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.

Here's a full rundown of the Milan Cortina hockey action on tap today.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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