The U.S. women’s hockey team improved the score to 2-0 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games Saturday.

U.S. captain Hilary Knight scored for the second straight game as the U.S. defeated Finland 5-0, tying the U.S. Olympic record. Her 14 career Winter Olympics goals total matches the record totals of Natalie Darwitz and Katie King.

The United States defeated an illness-stricken Finland team, extending Finland’s winless Olympic record against the United States to 0-11. JD Vance, Vice President He and his family attended the games and cheered on the heavily favored American team.

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United States players celebrate after defeating Finland in a women’s ice hockey Group A match during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on February 7, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Jeff Burke/Image)

Team USA defender Megan Keller had a goal and two assists, while Alex Carpenter, Taylor Hayes and Abby Murphy also scored. Aerin Frankel blocked 11 shots for the first time in her second career Olympic game.

The Finns are back on the ice as a full team for the first time since their last practice on Tuesday. That night, four Players exhibit norovirus symptoms. Two days later, Finland’s 23-player roster was reduced to eight forwards and two goalies, prompting Olympic officials to postpone Finland’s opener against Canada until February 12.

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On Friday, head coach Tro Letala vowed that his team would play against the United States, even if it meant at least five forwards and a goalkeeper. Finland took the ice with a team of 22 skaters six hours after canceling Saturday morning’s skate.

United States players celebrate beating Finland during the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina at the Roo Arena on February 7, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Jeff Burke/Image)

Goaltender Sunny Ahola stopped 44 shots overall and held off the Finns in the first period, where she stopped 14 of 15 shots. Carpenter was the only one to beat her, scoring a power-play goal on a shot with just under five minutes remaining.

Vance sat next to the YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul At the Rho Ice Hockey Arena in Milan.

At the end of the first period, Vance and his family entered the court at halftime, with Team USA leading 1-0. They were soon joined by Paul. Paul’s fiancée Jutta Leerdam is a speed skater who is competing in the Winter Olympics on behalf of her native Netherlands.

America’s Second Lady Usha VanceWearing a sweatshirt with “USA” printed in capital letters.

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Also seated near Vance were 2010 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Evan Lysacek and hockey twin sisters, Hall of Famers Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando. They were part of the U.S. gold medal-winning team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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