Canada has begun the men’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics in dominant form, routing Czechia 5-0 in its opening game. Macklin Celebrini, Mark Stone, Bo Horvat, Nathan MacKinnon and Nick Suzuki scored for Canada.

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Czech speedskater Metodej Jilek has won the Olympic 10,000-meter gold at age 19. Friday's victory adds to his silver in the 5,000 earlier at the Milan Cortina Games.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — The fans from the Czech Republic clanged cowbells and waved their red-white-and-blue tricolor for a sun-splashed Olympic victory they simply knew was coming. Then, they all looked down and checked their programs.

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. MILAN — A team full of star power, the United States women got a balanced attack, including two goals from their 13th forward and a hard-working goal from their fourth line,

Nick Novak competes in skiing for the Czech Republic at his first Winter Olympics. He's talked publicly on social media about being bi. The post Olympic Pride: Out TikTok star Nick Novak is competing in freestyle aerials appeared first on Outsports.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics’ early events continued on day -1 ahead of Friday's opening ceremony. After opening the games on day -2 as the first event to start competitive play, curling continued with wins for the U.S., Canada, hosts Italy and Britain.

Live updates from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday. Get the latest news, results, medal count, TV schedules and highlights from Italy.