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USA, Canada on another collision course for gold in women's hockey

The women's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics is already underway, and it is off to a pretty wild start.

Czechia women's hockey coach Carla MacLeod confronts breast cancer with familiar upbeat approach

Czechia's Head Coach Carla Rae MacLeod is at the bench during a preliminary round match of women's ice hockey between United States and Czechia at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Credit: AP/Petr David Josek

Olympics-ice hockey-US overpower Czechs, Italy thrill home crowd, Sweden beat Germany as women's tournament begins

By Trevor Stynes, Amy Tennery and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The United States began their gold medal bid with a 5-1 win over the Czech Republic, Italy made a winning start to their home Games with a 4-1 victory over France,

New Development Camp Aims to Expand Women’s Para Ice Hockey Worldwide

World Para Ice Hockey announced a development camp aimed at boosting global participation in women’s para ice hockey. Hosted by the USA’s Women’s Para Ice Hockey Foundation, the June camp will reduce financial barriers and focus on building programs worldwide.