MILAN -- The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 men’s hockey tournament begins Wednesday when the 12 nations compete in three groups. Group A consists of Canada, Czechia, France and Switzerland. Finland, Italy, Sweden and Slovakia will play in Group B. Group C features Denmark, Germany, Latvia and the United States.

Denmark already achieved what some consider its equivalent of the “Miracle on Ice” at the 2025 IIHF World Championship last May. Now, it heads to the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 hoping to somehow top that.

Finland will start defense of its 2022 Olympic gold medal on Wednesday, Feb. 11, and the team will look drastically different. Not because four years have passed but because NHL players are returning to the Winter Olympics for the first time since 2014.

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Ukaleq and Sondre Slettemark are siblings from Greenland who are competing with the Danish Olympic Team in biathlon. The siblings are sending a message to President Trump and the world after the president sought to take Greenland over from Denmark.

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NHL stars have landed in Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics. This marks the league's return after a 12-year break. Players from top nations like Canada, USA, Sweden, and Finland are preparing for the tournament.