MILAN (AP) — Hanna Olsson scored, Ebba Traff Svensson stopped 29 shots and Sweden upset Czechia 2-0 on Friday to advance to the semifinal round of the Olympic women’s hockey tournament for the first time in 12 years.

The improvement that Sweden sensed is what the players spoke mostly about after the game and something they hope carries into their final Group B preliminary game, against undefeated Slovakia (2-0-0-0) on Saturday (6:10 a.m. ET; Peacock, CNBC, ICI TOU.TV, CBC Gem, SN, RDS).

MILAN (AP) — Finland showed it has plenty of fight in reviving its Olympic campaign. Joel Armia scored a shorthanded goal and the Finns outmuscled archrival Sweden in a 4-1 group-stage victory Friday — 20 years after the sides squared off in the gold-medal game at the Turin Games.

Sweden’s women have emerged as the dominant force in Olympic cross-country skiing at the Milan Cortina Games, winning seven of nine medals so far.

Canucks' Kevin Lankinen and Finland lost 4-1 to Slovakia, while Elias Pettersson and Sweden won 5-2 against Italy in their first games of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Juuse Saros made 34 saves for Finland in a 4-1 win over Sweden in the preliminary round of the men's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Try this on for size: Between Finland and Sweden, the two combined for 100 shots in their opening games of the 2026 Winter Olympics preliminary round. One lost, 4-1, and the other failed to cover its 5.

The United States women's hockey team faces Italy today in the quarterfinals at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Team USA has never failed to medal in women's hockey at the Olympics. Follow along for coverage from our hockey experts at The Athletic.

Win-or-go-home hockey begins today as the USA women’s team faces host nation Italy in the quarterfinals. “Quad God” Ilia Malinin takes the ice again, hoping to cement his status as the best male figure skater and win gold. All times are in Eastern, and an asterisk signifies a medal event.

Here is an updated look at the standings, results and schedule for women's curling at the 2026 Winter Games.