Slovakia — the proud hockey nation of Peter Šťastný, of Peter Bondra, of Pavol Demitra, of Marián Hossa, of Zdeno Chára, of Žigmund Pálffy — had just lost 3-1 to Slovenia in the group stage of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, its third game of the tournament and its third humbling defeat. And it wasn’t even as close as the score indicated.

You're a 44-year-old Slovak national and a huge fan of your country's men's hockey team. You're psyched about them competing in the 2026 Milan

Two of the better stories from the opening day of Olympic hockey were Italy and Slovakia. The Italians took an early lead against Sweden and played them evenly through nearly two periods, while the Slovakians upset Finland.

A late goal put Slovakia into the Olympic quarterfinals as the winner of Group B in a tiebreaker, even after losing 5-3 to Sweden.

They have a tough test the rest of the way, but Slovakia has the pieces in place to go on an unlikely run to the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Two dark horses will kick off the Men’s Olympic Hockey Tournament in Milan on Wednesday morning (10 a.m. ET). Slovakia, which is 65/1 to win the Gold Medal, is a +325 underdog against Finland, which is the fourth-favorite to win the tournament at 11/1.

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