Will the US women’s hockey team win today and move to the 2026 Winter Olympics ice hockey finals?
It’s USA vs Sweden women’s ice hockey today, Monday, Feb. 16, with Team USA just one win away from playing for their third gold medal in women’s hockey Olympic history.
The US women’s Olympic hockey team beat Italy in a 6-0 quarterfinal game to advance to today’s semifinal, with USA vs Sweden this morning ahead of the second semifinal game, Canada vs Switzerland.
Odds the women’s ice hockey team wins today are high; Kalshi’s Olympic prediction market for United States vs Sweden today gives 96% probability of advancing to the gold medal game, with Kalshi traders pricing a USA victory at 98 cents. Polymarket traders projected a 97% chance the US women’s hockey wins today.
Today’s second Olympic women’s hockey game today is Canada vs Switzerland, with the winner advancing to the Gold Medal game Thursday, Feb. 19. USA shutout Canada in the preliminary game at the 2026 Milan Cortina games — the first time Canada has failed to score in Olympic women’s history. Could the rivalry continue Thursday with another USA vs Canada women’s hockey matchup?
Here’s what you need to know about today’s semifinal games, what time they start and how to watch.
The US women’s hockey game today, Monday, Feb. 16, starts at 10:40 a.m. ET, with USA vs Sweden live in the women’s semifinal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics on NBC and Peacock. The second women’s ice hockey game today is Canada vs Switzerland at 3:10 p.m. ET on Peacock, and later airing on USA Network.
To watch USA vs Sweden live today, Monday, Feb. 16, turn on TV NBC or stream women’s hockey today on Peacock or NBCOlympics.com. You can also stream women’s ice hockey today free on DirecTV (free trial). USA Network and NBC also streams on Hulu + Live, YouTube TV, and Sling TV. You can also watch Peacock free through the Walmart+ 30-day free trial.
To keep up with the women’s ice hockey game today, USA vs Sweden live score, following @usahockey on X, follow the live blog on NBCOlympics.com, which provides live updates on every event on the Olympic schedule today.
The Canada vs Switzerland hockey game today, Monday, Feb. 16, is at 3:10 p.m. ET. Canada women’s hockey game airs on Peacock, and will switch over to USA Network at 4:15 p.m. with the game in progress. The second women’s hockey semifinals game today will determine Gold Medal and Bronze Medal games on Thursday, Feb. 19. Canada, Switzerland, USA and Sweden are all vying for gold, hoping to win today. If not, they will play in the Bronze Medal game.
Odds the US women’s Olympic ice hockey team wins today, Feb. 16, soared to nearly 100% this morning on Polymarket and Kalshi, according to real-time, live prediction market betting odds. The US women’s hockey team plays Sweden in the semifinals today, and Team USA is the overwhelming favorite, with Kalshi traders pricing a USA victory at 98 cents — with a 96% probability of the US women’s hockey team advancing to the gold medal game, per live, real-time bets and trades.
Polymarket’s USA vs Sweden women’s hockey prediction market gave a 97% chance the US women’s hockey team wins today, according to real-time, live bets and trades today on the legal US prediction market. Polymarket traders priced a Team USA women’s hockey win at 97 cents.
As for the winner of the US women’s hockey gold medal game, Polymarket’s “Winter Olympics 2026: Women’s Ice Hockey” prediction market priced a 78 cent value on Team USA winning gold — with a 78% chance as of today’s real-time trades and bets, followed by Canada with 24%, and Sweden and Switzerland with less than 1% chance.
To find the USA women’s hockey roster, which includes key players Kendall Coyne Schofield, Abbey Murphy, Taylor Heise, Hilary Knight, Alex Carpenter, and Kelly Pannek, head to Team USA’s women’s ice hockey roster here.
The women’s Olympic hockey bracket, updated in real-time as the women’s ice hockey games air live, can be found on the 2026 Winter Olympics women’s hockey schedule page. Four teams are in the women’s ice hockey semifinals today: USA-Sweden and Canada-Switzerland. Winners advance to the Gold Medal game to determine who wins gold and silver, and losing teams play the Bronze Medal game on Feb. 19.
Lori Comstock is a New Jersey-based journalist with the Mid-Atlantic Connect Team.
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