US opens women’s Olympic hockey tournament with dominant win

'Heated Rivalry' Fans Descend Upon Hockey Games at Olympics

At the jam-packed Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena on Thursday, where the United States was playing Czechia in a preliminary round Olympic hockey game, the Heated Rivalry effect was out in full force.  A trio of moms in their 40s bought late seats to the affair, since the hit HBO Max drama about a pair of hockey rivals who fall in love—one Canadian, the other Russian—gave them the bug. Then there were the trio of American college kids from the U.S, s…

Scamurra scores twice, US opens with win

MILAN — Of all the elite players making up the U.S. women's national team's roster, coach John Wroblewski insisted the one he couldn't do without at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games was Hayley Scamurra.

Scamurra leads U.S. over Czechia

MILAN — Of all the elite players making up the U.S. women's national team's roster, coach John Wroblewski insisted the one he couldn't do without at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games was Hayley Scamurra.

Dartmouth student Michaela Hesova playing for Team Czechia ice hockey team at Winter Olympics

Dartmouth College student Michaela Hesova competed as a goalie for Team Czechia against Team USA on Thursday.

Taylor Heise, Team USA open Winter Olympics with a win

MILAN, Italy — Taylor Heise’s Olympic debut wasn't flashy, but it was memorable. The Lake City native didn’t record a point in the United States’ 5-1 win against Czechia at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena. But the Americans’ second-line center was a factor at both ends of the ice and helped her team open the 2026 Winter Games with a victory. Heise had just one official shot on goal, but also had three shot attempts blocked and her line — which inclu…

US opens women’s Olympic hockey tournament with dominant win

Hayley Scamurra scored two goals as the U.S. Olympic Women’s Hockey Team opened the 2026 Olympic Winter Games with a 5–1 win over Czechia at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.