The world’s top field hockey players are headed to France. The sport is older than the modern Olympics, but it didn’t become part of the Olympic program until 1908 with the men’s competition. The women’s competition made its Olympic debut in 1980 ...

Wisconsin is all over the women's hockey scene, with a whopping five current players suiting up in the Olympics (four for Team USA) and 12 current or former players competing for USA, Canada or Czechia. The U.S. will be a gold-medal favorite one Olympics cycle after taking second to Canada. The arch-rivalry has ample UW presence on both sides.

Sidney Crosby is poised to lead the Canadian men's hockey team into the Milano-Cortina Olympics as the sport's powerhouse looks to build on the gold-medal performance he first penned at Vancouver 2010 — thanks to a memorable overtime golden goal — before spearheading a relentless,

There are 146 NHL players competing in the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. From Sidney Crosby to the Tkachuk brothers, see the full list of NHL stars in the Winter Games.

The Canadians will be the favorites to win the gold medal, showing +120 odds, but the Americans are right behind at +175, according to DraftKings. Sweden (+600) and Finland (+1000) round out the top four before a steep drop-off to Switzerland and Czechia at +2500, and an even bigger gap to the rest of the field.

Ivanie Blondin remembers the moment Sidney Crosby walked through the door. Canada had table tennis set up in the country's athlete lounge at the 2014 Olympics. The hockey icon picked up a paddle. Blondin did the same.

A deep dive into the NHL-loaded Team USA men's hockey roster for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.