By Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 17 (Reuters) - When Lukas Klima and his Czech Republic team erupted in celebration after beating Germany on Tuesday, you could be forgiven for thinking they had just clinched Olympic gold.

The Czech men's team punched way above their weight class against the Canadians but ran out of firepower in the final stretch of the men's ice hockey quarterfinals match.

With Canada's game versus Finland postponed due to a norovirus outbreak, the U.S. and Czechia opened the Olympic women's hockey tournament.

My service is much more individual and open to everyone, even nonbelievers,’ Father Oldřich Chocholáč, chaplain of the Czech Olympic team, told EWTN News.

The head coach of Czechia called out the Olympic officials following his team's elimination from the Olympics against Canada.

After more than 25 years hoping he'd make his way to the Olympics, Craig Savill finally did it.

Jaromir Jagr has played hockey for a long, long time. The native of the Czech Republic, which now competes at the Olympics as Czechia, is one of the greatest players of all time. Czechia is playing in these 2026 Olympic Games in Milan, and has reached the quarterfinal against Canada.

Sidney Crosby suffered an injury on a hit from Radko Gudas in the second period and is out for the rest of the game