Our Finland vs. Canada predictions aren't so sure the Canadians will run away with this preliminary-round finale.

By Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Sweden ended the group stage of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament on maximum points after a 4-0 win over Japan at Milano Rho arena on Tuesday, a result which eliminated their opponents from the competition.

Finland’s defense of its Beijing 2022 gold medal got off to a rough start as NHL players made their return to the Olympics.

MILAN, Italy -- Underdog Italy made podium-contending Sweden work for its 5-2 win in the men's ice hockey group stage on Wednesday and Slovakia stunned defending champions Finland 4-1, as the Olympic tournament delivered thrills on its opening day.

The Finland women's ice hockey team said they're confident they'll have a full squad against Team USA on Saturday, after their opening game at the Olympics was postponed due to a stomach flu.

Four Florida Panthers players and two staff members take the ice Wednesday to represent their home countries in the Milan Winter Games.

It’s Day 5 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics with eight gold medals on the line today. The first went to Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen, who added Alpine skiing’s super-G to his downhill and team combined titles. U.S. star Ryan Cochran-Siegle repeated his Beijing feat with a fine silver.

MILAN (AP) — Don't under-estimate Finnish resilience. Difficult as the week was for Finland’s national women’s hockey team in dealing with a stomach virus that sent 13 of 23 players into quarantine, coach Tero Lehtera had a good feeling his players would show up ready for their first game at the Milan Cortina Olympics.