MILAN — Czech speedskater Metodej Jilek spoke with a straight face and not a hint of irony as he explained how he managed to win an Olympic gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters at age 19 on Friday, adding to his silver in the 5,000 earlier at the Milan Cortina Games.

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.

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

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.

Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek placed 17th in the competition on Feb. 9

MILAN — Sweden pulled off a stunning upset over the Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, on Friday in the Olympic women’s hockey tournament quarterfinals. The 2-0 win by the Swedes eliminates the Czechia,

Team USA skier Mikaela Shiffrin ended her Olympic drought to highlight a day in which nine more gold medals were handed out

MILAN — After Czechia came off the ice following its practice Tuesday, Radek Faksa was asked whether he’s been picking Radko Gudas’ brain at all about the Olympic experience from 2014 in Sochi. “I