USA vs. Canada: 2026 Winter Olympics Men’s Hockey Preview of Gold Medal Match

The match will decide who claims the men’s hockey gold at the 2026 Olympics on Sunday.

USA’s #86 Jack Hughes (C) celebrates scoring the 5-0 goal during the men’s semi-final ice hockey match between the United States and Slovakia at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 20, 2026. Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images

On Thursday, the United States National Women’s Hockey Team defeated the Canadians in the 2026 Winter Olympics gold medal match, and on Sunday, the nations will run it back, albeit on the men’s side.

The Olympic ice hockey gold medal game will, again, see the United States versus Canada from Milan, Italy. It marks the culmination of, arguably, the most anticipated event at Milano Cortina 2026, and it’s the continuation of a series between bordering nations that has been dominated by Team Canada.