Which countries are performing the best at the 2026 Winter Olympics?

Switzerland women's hockey took down Czechia in a shootout for the team's first Olympic win of the tournament. Japan also secured their first tournament win after they defeated France.

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where hockey and snowboarding events will open ahead of the opening ceremony.

The 25-year-old from Mannedorf won silver with Switzerland at the 2025 World Championship. A sixth-round pick (No. 159) by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2018 NHL Draft, Berni played one season with them and had three points (one goal, two assists) in 59 games in 2022-23.

Jets forward Nino Niederreiter leads Switzerland, a significant honor amplifying his Olympic presence beyond the ice.

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are underway after the lighting of the Olympic cauldrons and the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony.

Switzerland unveiled its roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on Wednesday, headlined by Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi and New Jersey Devils forward Nico Hischier. Switzerland is looking to win a medal at the Olympics for the first time since taking bronze in 1948.

As the Winter Olympics returns to western Europe for the first time in two decades, the future shape of the games is under scrutiny. The nub of the debate is how an event confined to snow and ice-based sports should respond to global warming.

A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Lindsey Vonn opened her chase for Olympic gold at the age of 41 with an aggressive and successful training run down the Olympia delle Tofane downhill course.