Olympic US women’s hockey heading to gold medal match after winning against Sweden

The knockout round saw Team USA delivering *** TKO. The Americans routing the Italians here in Milan. The final score, 6-0. It was all America on the ice. Team USA 51 shots on goal. The Italians, they had just 5. Intense game, emotional game in the second period. Um, you know, the crowd was into it, really proud of the way that our group was able to collect ourselves going into the third and. Getting to our identity quickly in the 2nd and just finishing out the game. Yeah, you know, after *** couple of periods I thought we were playing really well and we just wanted to play the game the right way and you know we’re here to win *** gold medal, so we’re not too worried about running up *** score in *** game like that. We’re just trying to build off of each win, each game we’ve had. We’re playing out there like it could be our last game. We’re not taking anything for granted and we’re building off of each win. I think it’s just the way we compete, the way that we have each other’s back, and I just think how much fun we have in the room at the Milan Cortina Olympics. I’m Fletcher Mackall.

Olympic US women’s hockey heading to gold medal match after winning against Sweden

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Updated: 12:22 PM CST Feb 16, 2026

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The U.S. women’s hockey team won 5-0 against Sweden in the semifinals at the Milan Cortina Olympics, putting them in line for gold as they head into the final.Cayla Barnes, Taylor Heise, Abbey Murphy, Kendall Coyne Schofield and Hayley Scamurra all scored in the game, making three goals in less than 3 minutes in the second period.U.S. captain Hilary Knight is still one goal and one point away from setting a new Olympic record for the U.S. in both categories.The U.S. will face either Canada or Switzerland in the final on Thursday.PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=

The U.S. women’s hockey team won 5-0 against Sweden in the semifinals at the Milan Cortina Olympics, putting them in line for gold as they head into the final.

Cayla Barnes, Taylor Heise, Abbey Murphy, Kendall Coyne Schofield and Hayley Scamurra all scored in the game, making three goals in less than 3 minutes in the second period.

U.S. captain Hilary Knight is still one goal and one point away from setting a new Olympic record for the U.S. in both categories.

The U.S. will face either Canada or Switzerland in the final on Thursday.

Abbey Murphy #37 of the United States celebrates her goal with teammates during the Women's semifinal match between the United States and Sweden on day ten of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 16, 2026, in Milan, Italy.

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Abbey Murphy #37 of the United States celebrates her goal with teammates during the Women’s semifinal match between the United States and Sweden on day ten of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 16, 2026, in Milan, Italy.