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

History slightly favors Team USA against Slovakia in Olympic men’s hockey, where the US won three of the six matchups.

In the men's cross-country team spring, Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher surged to silver to deliver the United States its first-ever Olympic medal in the event. Ogden won his second silver as he previously became the first American man to reach an Olympic cross-country podium since 1976.

MILAN — As Team USA players spoke to reporters on a rainy Thursday morning outside the Olympic Village, Lucas Raymond and Tim Stutzle stood 10 or so feet down the street, suitcases in hand. The Swede and German dapped each other up, chatted for a few minutes, then waded off into separate Ubers, on their way back to North America.

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McAvoy, Swayman, Jokiharju and Korpisalo are all still in the running for an Olympic medal ahead of Friday’s semifinal meetings. The gold-medal game is scheduled for Sunday at 8:10 a.m. ET; the bronze-medal game will be on Saturday at 2:40 p.m. ET.

On February 18, Team USA men's hockey advanced to the semifinals in the Winter Olympics tournament thanks to a game-winning goal in overtime vs. Sweden. The scorer? Quinn Hughes, a 26-year-old star for the Minnesota Wild who, like many other men's hockey players, is skating in his first Olympics.

Power rankings entering the Olympic men’s hockey semifinals as Canada, the U.S., Slovakia and Finland battle for a spot in the gold medal game.

The 2026 Winter Olympics men's hockey competition is down to its final four participants, with USA vs. Slovakia taking place in one semifinal on