sparkling metal. Eight golds are on offer today across the slopes, the sliding centre and the ice .
Francis Jobin in the men's snowboarding big air qualifications at Livigno Snow Park on Thursday. Jobin, in his Olympics debut, is the sole Canadian to make it to the final 12. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images via Reuters) Canadian men's downhill skier Jack Crawford missed the podium in the final at Bormio's Stelvio course. At 10 a.m. ET, Canadian Isabelle Weidemann will compete for gold in the 3000-metre speed skating final. Abigail Strate will compete in ski jumping normal hill at 12:45 p.m. ET.
The women's tournament is already underway, and the buzz in the Olympic village is the norovirus that appears to be making its way through the teams. Finland had to postpone the start of its games, as several of its players went into isolation to start the tournament. The Finns opened the games against the U.S. women on Feb. 7 and promptly lost 5-0, potentially feeling some of the after effects of the illness.
Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, stars of the buzzy HBO Max Canadian hockey romance Heated Rivalry, are set to take part in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games as torchbearers. The duo were selected as official torchbearers for the Olympic Torch Relay, which is currently weaving through Italy before ending in Milan ahead of the opening ceremony on February 6th. Buy the Heated Rivalry Book Per tradition, the torch began its journey in Greece before making its way to the host city.
A day after the U.S. women captured gold in hockey, the U.S. men's team's quest for the same hardware continues Friday at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Team USA will face Slovakia in the semifinals after hanging on to defeat Sweden in overtime on Wednesday. Quinn Hughes, who scored the game-winning quarterfinal goal, called facing Slovakia in the next round "an extremely hard test." The No. 3 seed dominated Germany 6-2 to advance to play the U.S.
Kim will compete in the women's snowboard halfpipe final with a chance to become the first snowboarder to win three straight Olympic gold medals. She qualified for the final on Wednesday while racing with a brace on her left shoulder due to a torn labrum suffered last month. The 25-year-old still managed to finish first, setting up a potential date with destiny. Shaun White is the only Olympian to ever win three gold medals in the snowboard halfpipe competition, but he didn't secure them consecutively.
And the Olympics have not yet officially begun. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Milan's Piazza XXV Aprile, named for the day Italy was liberated from Nazi fascism in 1945, to protest against the planned deployment of ICE agents during the Games. The ICE agents to be deployed to Milan are not from the same unit as the immigration agents cracking down in Minneapolis and other US cities.
