2026 Winter Olympics live updates: Women's hockey kicks off
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The United States has the most athletes competing in the Winter Olympics, but is not favored to win the gold medal race.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are officially underway. Even though the Opening Ceremony won't be held until Friday evening in Milan, events began on Wednesday, including round-robin curling and Alpine skiing men's downhill training.
The USA routed Czechia 5-1 in their Olympics women's hockey opener. Hayley Scamurra scored twice and Hilary Knight had a goal.