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It's another action-packed Thursday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, with U.S. women's hockey, the "Blade Angels" and speed skating superstar Jordan Stolz all vying for gold.

At 28-years-old, Amanda Golini is one of the oldest members of the U.S. national team and a co-captain. Golini won a bronze medal with the U.S. team in 2017 at the Pan American Cup, as well as in 2019 at the Pan American Games. Magadan was captain for Team USA at the 2022 Pan American Cup and scored a goal against Canada in the opening round.

Sweden will face Latvia in the men’s hockey qualification playoffs of the 2026 Winter Olympics at Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, with puck drop at 3:10 p.m. ET and streaming on Peacock, and TV coverage on USA Network.

Fighting is prohibited in Olympic hockey, but there was one in Sunday's Canada-France game.

In the Winter Olympics, where ties to collegiate sports are not as deep as in the Summer Games, women's hockey stands as an example of the growth and impact of that connection.

The United States is taking on Italy in the quarterfinals of the women's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Megan Keller opened the scoring midway through the first period with a powerful one-time shot.

China's Zhongyan Ning upset American Jordan Stolz with an Olympic-record 1:41.98 in the men's speed skating 1,500-meter final Thursday in Milan.