How to watch USA-Italy Olympic women’s hockey quaterfinals for free

The quaterfinals of the Olympics 2026 women’s ice hockey tournament get underway today, Feb. 13.

Following some Czech Republic vs. Sweden action this morning, Team USA will play its first knockout game of the tournament against Italy.

The United States is coming into this matchup as the only women’s hockey team still undefeated in this Olympic tournament. Across four wins, they’ve scored 20 goals total (five in each game) and only allowed one goal in the first game against Czechia. On Tuesday, Team USA held Canada to zero goals for the first time in Olympic history.

Italy enters the quarterfinals with two wins and two losses.

USA vs. Italy women’s hockey start time

Today’s USA vs. Italy women’s hockey quarterfinal is scheduled to begin at 3:10 p.m. ET.

How to watch USA vs. Italy women’s hockey for free

If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream Olympic hockey 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), starting at $69.99/month.

You can also catch every minute of the Olympics with a subscription to Peacock, which starts at $10.99/month.

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Team USA and Italy women’s hockey rosters

Olympics 2026 women’s hockey schedule

Following the quaterfinals, the remaining teams will be re-seeded to determined semifinal matchups.

• Quarterfinal 1: Czech Republic vs. Sweden, Feb. 13, 10:40 a.m. ET (Peacock)
• Quarterfinal 2: USA vs. Italy – Feb. 13, 3:10 p.m. ET (USA Network)
• Quarterfinal 3: Canada vs. Germany – Feb. 14, 10:40 a.m. ET (CNBC)
• Quarterfinal 4: Finland vs. Switzerland – Feb. 14, 3:10 p.m. ET (Peacock)
• Semifinal 1: TBD vs. TBD – Feb. 16, 10:40 a.m. ET (NBC)
• Semifinal 2: TBD vs. TBD – Feb. 16, 3:10 p.m. ET (USA Network)
• Bronze Medal Game: TBD vs. TBD – Feb. 19, 8:40 a.m. ET (Peacock)
• Gold Medal Game: TBD vs. TBD – Feb. 19, 1:10 p.m. ET (USA Network)

When do the Winter Olympics end?

The 2026 Winter Olympics end with the closing ceremony on Feb. 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET.

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