The main rink for Olympic hockey is still very unfinished less than four weeks out, but ice conditions improved during a 51-hour test event.

The 2026 Winter Olympics' Santagiulia ice hockey arena held an important test event. Here's what people said:

The 2026 Olympic women's hockey tournament will open February 5 in Milano Cortina. Here's a look at the full rosters for each of the 10 competing nations.

Hockey will once again be a flagship sport as next month’s Winter Olympics, not least because of the reintroduction of NHL players which will see some of the world’s best stars compete for a medal.

Reports are starting to cast doubt on the rink being ready for the Olympics, but it sounds like NHL players will still play.

The IOC's recommendation that youth athletes be allowed to participate could be the first step to the IIHF reintegrating banned countries.

The first test event at Santagiuliana Arena for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics was delayed on Friday due to a "hole in the ice," per Chris Johnston of The Athletic.

Don Moffatt, who is in charge of the ice at the Milan rink, said he and the organizers were "very happy and satisfied with the field of play."

Heated Rivalry' stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will carry the Olympic flame at Milano Cortina 2026, marking a major crossover from screen to sport.

Laila Edwards, the first Black woman to suit up for Team USA women's Olympic hockey, is pictured during an interview following practice in a rink where she played youth hockey in the past, in Strongsville, Ohio, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Credit: AP/Sue Ogrocki