sports
February 16, 2026
Winter Olympics: USA reach women’s ice hockey final with rout of Sweden
A United States women’s hockey team already being hailed as one of the best ever assembled is right where they expected to be: playing for Olympic gold. The Americans brushed aside Sweden 5-0 in the first of Monday’s semi-finals, setting the stage for a potential seventh gold-medal showdown with Canada.
TL;DR
- USA women's hockey team defeated Sweden 5-0 in the semi-finals to advance to the Olympic final.
- The US team has not trailed or been tied at any point in the tournament, maintaining a scoreless streak of over 331 minutes.
- Key goals were scored by Cayla Barnes, Taylor Heise, Abbey Murphy, Kendall Coyne Schofield, and Hayley Scamurra.
- US goaltender Aerin Frankel recorded her fourth win and third shutout of the tournament.
- The Americans are setting up a potential gold medal game against Canada, whom they have a recent winning record against.
- The US team has won Olympic gold in 1998 and 2018, while Canada has won the other five gold medals.
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