How intense is the 2022 Winter Olympics women’s ice hockey rivalry between the U.S. and Canada?
“Every time we go in against them, we want to make a statement and show them that they don’t belong on the ice with us,” said Team Canada forward Natalie Spooner.
There’s an inevitability to these rivals meeting for the gold medal in the Beijing Olympics, to the point where Canada’s 4-2 win over the Americans this week was called “Round 1.” Indeed, it would be one of the biggest upsets in any sport in the Winter Games if either of these hockey titans doesn’t make the final. But stranger things have happened.
Here’s a look at the women’s ice hockey quarterfinals, and where the U.S. and Canada stand heading into the knockout round.
Friday: USA vs. Czechia (11:10 p.m. ET Thursday)
Friday: Canada vs. Sweden (8:10 a.m. ET)
Saturday: ROC vs. Switzerland (11:10 p.m. ET Friday)
Saturday: Finland vs….
