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

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

Slovakia has stopped emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine. PM Robert Fico demands the restoration of Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline, which Ukraine halted after an attack. Fico warns of further steps if the issue isn't resolved.

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.

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

By Trevor Stynes and Amy Tennery MILAN, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Defending champions Finland swatted aside Slovakia to win the men's Olympic bronze medal on Saturday, scoring four goals in the final period to see off the bronze medallists from four years ago in a 6-1 win at Santagiulia arena.

Finland won 6-1 in the bronze medal game against Slovakia at the 2026 Winter Olympics. It now has five medals in the six Olympics using NHL players.

Through six games in the tournament, Fehervary picked up four assists, six penalty minutes, six shots and a plus/minus rating of minus-4. The 26-year-old was tied for the Team Slovakia lead in points by a defenseman throughout the Games and also ranked second in ice time among all Slovak skaters, averaging 21:02 minutes per game.