"The gold medal match between the two titans of the sport will take place on Thursday (19 February) and marks the seventh time, since women's hockey was introduced to the Games in 1998, that the North American sides have faced each other in the final. As first reported by LGBTQ+ sporting outlet Outsports, the match will feature a record number of out and proud LGBTQ+ athletes across both Team USA and Team Canada, with nine queer stars taking to the ice."
"Across the entire Games, women's ice hockey feature the most out LGBTQ+ competitors when compared with any other event, with at least 22 queer women having competed in hopes of taking home an Olympic medal. More widely, the 2026 Winter Olympics has seen a record-breaking number of out LGBTQ+ athletes on the world's biggest sporting stage, with at least 41 out athletes representing 13 countries across nine events."
The gold medal women's hockey match between the United States and Canada will take place on Thursday (19 February) and marks the seventh time since women's hockey was introduced to the Games in 1998 that those North American sides have met in the final. Nine out queer athletes will take to the ice across both teams. Across the Games, women's ice hockey featured at least 22 out LGBTQ+ competitors, the most of any event. At least 41 out athletes represented 13 countries across nine events in 2026, including the UK, US, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. Notable queer athletes include Guillaume Cizeron and Amber Glenn.
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