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Previewing the Olympic Women’s hockey tournament | Full Episode
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Previewing the Olympic Women’s hockey tournament | Full Episode
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With the 2026 Winter Olympic Games beginning next week in Milano Cortina, Hailey and Sean preview the Women’s tournament, including their gold medal favorites, who the tournament MVP will be, who the best European player is, and what makes Canada vs the United States so special ahead of game one on February 5.
0:00 Intro
3:52 - Who is the women’s team favorite at the Winter Olympics?
7:54 - Team USA dominated Canada at the Rivalry Series
13:46 - Can the American Aerin Frankel outduel Canada’s Ann-Renée Desbiens?
16:52 - Canada’s top line. Who skates with Marie-Philip Poulin?
21:36 - Group setting at the Olympics is flawed for the women’s game
27:15 - Sweden is the dark horse
28:20 - Will it be Finland vs Czechia in the Bronze medal game?
33:44 - Who Wins Gold?
35:38 - Tournament MVP pick
36:47 - Who will lead the tournament in scoring?
39:40 - Best European player in the tournament?
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