Welcome to Last Word On Hockey’s Predictions from the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Each day, our writers look at the games and give in-depth analysis.

Eriksson Ek, from Karlstad, has played internationally for Sweden five times. The 28-year-old played in the World U-18 Championship in 2015, the WJC in 2016 and 2017, the latter as captain, the World Championship in 2017 (gold medal) and 2024 (bronze medal), and the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Juuse Saros made 34 saves for Finland in a 4-1 win over Sweden in the preliminary round of the men's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Sweden suffered its first loss of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday against its biggest rival.

TESERO, Italy (AP) — Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo blazed to his second consecutive victory at the Milan Cortina Games in the cross-country sprint Tuesday and his seventh gold medal closed in on the Winter Olympics record.

It’s been a lethargic start to the Olympics for Sweden’s men’s hockey club. As a recap: The Swedes let the Italians, who began the tournament with 100/1 gold medal odds, not only strike first, but settled for a 5-2 victory after spending 60 minutes of fruitless target practice.

Sweden and Italy face off in this Group B men's ice hockey matchup during the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday.

Anna Hasselborg and her Swedish women's curling team are back for their third Winter Games and are on the hunt for a third Olympic medal, but this time they are travelling with a much larger entourage.

Figure skater Ilia Malinin leads after short program; U.S. claims silver in curling mixed doubles while Norway wins 3 gold medals