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,

Team USA men’s hockey faces Germany in a preliminary game at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday, Feb. 15 at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

When it comes to the Winter Olympics, figure skating is always one of the most anticipated, most-watched events of the two-week extravaganza. That is once again the case with the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games.

This event is scheduled to start at 3:10 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on Peacock. Fans looking to watch can do so by using Peacock, which has plans starting at $10.99 a month and offers exclusive access to every 2026 Milan Winter Olympics event.

Hirano is the reigning gold medalist in the event. He also took back-to-back silvers in 2014 and 2018. He can't be completely counted out of the medal race either. He won the first halfpipe event on the FIS World Cup circuit this season.

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

Where to watch Canada vs. France men's hockey: Live stream, channel, time, TV schedule for 2026 Olympics game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Canada has its eyes on the No. 1 seed in the playoff portion of the men's hockey competition at the Olympics.

Team USA men's hockey (and Dylan Larkin) is taking on Germany (and Moritz Seider) in a preliminary-round game at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Follow along for live coverage from Day 9 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, with nine more gold medals being handed out. American medal hope Mikaela Shiffrin missed out on the podium in the women’s Alpine skiing giant slalom,