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.

Follow live updates on FloHockey for the Winter Olympics bronze medal game between Finland and Slovakia on Saturday, Feb. 21.

In Friday's medal events, Team USA picked up another gold medal in the men's Freestyle Skiing halfpipe final, where Alex Ferreira finally captured gold to complete his set after winning silver and bronze in 2018 and 2022. Ferreira threw down a 93.75 in his third and final run of the night to jump ahead of Estonia's Henry Sildaru for the gold medal.

The defending gold-medal team of Finland was awarded the bronze medal in the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games following a 6-1 win over Slovakia.

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

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,

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.

SportsLine's expert Matt Severance reveals his United States vs. Slovakia picks for their Winter Olympics men's hockey semifinal match on Friday