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.

Day 7 of the 2026 Winter Olympics was a surprise shutout for Team USA on the podium, as an American didn't win any of the 21 medals handed out Friday in Italy. Team USA produced more hardware and contenders that look like gold-medal favorites. And a Norwegian biathlete may have given the most bizarre interview in Olympics history.

Victor Hedman is a big-game player. The second overall pick in the 2009 NHL Draft has played more than 1,100 regular-season games and another 170 in the playoffs for the Tampa Bay Lightning, winning a Norris Trophy, a Conn Smythe Trophy, and a pair of Stanley Cups along the way.

Sweden and Latvia face off in the qualifiers in this men's ice hockey playoff matchup during the 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday.

Eriksson Ek, from Karlstad, has played internationally for Sweden five times. The 28-year-old played in the World U-18 Championship in 2015, the WJC in 2016 and 2017, the latter as captain, the World Championship in 2017 (gold medal) and 2024 (bronze medal), and the 4 Nations Face-Off.

The only two undefeated teams left in women’s Olympic hockey will meet one another in Monday’s semifinal round as the United States and Sweden are set to clash. The United States dismantled Italy 6-0 in the quarterfinal,

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.