Olympic hockey games on TV today: Schedule, times, channels, live streams to watch Friday Milan 2026 action originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. A full day of hockey is on tap Friday in Milan, highlighted by the U.S. in action as the women move into the knockout round.

The fight for a gold medal begins Friday in the women’s hockey quarterfinals.

The U.S. women have now outscored their opponents, 26-1, through their first five games, which included a dominating 5-0 win over Canada. Italy, meanwhile, advanced to the knockout round after two surprising wins in the preliminary round, bringing the Italian women's hockey team to the Olympic quarterfinals for the first time in history.

Follow our live coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. As the Milan Cortina Olympics enter their second weekend, few athletes will have the luxury of a day off. With such a packed lineup, dedicated viewers are in a similar boat (or bobsleigh, if you will).

The U.S. turned up the heat right from the opening puck drop of the second period, and it was all Team USA in the final 40 minutes. The Americans had the Latvians running around in their own zone for the entire second period, and Brock Nelson managed to bury a couple of goals.

Here is everything you need to know about Canada vs. Germany at the Winter Olympics, including TV and streaming options for the game.

The 2-0 win by the Swedes eliminates the Czechia, the No. 3 seed after the four-game preliminary round. The Czech team came into the 2026 Olympics as bronze medal favorites, with eight players from the Professional Women’s Hockey League, including No. 1 pick — and leading goal scorer — Kristýna Kaltounková.

For the 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Cortina, Italy, Matt Severance is picking the United States men's team to medal, a bet that returns -330 (risk $330 to win $100). Severance likes their chances to at least medal now that NHL players have been allowed to return to Olympic competition.

Kendall Coyne-Schofield’s fourth trip to the Winter Olympics with the U.S. women’s hockey team has been decidedly different than the first three.