The USA men's ice hockey team will play Canada in the Winter Olympic 2026 final in Italy on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.

After surviving once again in the semifinal, the Canadian men's hockey team have one more obstacle between them and gold: Team USA

Recapping what happened on Day 14 of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, with the U.S. men's hockey team defeating Slovakia to set up a gold-medal showdown with Canada.

In the semifinals on Friday, Feb. 20, the United States men's hockey team defeated Slovakia, the bronze medalist at the 2022 Beijing Games, and Canada defeated defending Olympic champion Finland. That means Slovakia and Finland will battle for the 2026 bronze medal.

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The defending gold-medal team of Finland was awarded the bronze medal in the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games following a 6-1 win over Slovakia.

Team USA is one win away from a shot at Olympic gold — and a highly anticipated rematch with Team Canada — but first, they must get past a confident and dangerous Slovakia men's national ice hockey team squad in the semi-final.