OLYMPICS: Ice hockey-Slovakia push past Germany into semi-finals

Slovakia stuns Germany 6-2 to reach men's Olympic ice hockey semi-finals, continuing their surprise run at Milan 2026.

Amy Tennery/Reuters

February 18, 2026

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals - Slovakia vs Germany - Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 18, 2026. Patrik Koch of Slovakia celebrates after Pavol Regenda of Slovakia scores their fifth goal as John Peterka of Germany looks dejected

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Slovakia held off a late push from Germany for a 6-2 win to keep their charmed Olympic ice hockey campaign on track on Wednesday, reaching the men's semi-finals in Milan.

The tournament darlings were a surprise group winner and kept their dream run on track at Santagiulia arena as forward Pavol Regenda scored in the first and third periods, while forwards Milos Kelemen, Oliver Okuliar and Dalibor Dvorsky added goals in the second and the captain Tomas Tatar added an empty netter in the third.

The 2018 silver medallists Germany had cruised by France in the qualification play-off but brought too little too late on offence and will leave the Games empty-handed.

The final four remaining teams in the tournament will be reseeded at the conclusion of the quarter-finals on Wednesday, with the top seed playing the lowest seed and the second and third seeds facing off in the semi-finals on Friday.

-Reporting by Amy Tennery in Milan; Editing by Alison Williams/Reuters