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The U.S. women’s hockey team enters the semifinals with a perfect record. Elsa \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
Feb. 16, 2026 5:00 am EST<\/p>\n
A host nation can give you a loud building and a nice anthem. It cannot give you a shortcut through a roster like the United States has. After a 6-0 quarterfinal win over Italy, Team USA advanced to the Olympic semifinals Monday, when it will face off against Sweden.<\/p>\n
U.S. coach John Wroblewski was frustrated with the officiating<\/a> against Italy, but not the result. The Americans have been a juggernaut so far in the 2026 Winter Games. Now they\u2019re just one win away from playing for their third goal medal in women\u2019s hockey Olympic history.<\/p>\n How to watch USA vs. Sweden in the women\u2019s hockey semifinals Be sure to check out The Athletic\u2019s Olympic schedule interactive page<\/a> and Games Briefing<\/a>, a daily Olympics newsletter.<\/p>\n In Milan, the U.S. has made opponents play its own style hockey: low oxygen, few clean looks and no room for improvisation. In the prelims, Team USA went 4-0 in Group A, capped by a 5-0 shutout of Canada that was less a hockey game than a weather event \u2014 the kind of performance that doesn\u2019t invite a comeback so much as foreclose the possibility of one.<\/p>\n The U.S. scored five goals in each of its first four games and allowed one total, with goaltender Aerin Frankel logging two of those shutouts behind a blue line that treats the middle of the ice like private property.<\/p>\n Frankel also runs an Instagram account devoted to reviewing Caesar salads, a highly specific hobby that has somehow become Olympic Village canon. The handle is @painbyromaine<\/a>, and yes, it is exactly what it sounds like: greens, grading and dead-serious analysis of croutons.<\/p>\n Sweden moved into the semifinal round Friday with a 2-0 win over Czechia. Win, and the U.S. will get a rematch in the next round against either Canada or Switzerland for the gold medal. Lose, and the U. S. will still get a rematch \u2014 but for the bronze instead.<\/p>\n Women\u2019s hockey schedule<\/p>\n All times below are ET.<\/p>\n Semifinals<\/p>\n Monday, Feb. 16<\/p>\n USA vs. Sweden 10:40 a.m. (NBC, Peacock) Thursday, Feb. 19<\/p>\n Bronze medal final:\u00a08:40 a.m. (Peacock) Feb 16, 2026<\/p>\n Connections: Sports Edition<\/p>\n Spot the pattern. Connect the terms<\/p>\n Find the hidden link between sports terms<\/p>\n Play today’s puzzle<\/p>\n
\nVenue: Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena\u00a0\u2014 Milan
\nDate: Monday, Feb. 16
\nTime: 10:40 a.m. ET
\nTV: NBC
\nStreaming: Peacock, NBCOlympics.com<\/p>\n
\nCanada vs. Switzerland: 3:10 p.m. (Peacock); 4:15 p.m. (USA, joined in progress)
\nFinals<\/p>\n
\nGold medal final:\u00a01:10 p.m. (USA, Peacock)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n