Mens Hockey Gold Medal Game Time: U.S. routs Slovakia, sets up Canada rematch
The United States and Canada will meet Sunday for the Olympic men’s hockey final, and questions about mens hockey gold medal game time are unclear in the provided context as fans shift focus to the matchup itself.
U. S. cruises past Slovakia, 6-2
The United States opened its semifinal with an early strike from Dylan Larkin, who put the U. S. up 1-0 just 4: 19 into the game, and built a 5-0 lead before finishing with a 6-2 victory over Slovakia. Jack Hughes scored twice in the second period to help drive the United States past Slovakia in what the coverage called a far easier afternoon on the ice for the Americans.
Canada rallies to beat Finland, 3-2
In the first semifinal, Canada rallied from a 2-0 deficit and defeated Finland 3-2 on a power-play goal by Nathan MacKinnon with 36 seconds left in regulation. Sam Reinhart and Shea Theodore scored Canada’s first two goals in the comeback, and Canadian captain Sidney Crosby, who left Wednesday’s semifinal, did not play.
Mens Hockey Gold Medal Game Time
With the rematch that had been eagerly anticipated since the teams’ 4 Nations meetings last year now set, the United States and Canada will play Sunday for the gold medal as the final event of the Winter Olympics. With apologies to hockey fans outside North America, the matchup everyone wanted to see has materialized; specifics about mens hockey gold medal game time are unclear in the provided context.
Ferreira snatches halfpipe gold; crashes and reactions
U. S. freestyle skier Alex Ferreira earned his third Olympic medal in his third appearance, winning the men’s halfpipe after a strong final run that improved his score to 93. 75. Ferreira had been second to Estonia’s Henry Sildaru after the second of three runs — trailing 90. 50 to Sildaru’s 92. 75 — and Sildaru improved on his last run but finished 0. 75 points behind. Brendan Mackay of Canada took bronze, two points behind Sildaru. For the United States, Nick Goepper finished fourth, Birk Irving fifth and Hunter Hess, who faced backlash for comments about having "mixed emotions" representing the U. S., finished 10th.
Goepper and New Zealand’s Finley Melville Ives endured violent crashes: Goepper landed hard on the deck on his final jump in the final run, and Goepper’s fiancée, Corinn Childs, said in a text message to The Athletic, "He's good. He'll be sore but he's a trooper (sic). " Melville Ives, 19, was taken out of the halfpipe on a sled.
What’s next
Finland and Slovakia meet Saturday for the bronze medal, and the gold-medal match between the United States and Canada is scheduled for Sunday as the closing event of the Winter Olympics. The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Photograph credited to Elsa / Getty Images.
