Hilary Knight and the U.S. women's hockey team face Finland today in a preliminary game at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where hockey and snowboarding events will open ahead of the opening ceremony.

Members of Switzerland's women's ice hockey team have been placed in isolation due to the norovirus. The game against Canada on Saturday will go ahead as scheduled.

Here's what to know about Thursday's slate of women's ice hockey games at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, including how to watch information.

A crew from Nate's Ice is set to carve a custom desk out of ice live on the NBC Chicago morning show starting at 6 a.m. CT. The crew will be joined by the Horner Park Jazz Band to play some Olympic fanfare and family and friends of Chicago-area Olympic speedskaters Ethan Cepuran and Emery Lehman will be on hand to cheer them on.

Vice President JD Vance arrived in Milan with his family Thursday, telling U.S. athletes competing in the Milan Cortina Winter Games that the competition “is one of the few things that unites the entire country.

While Finland’s women’s hockey team appears to be improving after an outbreak of norovirus depleted its roster and forced the postponement of its first game at the Olympics, Switzerland’s players are

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