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U.S. women’s hockey ready to give it all in gold medal game (0:43)
Emily Kaplan looks ahead to the U.S. women’s hockey team’s gold medal game against Canada. (0:43)
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ESPN staffFeb 19, 2026, 01:30 PM ET
It has all come down to this at the 2026 Olympic Games for the two most dominant countries in international women’s hockey.
The United States and Canada face off on Thursday for the gold medal.
Women’s ice hockey was first introduced at the Olympics in 1998, and these are the only two countries to have won Olympic gold since. Canada won gold four years ago in Beijing, but the U.S. swept this winter’s Rivalry Series, and defeated Canada 5-0 in the preliminary round.
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