2026 Winter Olympics: Team USA women’s hockey schedule, results after quarterfinal rout of Italy
The U.S. is moving on to the semifinals after cruising past Italy 6-0 on Friday
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Austin Nivison
Feb 13, 2026
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After suffering a devastating loss to Canada in the gold medal game four years ago, the U.S. women’s hockey team is on a revenge tour at the 2026 Winter Olympics. It’s been a rousing success thus far. The Americans routed Italy, 6-0, in their quarterfinal matchup on Friday to advance to the medal round.
The Americans only led 1-0 after the first period due in large part to the spectacular efforts of Italy goaltender Gabriella Durante. However, the U.S. eventually solved Durante and hung five goals in the second period to coast to a blowout victory in the knockout round.
Defender Megan Keller got on the board first, but it was Kendall Coyne Schofield who got the ball rolling for Team USA. She had two goals in the first few minutes of the middle frame — her first two goals of the tournament — and those set the tone for the rest of the game.
Caroline Harvey tacked on another assist, giving her eight points and the U.S. women’s record for the most points in a single Olympics for a defender. Harvey’s fellow Wisconsin defender, Laila Edwards, also shined with one goal and one assist.
Laila Edwards has TWO Olympic goals under her belt now. 😤 pic.twitter.com/dFoxYNb59P
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 13, 2026
Team USA has now outscored its opponents 26-1 in these Olympics, and it outshot the Italians 51-6 in this game. The Americans have faced little resistance so far, but perhaps that will change in the semifinal game on Monday. That matchup is yet to be determined as the teams get re-seeded after the quarterfinals.
Below is everything you need to know about how to watch Team USA’s quarterfinal clash with Italy, as well as how they got here.
