Eight countries took the ice during round-robin play, including two medal winners from the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. Silver medalists Norway took on Great Britain, while Sweden, which took home the mixed doubles bronze in 2022, faced off against South Korea. The two other matches featured Canada vs. the Czech Republic, and Estonia vs. Switzerland.

By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Germany secured their first win of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament, beating Japan 5-2 on Saturday, hosts Italy lost 6-1 to Sweden while defending champions Canada prepared for their delayed Milano Cortina opener against Switzerland.

Sweden downed Finland in a shootout and Czechia ended Canada's gold medal hopes in the world junior championships semifinals: Here are the highlights:

The Kitchener Memorial Auditorium will be rocking tonight as Canada plays its first of three pre-tournament games, with the first of two against Sweden. Canada has to cut three skaters and one goaltender before they make their trip down to Minnesota for ...

Canada began their title defence with a 4-0 win over Switzerland and the U.S. crushed Finland 5-0 on Saturday in Group A of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament, while in Group B Germany secured their first win and hosts Italy suffered a heavy defeat.

Sweden played a nearly perfect game and survived a late Czechia charge to win its first world junior championships gold medal since 2012. Highights: