Team Canada flexed its hockey muscles for a second straight night at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, dominating Team Switzerland 5-1 at Santagiulia Arena on Friday. With the victory in the preliminary round, Canada won Group A, earned a bye into the quarterfinals and showed again why it is the favorite to win the gold medal.

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By Amy Tennery and Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Canada walloped France 10-2 to claim the top seeding from the preliminary stage of the men's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Sunday, while the United States are second seeds after beating Germany 5-1 and Switzerland and Denmark each notched wins.

Canada survived one of the biggest upset bids in any sport of the Milan Cortina Olympics by defeating Czechia 4-3 in overtime. It was a thrilling finish, with Ondrej Palat giving Czechia a 3-2 lead with under eight minutes left in the third period on a transition rush after Czechia got away with having six players on the ice in the defensive zone.

When the U.S. gave up a tying goal to Sweden with 91 seconds left in the quarterfinals at the Olympics, even the most seasoned players were on edge. "That’s as nervous as I’ve been ever in a hockey game,