It will be the USA and Canada meeting up in the gold medal game of men's hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's when the puck drops.

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In the semifinal, Slovakia had few answers for the American onslaught. Now, the U.S. men will meet Canada for a chance to win the team's first Olympic hockey gold since the "Miracle on Ice" back in 1980.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will end with one of its most anticipated events when the U.S. and Canada face off for the gold medal in men's hockey, the final event before the closing ceremony Sunday night.

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A record number of people tuned in to watch Team USA women’s hockey rally to stun Canada and claim a gold medal on Thursday in Milan. NBC announced that about 5.3 million people watched the United States’ 2-1 overtime win against Canada on both USA Network and Peacock,

In the semifinals on Friday, Feb. 20, the United States men's hockey team defeated Slovakia, the bronze medalist at the 2022 Beijing Games, and Canada defeated defending Olympic champion Finland. That means Slovakia and Finland will battle for the 2026 bronze medal.

Team USA is one win away from a shot at Olympic gold — and a highly anticipated rematch with Team Canada — but first, they must get past a confident and dangerous Slovakia men's national ice hockey team squad in the semi-final.

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The USA men's ice hockey team will play Slovakia in the Winter Olympic 2026 semifinal in Italy on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.

Women’s ice hockey joined the Olympic program in Nagano 1998 and immediately delivered a rivalry that would come to define the tournament. From that first final onward, the gold medal game has been dominated by the United States and Canada,