US Sets up Gold-Medal Game Against Canada at The Olympics
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After surviving once again in the semifinal, the Canadian men's hockey team have one more obstacle between them and gold: Team USA
Momentum is building in more ways than one for Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics. On the ice, the American men have caught fire at just the right time, putting together a statement performance to punch their ticket to the gold medal game against longtime rivals Canada. But the energy hasn’t been limited to the rink.
Finland defeated Slovakia 6-1 for the bronze. Rantanen, who won his first Olympic medal, leads the Dallas Stars with 69 points (20 goals, 49 assists) in 54 games. He won gold with Finland at the 2016 World Junior Championship and silver at the 2016 World Championship.
We are down to the final two days of the 2026 Winter Olympics, but there is still plenty of drama yet to unfold. Today’s action features Eileen Gu, who has taken two silver medals at these Games, competing in the freestyle skiing halfpipe final — an event she won at Beijing 2022.
Speedskater Mia Manganello, 36, earns first ever Olympic medal in final race of 2026 games Manganello, in her final race at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, had her big Olympic moment Saturday when she captured the bronze medal in the women’s mass start.
Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo set the record for the most golds by one athlete in a single Winter Olympics as the Norwegian star completed his historic gold medal sweep of the men’s cross-country skiing events on Saturday.
Mikko Rantanen will not play for Team Finland against Team Slovakia in the bronze medal game at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on Saturday (2:40 p.m. ET; Peacock, USA, ICI Tele, CBC Gem, CBC [JIP]) because of a lower-body injury.
Elana Meyers Taylor seeks a medal to become the most decorated female U.S. Winter Olympian in the two-woman bobsled. She and Jadin O'Brien sit in 12th heading into Heat 3. The teams of Kaillie Armbruster Humphries/Jasmine Jones and Kaysha Love/Azaria Hill are in third and fifth, respectively.