How to watch USA-Czech Republic Womens Hockey in Olympics 2026: Time, livestream
Unusual start times and high stakes can only mean one thing.The Winter Olympics are back.Today, Hilary Knight’s United States Women’s Hockey team will take on Kristýna Kaltounková’s Czech Republic club in a preliminary round match at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena in Milan, Italy on Thursday, Feb.5 at 10:40 am ET.These elite squads last met twice in April 2025 in the IIHF Women’s World Championship.
In their first matchup, the US won 4-0 in the group stage followed by a 2-1 nail-biter semifinal victory.What the USA really has their sights on though is the Gold.After falling in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics to their rival Canada, they’re hoping their young squad (which includes four NCAA forwards) can push them over the hump this year.Keep an eye on this one.You just might witness the beginning of something special.
The puck drops at 10:40 am ET on Thursday, Feb.5 for the United States vs.
Czech Republic showdown.If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Olympics for free.DIRECTV is our favorite service for watching TV live for free — it has a five-day free trial and there are a ton of options for plans that include USA Network (and every other channel you’ll need for the Olympics), including genre packs that offer more flexibility at lower price points.USA Network is part of the MySports ($69.99/month) genre pack with 20+ channels.
You can also catch every minute of the Olympics with a subscription to Peacock, which starts at $10.99/month.For a closer look, here are the US and Czechia women’s hockey rosters.The 2026 Winter Olympics end with the closing ceremony on Feb.22 at 2:30 p.m.
ET.This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter.
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