The U.S. women’s hockey team will advance to the gold-medal match after a 5-0 win over Sweden in the women’s semifinal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Monday.
The Americans have been unstoppable so far, outscoring their opponents 26-1 through five games heading into the semifinal.
Sweden also went undefeated in the preliminary rounds and then eliminated the Czech Republic in a stunning quarterfinal upset. The Czech Republic was favored to take home at least a bronze in the Winter Games.
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The U.S. will play the winner of Canada vs. Switzerland at 2:10 p.m. CT on Monday in the gold-medal game on Thursday at 12:10 p.m. CT.
Sweden will face the loser for bronze on the same day at 7:40 a.m. CT
Wisconsin is well represented on the U.S. women’s team, including six former Badgers: Hilary Knight, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey, Britta Curl-Salemme, Ava McNaughton and Kirsten Simms. The team is coached by Neenah native John Wroblewski.
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