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Olympics hockey semifinals: Team USA dominates Sweden, will play for gold against Canada

MILAN — Eleven minutes into their team’s semifinal clash against the juggernaut U.S. women’s hockey team, Swedish fans inside Santagiulia Arena roared with approval.

A goal? Sustained pressure? A power play? Nope. The Swedes had just finally registered their first shot on goal.

Sweden did manage to fire more pucks in the direction of the American net over the course of Monday’s lopsided semifinal, but the Swedes didn’t come any closer to challenging the U.S. than any other opponent in Milan has. Five different American players scored and goaltender Aerin Frankel recorded her team’s fifth consecutive shutout as the U.S. thrashed Sweden 5-0 to advance to Thursday’s 1:10 p.m. ET gold-medal match against Canada.

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MILAN – The days have been a whirlwind, from arrival to a first practice, photo shoots, pin exchanges, an interview with Sesame Street's Elmo, round-robin games, attending other events, soaking up every experience.

Now comes the pressure part of participating in the 2026 Winter Olympics. The USA men's hockey team heads into its first elimination game on Feb. 18 both buoyed and weighted by expectations to come home with a gold medal. The Americans emerged from the preliminary round 3-0, and after earning a two-day break between games, are eager to prove what they can do when results mean stay or go.

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From the Sports Desk: Worth its wait in gold

Hello from Milan and Cortina, where the USA women’s hockey team will face a familiar foe in the gold-medal game, two Americans were on the podium in women’s monobob and a Norwegian skier melted down after losing out on a medal.

These Winter Olympics have not been kind to favorites. From Ilia Malinin to Lindsey Vonn and Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt, athletes many figured would be in the mix for gold have struggled to live up to weighty expectations.

But the U.S. women’s hockey team has been a red, white and blue exception.

They advanced to Thursday’s gold-medal game by overpowering Sweden 5-0 in today’s semifinal, with goals from five different scorers. The performance displayed the roster’s depth and dominance. The U.S. hasn’t conceded a goal in the last 331 minutes, an Olympic record, while outscoring all opponents 31-1.

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