Olympics-Ice hockey-Finland beat Slovakia to win men's ice hockey bronze

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Men's Bronze Medal Game - Slovakia vs Finland - Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 21, 2026. Joel Armia of Finland in action with Simon Nemec of Slovakia. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

MILAN, ⁠Feb 21 (Reuters) - ⁠Finland defeated ‌Slovakia 6-1 to win the ​bronze medal ⁠in the ⁠Olympic men's ice ⁠hockey ‌at ⁠Santagiulia arena on ​Saturday.

It ‌is Finland's fifth ⁠bronze ​and eighth Olympic ⁠ice hockey ​medal overall, with the country ⁠having won gold four years ​ago ⁠in Beijing.

(Reporting ​by ‌Trevor Stynes; Editing ​by Ken Ferris)