Team USA made history in men's ice hockey on Sunday, striking gold in the Olympic event for the first time since 1980. The United States men's hockey team defeated Canada in a 2-1 overtime win, ...

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United States hockey is officially golden. For the first time in Olympic history, Team USA completed a sweep of hockey gold medals in the men's and women's events at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics as ...

MILAN — Jack Hughes’ overtime goal against Canada gave the United States its first Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey since 1980 — and on the 46th anniversary of the “ Miracle on Ice ” no less. Hughes ...

The widespread celebration is over now. And some of the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team's goodwill has diminished. Alexander Tamargo / Getty Images For a few hours on Sunday afternoon, the nation felt ...

Team USA’s 2-1 OT Win Averaged a Combined 20.7 Million Viewers and 18.6 Million Live (8:15-11 a.m. ET) on NBC & Peacock, Marking the Most-Watched Pre-9 a.m. ET Sporting Event on Record in U.S. Despite ...

An 8:15 a.m. ET puck drop didn't stop Team USA fans from tuning into the men's hockey final on Sunday morning. Rather, the gold medal game vs. Team Canada was NBC Sports' second-most-watched hockey ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics concluded in Italy Sunday with a closing ceremony in Verona’s 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheater. Verona is about halfway between Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, the two host ...

Gold medals in men’s and women’s Olympic hockey! That’s not just a headline — it’s a book. USA TODAY Sports proudly announces its latest hardcover collector’s book: “RED, WHITE & GOLD.” It tells the ...

United States celebrate after defeating Canada in a men's ice hockey gold medal game between Canada and the United States at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy ...