Heart rates across the hockey-loving world were racing all day on Wednesday, as three out of four quarterfinal matchups in the 2026 Olympic men’s hockey tournament went to overtime.

Here are the results of the mayhem:

The top four seeds all move on, with both semifinal games scheduled for Friday: No. 1 seed Canada vs. No. 4 seed Finland and 2-seed U.S. vs. 3-seed Slovakia.

Read on for the schedule of games for the day, leading goal scorers and goaltenders, and the latest Olympic men’s hockey headlines.

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No. 1 seed Canada vs. No. 4 seed Finland, 10:40 a.m.
No. 2 seed United States vs. No. 3 seed Slovakia, 3:10 p.m.

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Finland outduels Sweden; Canada wins

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American-born Team China Olympic skier Eileen continues to center herself as the most polarizing subject of the Milan Cortina Winter Games. 

An interaction Tuesday with a reporter went viral after Gu responded to a question about her winning two silver medals instead of gold so far this Olympics, suggesting the question came from a “ridiculous perspective.”

“I’m the most decorated female freeskier in history. I think that’s an answer in and of itself,” Gu said when asked if she saw her two medals as “silvers earned” or “golds lost.”

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“How do I say this? Winning a medal at the Olympics is a life-changing experience for every athlete. Doing it five times is exponentially harder because every medal is equally hard for me, but everybody else’s expectations rise, right? 

“The two medals lost situation, to be quite frank with you, I think is kind of a ridiculous perspective to take. I’m showcasing my best skiing. I’m doing things that quite literally have never been done before. So, I think that is more than good enough, but thank you.”

Gu’s answer drew mixed reactions on social media after she had already been a target of immense global criticism for her decision to represent China over her home country, the U.S.

Gu has won two silver medals in freestyle skiing in Milan Cortina in the slopestyle and big air events. She has one final event, the halfpipe, remaining Saturday and has an opportunity to add to her total.

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Eileen Gu of China reacts after her first jump in the women’s freestyle skiing big air qualification during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Livigno Snow Park Feb. 14, 2026. (Joe Camporeale/Imagn Images)

Gu has been the subject of global criticism since her decision to represent China dating back to the original decision in 2019 and her first Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022. This year, that criticism has ramped up as she has won two silver medals and even responded to a question about President Donald Trump criticizing U.S. Olympian Hunter Hess for being critical of the current state of America.

“I’m sorry that the headline that is eclipsing the Olympics has to be something so unrelated to the spirit of the Games. It really runs contrary to everything the Olympics should be,” Gu told reporters Monday.

“The whole point of sport is to bring people together. … One of the very few common languages, that of the human body, that of the human spirit, the competitive spirit, the capacity to break not only records, but especially in our sport, literally the human limit. How wonderful is that?”

Gu also claimed she had been “caught in the crossfire” herself. 

“As someone who has got caught in the crossfire before, I feel sorry for the athletes,” Gu said. “I hope that they can ski to their very best.”

Vice President JD Vance weighed in on the controversy surrounding Gu in an interview Tuesday on Fox News’ “The Story With Martha MacCallum.”

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Silver medalist Eileen Gu of China attends the awarding ceremony for the freestyle skiing women’s freeski big air event at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026.  (Hongxiang/Xinhua via Getty Images)

“I certainly think that someone who grew up in the United States of America who benefited from our education system, from the freedoms and liberties that makes this country a great place, I would hope they want to compete with the United States of America,” Vance said.

“So, I’m going to root for American athletes. I think part of that is people who identify themselves as Americans. That’s who I’m rooting for in this Olympics.”

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Newcastle United forward Anthony Gordon has become just the second player to score four goals in the first half of a UEFA Champions League game and the first to do so in the knockout stage.

The England international’s record-breaking feat powered the Magpies into a commanding 6-1 win at Azerbaijan’s FK Qarabag in the first leg of their playoff round clash.

Gordon’s 33-minute hat trick was the fastest by an Englishman in the Champions League, and his tally in the competition now stands at 10 goals.

He is just the third Newcastle player to score a hat trick in the Champions League, and the first to do so in the knockout rounds.

“The records are nice, of course, but football is about the team,” Gordon told UEFA.com. “Individual moments only matter if the team succeeds and tonight, that was the most important thing.

“I’m very proud, not just of myself, but of everyone involved. It’s never easy to come here, so I’m really happy for the whole group.”

Gordon opened the scoring in Baku in just the third minute before Malick Thiaw doubled the Premier League side’s lead five minutes. After firing in a penalty in the 32nd minute, Gordon then rounded the opposition goalkeeper to complete his hat trick — the first of his senior career — barely a minute later.

The former Everton man then capped a memorable first half for he and his team by converting another penalty in stoppage time.

Among Englishman in the Champions League, only Harry Kane (11) has scored more goals in a season than Gordon.

The 24-year-old has already smashed Newcastle legend Alan Shearer’s previous record for most goals in a single Champions League season, which stood at six.

“He was really, really good in that first half,” Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said. “He started the press — a number of his goals came from his attitude off the ball.

“I was really pleased with his first goal as well because that was a key moment. It was a really good finish. He could have had more, but a very good display.”

Howe also played down an apparent half-time disagreement with captain Kieran Trippier after he completed his quadruple from the penalty spot, with teammate Nick Woltemade also offering his services.

“Anthony naturally wanted to take the second penalty and I understand why there’s a debate over it sometimes,” Howe said. “That’s not clear when there are two in one game. But he took both penalties superbly and I’m pleased with that.

“Kieran’s only ever trying to help the team, so I think it’s a positive situation rather than negative.”

Gordon failed to add to his tally in the second half, and Elvin Cafarquliyev pulled one back for Qarabag, which has been one of the surprise stories of this season’s Champions League after qualifying for the playoffs.

But Jacob Murphy‘s deflected strike completed the rout as Newcastle scored six goals in European competition for the first time in what was their 149th match.

Howe’s side will welcome Qarabag to St James’ Park next Tuesday knowing they are all-but assured of a last-16 showdown with either Barcelona or Premier League rivals Chelsea.

ESPN Research, PA and The Associated Press contributed to this report.