Get ready to see the world's best athletes go head-to-head in their quest for the gold at the 2026 Winter Olympic venues spread across northern Italy. From the city lights of Milan to the snowy peaks of the Dolomites,

Nothing is inevitable in sports, but the United States and Canada have a way of finding one another on the international hockey stage. The Winter Olympics will feature the neighboring nations’ women’s teams duking for gold for the seventh time in history on Thursday.

Italy has already recorded its best-ever Winter Olympics medal haul, powered primarily by women, as gender parity efforts deliver historic results at Milan Cortina 2026.

Recapping Day 12 of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Get the latest news, results, medal count, TV schedules and highlights from Italy.

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. We're halfway through the final set of women's round-robin curling matches with Team USA leading 3-1 after stealing a point in the fifth end against the hammer.