Resolution Criteria

The gold medal game is scheduled for Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 1:10 p.m. ET. The winner will be determined by the final score of the match. Resolution will be based on the official result from the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and Olympic records. The complete hockey schedule is available on the NBC Olympics schedule page.

Background

This is the fifth straight Olympic Winter Games where Canada will face the United States in the gold medal game of the women's hockey tournament. The defending champions Canada are underdogs against a talented, relentless United States team that has outscored its opposition 31-1 in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The U.S. has already beaten Canada 5-0 in the group stage. Canada is 5-2 in Olympic women's hockey finals with losses to the U.S. in 1998 and 2018.

Considerations

In the gold-medal game, Canada edged the U.S., 3-2. This market has already resolved.

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