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.

Here's how to watch Team USA hockey's opening game of 2026 Winter Olympics versus Latvia on Thursday.

The game is airing on both USA Network and Peacock.

You know the horse drawing meme where one side is a beautifully detailed illustration of the hind legs and the other is a scanty kindergarten doodle? That was the first thing I thought of at first glance of Germany’s Olympic roster.

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

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,