On February 18, the United States survived a surprisingly competitive quarterfinal clash against Sweden to advance to the tournament's final four. They beat Sweden 2-1 in overtime thanks to a timely goal by Quinn Hughes — but the squad barely had time to catch their breath before their semifinal matchup set for Friday afternoon.

Then there were just two days left at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Friday's action at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics picked up where the excitement left off on Thu

The U.S. is seeking its first Olympic gold in men’s hockey since the famed 1980 “Miracle on Ice” team engineered one of the most stunning upsets in sports history. The Americans have played in two gold-medal matches since then, suffering losses to nine-time Olympic champion Canada at the Vancouver Games in 2010 and the Salt Lake City Games in 2002.

The women's curling team will also play its penultimate game of the Olympics: a semifinal contest against Switzerland at 8:05 a.m. A round-robin win over Switzerland on Thursday punched the Americans' tickets to the semis. The Swiss now get a revenge opportunity after coming up on the wrong side of that 10th-end stone.

With one Olympic title already secured and another on the line, Team USA is one win from a rare hockey double in Milan.

Freeskier Alex Ferreira clinches a tenth gold medal for the U.S. in these Games, tying the U.S.'s all-time record for gold medals in a Winter Olympics.

It will be the USA and Canada meeting up in the gold medal game of men's hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's when the puck drops.

USA routed Slovakia in the second Olympic men's semifinal, hours after Canada squeezed by Finland. Team USA moves on to Sunday's gold medal match.

The United States is currently third in the overall medal count.

Day 14 of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics brought major wins for the United States. Alysa Liu captured gold in women’s figure skating, and Megan Keller scored the overtime goal to defeat Canada in women’s hockey.

While the United States isn’t leading in the medal count, Team USA is looking golden at this year’s Winter Olympic Games