Team USA made an immediate impact at the 2026 Winter Olympics, which officially kicked off on Friday, February 6, and will run through Sunday, February 22, with the world’s top athletes showcasing their skills on the ice and on

While the United States isn’t leading in the medal count, Team USA is looking golden at this year’s Winter Olympic Games

The 2026 Winter Olympics, featuring 16 sports with 116 medal events, will take place from Feb. 4 to Feb. 22 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Preliminary events will begin on Feb. 4, the opening ceremony will be Feb.

Day 4 at the 2026 Winter Olympics ended with a statement from the U.S. women's hockey team. In the most anticipated game of the preliminary round, Team USA dominated Canada from start to finish, rolling to a 5-0 win and handing the Canadians their first shutout loss in Olympic history.

New Jersey Hockey Now: Jacob Markstrom played well for Team Sweden in their third and final matchup of the preliminary round against Slovakia. However, his late blunder had implications on Sweden’s seeding despite the win.

After an unsuccessful day on Friday, Team USA turned things around on Saturday to add three medals to its count: one gold, one silver and one bronze. The U.S. trails Norway (20 medals) and Italy (18) in total medals.