Slovakia has gotten further than most expected at the 2026 Winter Olympics and have nothing to lose against the heavily favored US team.

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

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

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.

The United States men's ice hockey team will take on Slovakia in the semifinals. See the schedule moving forward for Team USA and more.

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

The men’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics is down to four nations and there’s a stark contrast in NHL payrolls on each team. Team USA is joined by Canada, Finland and Slovakia in the final four of

As the quarterfinals take shape in Wednesday’s Olympic hockey competition. one of the biggest stories to date is the fact that Slovakia are Group B champions. By winning Group B, Slovakia does not have to compete in Tuesday’s qualification round.

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.