USA, Sweden to meet in men's hockey quarterfinal
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U.S. women's hockey defeats Sweden 5-0 in the semifinals of the Milan-Cortina Olympics to set up a showdown with either Canada or Switzerland for the gold medal.
The U.S. and Canada are moving on to the semifinals at the Olympics. Each needed extra hockey to get through the quarterfinals. Quinn Hughes scored in overtime to put the U.S. past Sweden 2-1 after giving up the tying goal to Mika Zibanejad with 91 seconds left in the third period.
The U.S. women's national team kicks off 2026 with a friendly on Saturday against Paraguay at Dignity Health Sports Park outside Los Angeles.