2026 Winter Olympics

Wisconsin will have 12 current and former athletes competing in the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games, all participating in women's hockey.
Follow along below for game schedules, rosters and updates to the most recent games.

Game Highlights

Feb. 5 - Team USA vs Team Czechia▾

Hilary Knight scores in her fifth Olympic games!

Power moves only by Captain America 🇺🇸🚨pic.twitter.com/07h785jjwM
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 5, 2026

Current Badger Laila Edwards collects an assist on USA's first goal of the Olympics!

And that's Laila Edwards first point in the Olympics with that assist! 🇺🇸#B1G #OlympiansMadeHere x @BadgerWHockey https://t.co/EUal7T6Mge
— Big Ten Conference (@bigten) February 5, 2026

Team USA Women's Hockey begins its Olympic journey today... tune in NOW to see 7 @BadgerWHockey stars take the ice.

Team USA vs. Czechia
9:40 am (CT) on USA / @peacock pic.twitter.com/UMf3kM9gEF
— UW Stats & Info (@UWStatsInfo) February 5, 2026

Meet our 2026 Olympians

🇺🇸 Team USA Women's Hockey

Caroline Harvey

Position: Defense
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-8
Hometown: Salem, N.H.
Recent Team: Wisconsin (NCAA)

Caroline Harvey will compete in her second Olympics after securing a silver medal at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, where she was the youngest player on the roster. Before departing for Italy, Harvey was second in NCAA Division I with 54 points in 26 games as a defender. The Salem, New Hampshire, native is the current captain for the Badgers and is the school's all-time defensive point leader with 191 career points.

Kirsten Simms

Position: Forward
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-6
Hometown: Plymouth, Mich.
Recent Team: Wisconsin (NCAA)

Kirsten Simms will make her Olympic debut after stints on the 2024 and 2025 World Championship teams. She eclipsed the 200-career point mark earlier this season, becoming one of nine Badgers to reach the milestone. Simms played hero at the 2025 NCAA Championship, scoring both the game-tying and game-winning goals against Ohio State to secure the Badgers' eighth national championship.

Laila Edwards

Position: Defense
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1
Hometown: Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Recent Team: Wisconsin (NCAA)

Laila Edwards, a Cleveland Heights, Ohio, native, will compete in her first Olympic Games after representing the U.S. at the 2024 and 2025 IIHF World Championships. She led the country in goals with 35 while playing for the Badgers last season and collected six points in four games during the 2025 Rivalry Series. Edwards was the first Black woman to play for the U.S. women's senior national team and will now be the first Black woman to compete for the U.S. women's Olympic team.

Britta Curl-Salemme

Position: Forward
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9
Hometown: Bismarck, N.D.
Recent Team: Minnesota Frost (PWHL)

Britta Curl-Salemme played for the Badgers from 2018–24, serving as captain during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons. The Bismarck, North Dakota, native currently plays for the Minnesota Frost in the PWHL, helping the team to a championship in the 2024–25 season. She has competed in four IIHF World Championships for the United States.

Hilary Knight

Position: Forward
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-11
Hometown: Sun Valley, Idaho
Recent Team: Seattle Torrent (PWHL)

Hilary Knight is not only the most experienced Olympian on the 2026 roster, but also the most experienced women's hockey player in U.S. history, having played in a record 22 Olympic games. The Team USA captain since 2023, Knight will be the first American hockey player to compete in five Olympics. The Sun Valley, Idaho, native is Wisconsin's second all-time leading scorer with 262 points and currently captains the Seattle Torrent in the PWHL.

Ava McNaughton

Position: Goaltender
Catches: Left
Height: 6-0
Hometown: Seven Fields, Pa.
Recent Team: Wisconsin (NCAA)

Ava McNaughton is one of three goaltenders on the Team USA roster and is the second-youngest player on the team. She was named the HCA Goaltender of the Year in 2024–25 and made her U.S. senior national team debut at the 2025 IIHF World Championships. The Seven Fields, Pennsylvania, native ranked third in the NCAA with a 1.29 goals-against average before leaving with Team USA

🇨🇦 Team Canada Women's Hockey

Sarah Nurse

Position: Forward
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-8
Hometown: Hamilton, ON
Recent Team: Vancouver Goldeneyes (PWHL)

Sarah Nurse donned a Badger uniform from 2013-17, serving as assistant captain in 2016-17 and earning Second-Team All-American status that same year. She first joined Hockey Canada for the 2018 Olympic Games. Nurse plays for the Vancouver Goldeneyes, and has collected 38 points across 46 games in the PWHL.

Emily Clark

Position: Forward
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-8
Hometown: Saskatoon, SK
Recent Team: Ottawa Charge (PWHL)

Emily Clark played for the Badgers from 2014-19, scoring 146 points in her career. She made the WCHA All-Tournament team in 2016 and 2017, and won a national championship in 2019. She now plays for the Ottawa Charge where she's collected 35 points in her first two years in the PWHL. She competed in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Blayre Turnbull

Position: Forward
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-7
Hometown: Stellarton, NS
Recent Team: Toronto Sceptres (PWHL)

Blayre Turnbull's Wisconsin career spanned from 2011-15, captaining the Badgers in her senior season, while also earning All-WCHA First Team honors. Her Team Canada debut occurred in the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship. She now plays for the Toronto Sceptres. She competed in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

Daryl Watts

Position: Forward
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-6
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Recent Team: Toronto Sceptres (PWHL)

Daryl Watts is the most recent addition to the Hockey Canada team, previously playing for the Red and White during the 2025 Rivalry Series against Team USA. Watts spent three years with the Badgers from 2019 to 2022, leading the NCAA in scoring during the 2019-20 season with 74 points. She helped the Badgers win the 2021 National Championship after scoring the game-winning overtime goal against Northeastern. Watts after two seasons with the Toronto Sceptres.

Ann-Renée Desbiens

Position: Goaltender
Catches: Left
Height: 5-9
Hometown: Clermont, QC
Recent Team: Montreal Victoire (PWHL)

Ann-Renee Desbiens served in net for Wisconsin from 2013-17, accumulating a 99-14-9 record with a .955 career save percentage. She earned the 2017 Patty Kazmaier award as a Badger, and first joined Hockey Canada during the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, before going on to play in both the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. Across her first two seasons for the Montreal Victoire, Desbiens has made 1,137 saves.

🇨🇿 Team Czechia Women's Hockey

Adéla Šapovalivová

Position: Forward
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-4
Hometown: Beroun, Czechia
Recent Team: Wisconsin (NCAA)

A current Badger freshman, Adéla Šapovalivova is the first European to play for UW, and its first to represent a country in the Olympics other than the USA or Canada. The forward was a member of the Czechia Women's National Team at the IIHF World Championships in 2025, 2023 and 2022, earning bronze medals in 2023 and 2022. She was also named Best Forward at the 2024 U18 Women's World Championship. Most recently, Šapovalivová competed for Czechia last December for three games in the 6-Nations leg of the 2025 Euro Hockey Tour, held in Finland.