Canada vs. Czech Republic is scheduled to start at 10:40 a.m. ET today, Feb. 12. If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Olympics for free.

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.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — The fans from the Czech Republic clanged cowbells and waved their red-white-and-blue tricolor for a sun-splashed Olympic victory they simply knew was coming. Then, they all looked down and checked their programs.

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.

Czech speedskater Metodej Jilek has won the Olympic 10,000-meter gold at age 19. Friday's victory adds to his silver in the 5,000 earlier at the Milan Cortina Games.

US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Milan on Thursday for the 2026 Winter Olympics, attending their first event shortly after landing in the northern Italian

Live updates from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday. Get the latest news, results, medal count, TV schedules and highlights from Italy.

Since 1920, hockey has been a marquee event at the Olympics. Check out key Olympic hockey stats and records throughout history now.