Team USA and Team Canada will meet in the Milano Cortina 2026 women\u2019s Olympic ice hockey final on Thursday, \u201csetting up the latest chapter in one of sport\u2019s greatest rivalries,\u201d according to the Olympics.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Olympic Women\u2019s Ice Hockey Team, which includes four Seattle Torrent<\/a> players, has been smashing Olympic records since first kicking off the 2026 Olympic Games with a 5-1 win over Czechia.<\/p>\n The Torrent\u2019s Hilary Knight<\/a> was named captain of Team USA, with Torrent forward Alex Carpenter<\/a> joining the leadership team as one of two alternate captains. Torrent forward Hannah Bilka and defender Cayla Barnes are also on the Team USA roster, while Torrent defender Aneta Tejralov\u00e1 is playing for Team Czechia.<\/p>\n Last weekend, Knight tied the record for the most career Olympic goals (14) in U.S. women\u2019s ice hockey history. The five-time Olympian, who has announced the 2026 Winter Olympics will be her last, is now tied with Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Katie King and Natalie Darwitz.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s Team USA\u2019s scores so far:<\/p>\n During the semifinals match against Sweden on Monday, and totaling up their four previous shutout matches, Team USA reached a record-shattering 331 minutes and 23 seconds of shutout hockey. <\/p>\n The previous women\u2019s record was held by the 2002 Canadian team, which went 199 minutes without allowing a goal.<\/p>\n Continuing years of a fierce rivalry, Team USA will face off against Team Canada in the Women\u2019s Gold Medal Game on Thursday, February 19, at 10:10 a.m. PST.<\/p>\n U.S. women\u2019s hockey is playing in the gold medal game for the fifth consecutive Winter Olympics, earning a gold medal in the 2018 Winter Olympics, and silver medals in 2010, 2014, and 2022.<\/p>\n\n