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) — Fans, try to keep up: Sometimes the hockey tournament at the Olympics isn’t just win and move on. Slovakia was all smiles after losing 5-3 to Sweden on Saturday. That is because Dalibor Dvorsky scored with 39 seconds left to make it a two-goal margin instead of three and it also gave Slovakia the tiebreaker it needed to win the group and advance automatically to the quarterfinals.

Slovakia and Germany face off in the men's ice hockey quarterfinals of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina on Wednesday.

Several Bruins players' gold medal dreams are still alive as the USA, Canada, Finland and Slovakia reached the semis at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Band of brothers' respond to hit on Slafkovsky with 2 goals in 33 seconds to spark quarterfinal win against Germany

Bronze medalist Jake Canter of Team United States celebrates after competing in run three of the Men's Slopestyle Final on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on Feb. 18, 2026 in Livigno, Italy.

MILAN (AP) — When the U.S. gave up a tying goal to Sweden with 91 seconds left in the quarterfinals at the Olympics, even the most seasoned players were on edge. "That’s as nervous as I’ve been ever in a hockey game,

Team Slovakia is in the semifinals with seven NHL players on its 25-man roster. "Coming to the tournament, seeing the rosters every team brought, they have really strong NHL guys

US skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin sensationally ended her Olympic drought, winning gold in the women’s slalom. Follow CNN for live updates of Day 12 of the Games.