Yard talks about her road from Houston to the 1998 Winter Olympics in her father's native country of Japan and about her job orchestrating some of the NHL's marquee events throughout the year.

Savage, a Brier and world champion, was the alternate/coach on our Mike Harris team for two years, which included select stops on the World Curling Tour – where Savage skipped – plus our win at the Olympic Trials and silver-medal finish in Karuizawa.

Dr. Boyd is the physician for Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. He's reprising a role he had at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, where he cared for the first NHL players to participate in the Winter Games including rugged forward Keith Tkachuk, the father of the Ottawa Senators captain and Florida Panthers forward.

The United States and Slovakia face off in the men's ice hockey semifinals of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina on Friday.

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The Americans trailed for most of the game but survived in overtime to be crowned Olympic champions. Bruce Bennett / The Athletic has live coverage of Canada vs. Finland and USA vs. Slovakia in the 2026 Winter Olympics men’s hockey semifinals.