Team USA is routing Slovakia in the semifinals of the men's hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Right from the opening puck drop, the U.S. was in full control, and Dylan Larkin picked up right where he left off against Sweden. Larkin took a pass from defenseman Zach Werenski and flew into the offensive zone to rip a shot past Slovakian goalie Samuel Hlavaj, which set the tone for the rest of the game.

Slovakia is back in the men's hockey semifinals at the Olympics in Milan four years after the small central European country won its first medal in the sport with bronze in Beijing.

Both countries continue to insist they should be able to receive Russian oil despite European Commission efforts to phase out imports of Russian energy

The Capitals defenseman returned from his first time playing on the Olympic stage, where he helped Slovakia to a fourth-place finish.

Finland and Slovakia will go head to head Saturday in Milan to battle for Winter Olympics bronze in men’s ice hockey. The game is scheduled to start at 2:40 p.m. ET with TV coverage on USA Network and streaming on-demand.

The Druzhba oil pipeline's shutdown does not pose a threat to the European Union's energy security at this stage, the EU's Oil Coordination Group has concluded after a video conference with the

Bratislava wants Brussels to send inspectors to test claims by Ukraine that Russia blew up a pipeline that supplies Slovakia and Hungary with oil.