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She and Jordan Dabney are providing dispatches for Black Rosie Media, a multimedia platform Ayala established in May 2022 to empower Black women and women of color in sports media. Ayala is also covering for Olympics.com, the digital hub of the International Olympic Committee.

MILAN (AP) — At 19, Hilda Svensson wasn’t born the last time Sweden’s women’s hockey team medaled at the Olympics. The Ohio State freshman and a collection of young and brashly confident teammates are eager to rectify what’s been a 20-year drought at the Milan Cortina Games.

By Trevor Stynes and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic earned their first Group A win by defeating Finland 2-0 in the Olympic women's ice hockey tournament on Sunday, while Sweden secured a quarter-final place with a 4-0 win over France in Group B at Milano Rho arena.

The women’s hockey competition at the Olympics has an influence you might not have expected.

MILAN (AP) — Don't under-estimate Finnish resilience. Difficult as the week was for Finland’s national women’s hockey team in dealing with a stomach virus that sent 13 of 23 players into quarantine, coach Tero Lehtera had a good feeling his players would show up ready for their first game at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Canada made a winning start to their Olympic title defence with a 4-0 win over Switzerland on Saturday as Hilary Knight tied the all-time U.S.