The 2026 Winter Olympics men's hockey quarterfinals lived up to the billing & then some on Wednesday. Three of the four games went to overtime, including the USA-Sweden game. It looked like the United States was going to win the game in regulation until Mika Zibanejad's one-timer tied the game with a little over a minute left in the third period.

Sweden faces Switzerland in the women’s hockey bronze medal game of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

The United States men's hockey team is moving on to the Winter Olympics semifinals. After a hard-fought battle with Sweden in the quarterfinal, Quinn Hughes played hero for the United States and scored the game-winning goal in overtime. Fans celebrated the iconic moment for Team USA on social media afterwards.

Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog heartbreakingly describes Sweden Olympics exit originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Switzerland and Sweden face off in the women's ice hockey third-place game of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina on Thursday, with both teams hoping to claim bronze.