Pittsburgh Penguins' goaltender Artūrs Šilovs posted a 26-save effort to help Latvia beat Leon Draisaitl and Team Germany in an Olympic preliminary round matchup

SportsLine's expert Mike Severance reveals his USA vs. Latvia picks for their Winter Olympics men's hockey matchup on Thursday

The 2026 Winter Olympics, featuring 16 sports with 116 medal events, will take place from Feb. 4 to Feb. 22 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Preliminary events will begin on Feb. 4, the opening ceremony will be Feb.

Dans Locmelis scored twice, including the first of three straight goals for Team Latvia in a 4-3 win against Team Germany at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 at Rho Arena in Milan on Saturday.

Follow along for live updates, scores, and highlights from the Group C matchup between Team USA and Germany.

Denmark and Latvia face off in this Group A men's ice hockey matchup during the 2026 Winter Olympics on Sunday.

Today's men's hockey game between the USA and Germany at the 2026 Winter Olympics is scheduled for 9:10 p.m. CET local time in Milan. That's 3:10 p.m. ET and 12:10 p.m. PT in the U.S.

The United States and Germany close out preliminary play with plenty on the line Sunday at the 2026 Winter Olympics, with both teams chasing stronger positioning heading into the knockout rounds. Team USA enters the matchup unbeaten in Group C,

The United States continues Group C play in men’s ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Saturday when they face Denmark in a matchup that could play a key role in the early standings picture. MORE: NHL players