Here’s a complete recap of the Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey tournaments from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina (Feb 5–22, 2026):
Latest 2026 Winter Olympics Hockey Highlights & Results
Honoring Johnny Gaudreau with Olympic Gold: Hughes nets OT winner, Hellebuyck stars over Canada
United States rallies late, tops Canada in OT for women’s Olympic gold medal
Video highlights: Closing ceremony, U.S. hockey and more as 2026 Winter Olympics come to an end
🏅 Men’s Ice Hockey – 2026 Olympic Results
Gold Medal: 🇺🇸 United States
Silver Medal: 🇨🇦 Canada
Bronze Medal: 🇫🇮 Finland
🏆 Final (Gold Medal Game)
- The U.S. defeated Canada 2–1 in overtime on 22 Feb 2026 to win Olympic gold.
- Jack Hughes scored the golden goal just 1:41 into OT.
- Connor Hellebuyck was outstanding in goal with many key saves.
- The win ended a 46-year gold medal drought for U.S. men — their first since the “Miracle on Ice” in 1980.
- Canada was missing captain Sidney Crosby due to injury.
🏁 Tournament Notes
- The U.S. finished the tournament undefeated.
- Finland beat Slovakia 6–1 in the bronze game.
- NHL players were back in the Olympics for the first time since 2014, adding star power to the event.
🏅 Women’s Ice Hockey – 2026 Olympic Results
Gold Medal: 🇺🇸 United States
Silver Medal: 🇨🇦 Canada
Bronze Medal: 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Fourth: 🇸🇪 Sweden
🏆 Final (Gold Medal Game)
- The U.S. women’s team won 2–1 in overtime against Canada on 19 Feb 2026.
- Canadian defenseman Kristin O’Neill scored first, but the U.S. rallied late.
- Hilary Knight tied the game late to force OT and became the U.S.’s all-time Olympic scoring leader.
- Megan Keller scored the OT gold medal goal.
- The U.S. women finished the tournament undefeated with a dominant goal differential.
🏁 Tournament Notes
- This was the U.S. women’s third Olympic hockey gold (previous wins in 1998 and 2018).
- The U.S. and Canada have historically been the only nations to win women’s Olympic hockey since its 1998 debut.
- Switzerland secured bronze by finishing third in medal standings.
🇺🇸 Historic Sweep for Team USA
For the first time in Olympic history, the United States won gold in both men’s and women’s ice hockey at the same Games.
- Men: 2–1 OT win over Canada
- Women: 2–1 OT win over Canada
The sweep made the U.S. only the second country ever to do this (Canada had done it before).
📊 Final Context
- These hockey results helped the U.S. finish with a record 12 gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- Norway led the overall medal table with 18 golds, while the U.S. was second.
