2026 Olympics Odds, Schedule, Medal Favorites and Predictions for Thursday

The gold medal will be awarded in women's hockey Thursday as the United States squares off with Canada in one of the most hotly anticipated competitions of these 2026 Winter Olympics.

That titanic clash headlines a day in which medals will also be awarded for figure skating and speed skating, among others.

What events make up Thursday's lineup, what are the current odds for each event, and who will emerge from the day's two high-profile hockey matches victoriously? Find out in this preview.

Schedule and Viewing Information

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8:00 a.m.: Bobsled, Two-Woman Bobsled, Training (Peacock)

8:00 a.m.: Nordic Combined, Men's Team Large Hill 2x7.5km Relay (Peacock)

8:05 a.m.: Curling, Canada vs. South Korea, Women's Round-Robin (Peacock)

8:05 a.m.: Curling, Great Britain vs. Italy, Women's Round-Robin (Peacock)

8:05 a.m.: Curling, China vs. Japan, Women's Round-Robin (Peacock)

8:05 a.m.: Curling, Switzerland vs. United States, Women's Round-Robin (Peacock)

8:20 a.m.: Skiing, Men's Aerials, Final (USA)

8:40 a.m.: Hockey, Sweden vs. Switzerland, Women's Bronze Medal Game (Peacock)

9:15 a.m.: Skiing, Men's Freeski Halfpipe, Qualifying (USA)

9:40 a.m.: Figure Skating, Women's Free: Warm-Up and More (Peacock)

10:30 a.m.: Speed Skating: Men's 1500m (USA, Peacock)

1:00 p.m.: Figure Skating, Women's Free Skate (NBC, Peacock)

1:05 p.m.: Curling, Teams TBD, Men's Semifinal (Peacock)

1:05 p.m.: Curling, Teams TBD, Men's Semifinal (Peacock)

1:10 p.m.: Hockey, United States vs. Canada, Women's Gold Medal Game (USA)

1:30 p.m.: Freestyle Skiing, Women's Freeski Halfpipe, Qualifying (Peacock)

4:00 p.m.: Freestyle Skiing, Women's Freeski Halfpipe, Qualifying (USA)

5:00 p.m.: Best of Curling (CNBC)

5:45 p.m.: Freestyle Skiing, Men's Freeski Halfpipe, Qualifying (USA)

6:00 p.m.: Best of Milan Cortina Highlights (Peacock)

Odds

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Women's Hockey Gold Medal Game

United States (-138) vs. Canada (+112)

Women's Hockey Bronze Medal Game

Sweden (-144) vs. Switzerland (+118)

Women's Curling Matches

Japan (+110) vs. China (-140)

Switzerland (-430) vs. USA (+300)

Men's Freeski Halfpipe Gold Medal Winner

Finley Melville Ives, New Zealand (-210)

Alex Ferreira, United States (+430)

Nick Goepper, United States (+500)

Hunter Hess, United States (+1300)

Luke Harrold, New Zealand (+1700)

Birk Irving, United States (+2700)

Two-Woman Bobsled Gold Medal Winner

Laura Nolte, Germany (-250)

Kaillie Armbruster Humphries, United States (+600)

Kim Kalicki, Germany (+2200)

Cynthia Appiah, Canada (+10000)

Viktoria Cernanska, Slovakia (+10000)

Adele Nicoll, Great Britain (+10000)

Women's Singles Figure Skating Gold Medal Winner

Kaori Sakamoto, Japan (-115)

Ami Naki, Japan (+210)

Alysa Liu, United States (+320)

Adeliia Petrosian, AIN (+1300)

Mone Chiba, Japan (+2500)

Amber Glenn, United States (+3500)

Men's Speed Skating 1500m Gold Medal WInner

Jordan Stolz, United States (-3000)

Zhongyan Ning, China (+1100)

Kjeld Nuis, Netherlands (+1400)

Joep Wennemars, Netherlands (+2700)

Peder Kongshaug, Norway (+5000)

Finn Sonnekalb, Germany (+6500)

Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook

Women's Hockey Predictions

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Switzerland vs. Sweden (Bronze Medal Game)

The Swiss have one of the best goalies in the world in Andrea Brändli, who gave up just two goals on 46 shots against Canada. She has the second-highest save percentage of the tournament and all but guarantees a close game. Ask those same Canadians, who were not as dominant as they have been in this tournament, thanks to her superb play in net.

Sweden has a talent goalie of their own in Ebba Svensson Träff, who can limit opposing offenses in her own right.

The potential equivalent to a field goal game in American football, one goal may win Thursday's game. If that is the case, trust Brändli not to give up the deciding score.

Prediction: Switzerland wins the bronze, 1-0

United States vs. Canada (Gold Medal Game)

The greatest women's hockey team in Olympic history defeated Canada in their first meeting in these games, 5-0, embarrassing and outmatching them at every turn. The United States has looked every bit an unstoppable force and an immovable object in these games, shellacking opponents.

Both teams have seen their younger stars play big roles in this tournament and that will likely be the case again Thursday. Whether Canada can avenge that first loss and deliver one of the bigger upsets in recent memory remains to be seen but there is nothing about the American performance in this year's Olympics that suggests it will be easy or even plausible.

This one will be closer than their first match-up, but the United States still emerges victoriously, paying off a historic run.

Prediction: United States, 4-2