5 Things We Learned From Round 8 Men's Hockey At The Olympics |

Team USA relies on experience to ease the pressure of big moments.Team Canada is showing signs of weakness.

MILAN - The quarterfinals of the men's ice hockey tournament at the Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics took place in Milan on Wednesday.

The top four teams - Canada, Team USA, Slovakia and Team Finland - will advance to Friday's semifinals.Canada will face Finland and the USA will face Slovakia.

is on site in Milan and will provide views and observations on a daily basis.

Here are five takeaways from Day 8 of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympics:

The US is a witch

Going home in the quarterfinals is unlikely for the U.S.here in Milan, but after allowing the game-tying goal with 1:31 left in regulation against Sweden, it felt like a real possibility.Due to all the pressure from America, Sweden had to play extra time.But even though Sweden won the faceoff to start overtime, the US fouled out and Sweden had a chance to score in the extra session.And Quinn Hughes finished it off 3:27 into overtime, saying the U.S. relied on its experience in big moments to win."I mean, it's tough," Hughes said."I don't want to say devastating, because you're still in the game, but here we go, and you have all those thoughts going through your head, but we've got guys who have won [Stanley] Cups, guys who have won deep awards."Got it and became a superstar in the league.