Team USA defeated Slovakia, 6-2, in the 2026 Winter Olympic ice hockey semifinal. USA will play Canada in the gold-medal game.

Inside Slovakia's Olympic hockey team: A complete roster and more to know 2026 men's team originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The road to the 2026 Olympic semifinals was -- to say the very least -- a winding one for Slovakia.

USA and Slovakia face off today for a spot in the men's hockey gold medal game at Milano Cortina. Here's how to watch.

The USA men's ice hockey team will play Slovakia in the Winter Olympic 2026 semi-final in Italy on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.

MILAN (AP) — Finland won the bronze medal in men’s hockey at the Olympics for a third consecutive time with NHL players participating, beating Slovakia 6-1 on Saturday night. Erik Haula scored two goals and Joel Armia had a goal and two assists for Finland,

USA routed Slovakia in the second Olympic men's semifinal, hours after Canada squeezed by Finland. Team USA moves on to Sunday's gold medal match.

Team USA vs. Slovakia turned into a uniform nightmare during the Olympic semifinal, with both teams showing up to the ice wearing the same color helmet, pants, and jersey combination

The U.S. men's hockey team defeated Slovakia on Friday in the semifinals of the Olympic tournament at Santaguilia Ice Arena in Milan, Italy.

Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen has won his first Olympic medal after Finland's 6-1 win over Slovakia in the 2026 Winter Olympic bronze-medal game.

Slovakia and Germany will meet in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, with a semifinal berth on the line in what projects as one of the most evenly matched elimination games of the tournament.

The USA men's ice hockey team will play Slovakia in the Winter Olympic 2026 semifinal in Italy on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.