Olympics
2026 Olympic
Hockey
Advertisement
Canada has beaten Germany 5-1 in the quarterfinals of the women's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Brianne Jenner, Claire Thompson, Sarah Fillier, Blayre Turnbull and Marie-Philip Poulin scored for Canada, while Franziska Feldmeier scored a short-handed goal for Germany.
Team captain Poulin was playing for Canada after missing the last two games due to injury.
Canada will face the winner of Finland vs. Switzerland in the semifinals.
Share your reaction with us at live@theathletic.com and be sure to check out our coverage of everything going on at the Olympics today.
GO FURTHER
Canada advances to women’s Olympic hockey semifinals as Marie-Philip Poulin makes history
Natalie Spooner will be a player to watch for Canada today. She has a history of positive results against Germany in her career.
In two career games against Germany playing for Canada, Spooner has three goals and one assist. Two of those goals came in Canada’s quarterfinal win over Germany at the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship in Calgary.
Let’s see if Spooner continues to have success today against Germany at the Milan Cortina Games.
The last time Canada and Germany played against each other on the international stage was the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship.
Canada trounced Germany 7-0 in the quarterfinals, with the Canadians generating 52 shots on goal. Natalie Spooner scored two goals and recorded one assist in the win.
Captain Marie-Philip Poulin will be back in Canada’s lineup today. Expect Canada to manage her minutes.
Below are the top points leaders for the German women’s hockey team at the Milan Cortina Games:
Below are the top points leaders for the Canadian women’s hockey team through four games played at the Winter Olympics:
The Milan Cortina Games is the German women’s hockey team’s fourth Olympic appearance as a country.
These were how their previous three appearances went:
Canada is the most successful country at the Winter Olympics in women’s hockey. They have five Olympic gold medals and two silver.
The Canadians are the reigning Olympic champions after defeating Team USA at the Beijing 2022 Games.
Germany opened the group play with a 4-1 loss to Sweden but bounced back with a 5-2 win over Japan and a 2-1 win over France and then wrapped up group play with a 2-1 decision against Italy.
Canada finished 3-1 in group play, starting with a 4-0 win over Switzerland before a 5-1 win over Czech Republic. The Canadians then suffered their first loss, dropping a 5-0 decision to the United States but rebounded with a 5-0 win over Finland to wrap up group play.
The Milan Cortina Games mark the eighth Winter Olympics to feature women's hockey. You'll notice a pattern looking at the previous results — and that pattern is expected to hold this year…
(Gold – Silver – Bronze)
Who will win today's quarterfinal? And who will ultimately win the gold medal in women's hockey?
We’d love to hear your thoughts, opinions and predictions for the Milan Cortina Games.
Email us at live@theathletic.com, and we'll take the best submissions and feature them in our coverage here!
Today's game will be played at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena. This venue is located in the heart of the Milano Ice Park, right next to where long track speedskating takes place.
Rho Arena has a capacity between 5,000 and 6,000 spectators. Its intimate atmosphere allows fans to be closer to the ice to witness the speed of hockey.
The 10 teams were divided into two groups, with each team playing every team in its group once. The groups were purposefully unbalanced, with the five highest-ranked teams — Canada, the United States, the Czech Republic, Finland and Switzerland — all in Group A. Group B consisted of Sweden, Japan, Germany, France and Italy.
This structure existed to create more competitive games in group play, given the significant talent gap between the favorites (especially Canada and the United States) and the rest of the field. All teams in Group A advanced to the quarterfinals, with their ranking in group play determining their seed. The top three teams in Group B joined them; the bottom two were eliminated.
Enjoying the Winter Games? There is no better place to get the highest quality sports journalism than The Athletic.
Our comprehensive Milan Cortina coverage will continue until the Olympic flame is extinguished.
If you are a sports fan who wants insightful, thorough reporting, a subscription to The Athletic is for you. Get one here.
Today's women's hockey game between Canada and Germany will be broadcast by Peacock and NBCOlympics.com for fans in the U.S.
For fans in Canada, the game will air on CBC and CBC Gem.
Today's women's hockey game between Canada and Germany is scheduled for 4:40 p.m. CET local time in Milan. That's 10:40 a.m. ET and 7:40 a.m. PT in the U.S.
Hello, and welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of today's women's hockey game between Canada and Germany at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
The two teams are facing off in the quarterfinals, with Canada looking to continue its medal run at the Olympics: five golds and two silvers in the previous seven Olympic competitions.
Stay with us as we build to puck drop and then take you through the final horn with the latest news, analysis and play-by-play updates from members of The Athletic’s hockey staff.
Hockey News