2026 Women’s Winter Olympics Preview Hub
After what seemed like forever, we’re closing in on puck drop at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The best players in the world are set to head to Milan to represent their countries, hoping to achieve success and bring home some hardware.
This year’s women’s tournament is one of the most highly-anticipated events in recent memory. Not only because of the excitement of the United States taking on Canada, but also because of the introduction of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, players from all around the globe are showing their talents nightly.
With a plethora of talent coming out of Europe, there are hopes that we could see a competitive tournament in Italy.
The extensive list of Olympic stories, features and previews can be found here with links to each and will be updated continuously in the coming days.
Click here for the full tournament schedule
Team Rosters
Group A
Canada
Czechia
Finland
Switzerland
United States
Group B
Team Previews
Canada – by Ben Steiner
Czechia – by Ben Steiner
Finland – by Hunter Crowther
France – by Ben Steiner
Germany – by Tyler Kuehl
Italy – Jan. 29
Japan – Jan. 30
Sweden – Jan. 31
Switzerland – Feb. 1
United States – Feb. 2
Predictions
X-Factors for every team – Coming Feb. 3
Tournament Predictions – Coming Feb. 4
More Olympic stories
- Czechia’s Kaltounkova ‘getting tired’ of Canada, USA Olympic favoritism
- Hilary Knight remains focused, but ‘really grateful’ heading into final Olympics
- Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin: Losses to USA provided ‘hard look in the mirror’ heading into Olympics
- Breaking down USA’s 2026 Olympic women’s hockey roster
- Breaking down Canada’s 2026 Olympic women’s hockey roster