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

MILAN (AP) — Since arriving at the Olympics, Slovakia’s players and coaches acknowledged they would lean heavily on Juraj Slafkovsky. They also emphasized it cannot be just about the emerging Montreal Canadiens star to make any kind of run.

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.

MILAN -- The surprising third-seeded Slovaks surged into the semifinals of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 with a 6-2 win against Team Germany at Santagiulia Arena in the first of four quarterfinal-round games Wednesday.

Slovakia opened the 2026 Winter Olympics with a decisive 4–1 victory over defending champion Finland, powered by two goals from Juraj Slafkovský and a 38-save performance from Samuel Hlavaj.

Robert Dorgan, a 56-year-old transgender employee of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, was identified as the suspect in a targeted shooting at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Three people,

Washington Capitals player Martin Fehervary is representing Slovakia at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games. He hopes to win an Olympic medal for his newborn daughter, Anna. Fehervary is focused on the tournament while his girlfriend Natalia cares for their baby in the US.

Keep up with all the men's hockey action on the ice at the 2026 Winter Olympics as four quarterfinals matches are played.

Sponsors are showing up more and more inside Olympic venues at the Milan Cortina Games, even as TV viewers mostly still see the familiar "clean" look.