Follow our live coverage as Canada faces off with Czechia in the knockout stage of the men's hockey competition

Olympic men’s ice hockey remains the undisputed crown jewel of the Winter Games, a high-stakes theater where national pride is forged on the blade of a skate. Over the last several decades, the tournament has evolved from a battleground

After clinching the top seed, Canada's men's hockey team begins its gold-medal quest in earnest with a quarterfinal match with Czechia. Here's how to watch

Canada has begun the men’s hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics in dominant form, routing Czechia 5-0 in its opening game. Macklin Celebrini, Mark Stone, Bo Horvat, Nathan MacKinnon and Nick Suzuki scored for Canada.

The rhythm dance competition saw French skating pair Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron finish in first, ahead of the United States team of Madison Chock and Evan Bates and Canadian team Piper Gilles and Paul Poirer, which ranked in second and third, respectively.

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My service is much more individual and open to everyone, even nonbelievers,’ Father Oldřich Chocholáč, chaplain of the Czech Olympic team, told EWTN News.

Follow Bo Horvat and Team Canada and Ondrej Palat and the Czech Ice Hockey Association in the Olympic Winter Games, plus schedule and tune-in info