MILAN (AP) — The United States and Canada will face off for Olympic gold for a seventh time since women's hockey debuted at the 1998 Nagano Games in a border rivalry that never gets old. And this time,

MILAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Canada and the United States will play out another chapter in their long-standing rivalry after setting up the almost inevitable Olympic women's ice hockey final on Monday, but this time the Americans have flipped the script and tilted the ice in their favour.

The French Ice Hockey Federation said it won't allow Pierre Crinon to play Team France's qualification playoff game or any other, should it advance, due to his behavior on and off the ice.

From cheating allegations to missed opportunities for gold, is it too late for Canada to salvage its 2026 efforts?

Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin broke the women's all-time Olympic goal-scoring record during her team's semi-final game against Switzerland on Monday, and the champions will lean on their captain as they prepare to defend their title against rivals the United States.

Canada's Megan Oldham beat top favourite Eileen Gu of China to win gold in the women's freestyle skiing big air on Monday at the Milan/Cortina Winter Games. Oldham fell in her final run but that didn't matter as she already had gold secured when she took the piste for her final jump after none of the competitors were able to beat her score.

Canada's Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud finish in eighth position of pairs figure skating at Milano-Cortina 2026 in their first Olympic Games, while Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps battled back for 11th.