The U.S. womens hockey team will advance to the gold-medal match after a 5-0 win over Sweden in the womens semifinal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Monday.The Americans have been unstoppable so far, outscoring their oppon ents 26-1 through five games heading into the semifinal. Sweden also went undefeated in the preliminary rounds and then eliminated the Czech Republic in a stunning quarterfinal upset. The Czech Republic was favored to take home at least a bronze in the Winter Games.RELATED VIDEO: Caroline Harvey returns to the Olympics with gold medal redemption on her mind Caroline Harvey returns to the Olympics with gold medal redemption on her mindThe U.S. will play the winner of Canada vs. Switzerland at 2:10 p.m. CT on Monday in the gold-medal game on Thursday at 12:10 p.m. CT.Sweden will face the loser for bronze on the same day at 7:40 a.m. CT Wisconsin is well represented on the U.S. womens team, including six former Badgers: Hilary Knight, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey, Britta Curl-Salemme, Ava McNaughton and Kirsten Simms. The team is coached by Neenah native John Wroblewski.RELATED VIDEO: Former Badgers legend Hilary Knight prepares for her fifth and final Olympics Former Badger legend Hilary Knight prepares for her fifth and final OlympicsSee all of TMJ4's coverage of the Winter Olympics here.Its about time to watch on your time. Stream local news and weather 24/7 by searching for TMJ4 on your device.Available for download on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more.Report a typo or error ...read more read less