Slovakia is upsetting the power dynamics at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. It was expected that the Slovaks, who are in a group with Finland and Sweden, would f

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.

In fact, it was Slovakia's third goal, by Dalibor Dvorsky with 39 seconds left in the third period that led to the wild celebration after the Group B preliminary round game.

A late goal put Slovakia into the Olympic quarterfinals as the winner of Group B in a tiebreaker, even after losing 5-3 to Sweden.

As men's hockey got underway at the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina on Wednesday, the Washington Capitals watched Martin Fehervary make his Olympic debut with Slovakia.

Juraj Slafkovsky of Slovakia managed to etch his name into history despite a loss to Sweden at the Winter Olympics in Milan.

San Jose Sharks forward Pavol Regenda would love his second trip to the Winter Olympic Games to go as well as his first. Regenda was part of a Slovakian team in 2022 that at first had modest expectations going into the Games in Beijing.

The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 begins Wednesday when the 12 nations compete in three groups. Group A consists of Canada, Czechia, France and Switzerland. Finland, Italy, Sweden and Slovakia will play in Group B. Group C features Denmark, Germany, Latvia and the United States.

Sweden and Slovakia face off in this Group B men's ice hockey matchup during the 2026 Winter Olympics on Saturday.