The preliminary round is over. It’s time to play for a medal in women’s hockey at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.

Los Angeles Kings player Kevin Fiala was stretchered off the ice after suffering a severe lower left leg injury in the third period of Friday’s Olympic men’s hockey game between Canada and Switzerland at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games.

Seth Jarvis of the Carolina Hurricanes saw his Olympic debut at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Team Canada's win over Switzerland.

Switzerland’s men’s hockey team took a tough loss on Friday, but the concern likely goes beyond the result. Forward Kevin Fiala was taken off the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena ice on a stretcher and brought to a local hospital at the end of the third period in Friday’s 5-1 loss in the Olympics preliminary round to Team Canada after ending up in a scary collision.

Live updates from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday. Get the latest news, results, medal count, TV schedules and highlights from Italy.

Yuma Kagiyama entered tonight trailing Ilia Malinin by 5.09 points — and he’s going to have a difficult time catching him. Kagiyama didn’t have his cleanest performance in the free skate, stumbling lightly after a couple jumps on a night he needed to be both aggressive and perfect.

At 38, when most athletes are long past their international prime, one Swiss ice hockey veteran just forced the hockey world to pause and take notice. Hours before a high-stakes showdown with Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics,