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The worries of the past few years about the main hockey arena for the Milan Cortina Olympics turned to celebration as host Italy's women's hockey team played France in the first game at the newly built venue.

An Olympic women's hockey match between Finland and Canada was postponed after a norovirus swept through Finland's roster, officials said Thursday.

Beset by delays, concerns and last-minute building works, the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena finally opened its doors to Olympic crowds on Thursday.

Hailey Scamurra led the U.S. women's hockey team to an impressive opening win, while Team USA's Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin earned a dramatic victory over Norway in mixed doubles curling.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics’ early events continued on day -1 ahead of Friday's opening ceremony. After opening the games on day -2 as the first event to start competitive play, curling continued with wins for the U.

A women's ice hockey match at the 2026 Winter Olympics was postponed on the morning of the fixture after one of the teams suffered an outbreak of norovirus.

The women’s ice hockey tournament runs February 5-19.

Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watched the U.S. women play Czechia — and got a big puck-you from some viewers.