MILAN, Italy – Emerance Maschmeyer and Team Canada will come home from the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics with a Silver Medal after falling in a close loss to the United States in the Gold Medal Game of the Tournament. The 27^th medalist in program history, Maschmeyer became the seventh Harvard women's hockey alumnae to earn multiple Olympic medals after helping Canada reach the final. The accomplishment by Maschmeyer also gives a Harvard women's hockey alum a medal in seven of the eight Olympic Games that featured ice hockey.
 
Maschmeyer has been a steady presence during this Olympic tournament, clocking 128 minutes across 3 appearances with a current overall save percentage of 0.957. Her highlight came on February 7th, when she turned away all the shots she faced in a flawless, 60-minute shutout against Switzerland. She followed up with another strong match against Germany on February 14th, conceding a single goal on 11 shots to help secure the win. In a tough matchup that would turn into a 5-1 loss against the United States on February 10th, Maschmeyer stepped in for the final 8 minutes to provide a composed finish to the game.
 
No stranger to performing at a global level, the goalie also represented her nation in two games on the journey to winning gold with Team Canada in the 2022 Winter Olympics Games in Beijing. Both appearances resulted in wins. She accepted her medal with a total of 23 saves, a 0.50 goals against average, and a save percentage of .957.
 
A Crimson women's ice hockey legend, Maschmeyer will now head back to play with the PWHL's Vancouver Goldeneyes as the team makes a push for the Walter Cup Playoffs.