Curling at the Winter Olympics is always a fan-favorite event, but its viral popularity reached new heights thanks to a heated confrontation between Team Canada and Team Sweden at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games.

Canada looks to rally in the knockout stage of the women’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics, as they get set to take on Germany in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

A brewing controversy is arising in the Olympic curling competition, involving accusations of cheating, denials involving F-bombs and an international governing body having to explain why it effectively relies on the honor system at times.

Canada entered Italy as one of the pre-emptive favorites to win the gold medal. The team is stacked with future Hall of Famers - Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon - as well as a core of talented players to were pivotal in helping Canada win the 4 Nations Face-Off last February.

Just 24 hours after thrashing Czechia 5-0, the Canadians will be back on the ice to face Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

At the last Winter Games in 2022, Canada finished fourth among all countries with its 26 medals, including four gold. Even at the 2024 Paris Olympics over the summer, Canada had a strong showing, ranking 11th with 27 total medals.

There were four men's hockey games Thursday, Feb. 12 at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The USA, Canada, Switzerland and Germany won their openers.

Until Friday, the American women had never beaten Canada -- a perennial favorite that has medaled in every Winter Games since curling was added to the Olympics in 1998. The U.S. men beat the Canadians for the first time in the 2018 round-robin and again in the semifinals en route to their gold medal victory in Pyeongchang.

Following Canada's 5-0 triumph against Czechia, head coach Jon Cooper provided a candid take on starting Jordan Binnington in goal.

Speedskater Jordan Stolz clinched a second gold, this time in the 500-meter, setting another Olympic record. U.S. men's hockey will play its second game of the tourn