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There's no NHL stars at the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, but still tremendous excitement at the ice hockey

There might be no National Hockey League (NHL) players at these Beijing Winter Olympic Games, but the supporters will not mind as Slovakia causes a huge upset by beating the USA, on penalties, at the quarter-final stage.

ABC News

Slovakia Stuns US in Hockey Shootout, Americans Out of Olympics

The United States is out of the men's hockey tournament at the Olympics in stunning fashion after blowing a late lead. Marek Hrivik scored with 43.7 seconds left in regulation, Peter Cehlarik had the winner and Slovakia beat the US 3-2 in a shootout Wednesday to knock the top-seeded Americans…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.S. men's hockey team out of Winter Olympics after losing to Slovakia in penalty shootout

The top-seeded American team is out of medals contention.

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U.S., Canada both eliminated from men’s Olympic hockey competition

This is the first time since 2006 neither the U.S. nor Canada made the final four at the Olympics.

Chicago Sun-Times

Winter Olympics day 12: Canada crash out of men’s ice hockey – as it happened

Another busy day saw upsets, tight finishes, American success and more fallout from the Kamila Valieva controversy

The Guardian - AU

U.S. troops heading from Germany to Slovakia for planned NATO drills

The first part of a planned contingent of 2,000 U.S. troops and hundreds of vehicles entered the Czech Republic from Germany on Tuesday en route eastwards to Slovakia for NATO's Saber Strike military drills, a Reuters witness said.

Reuters

American hockey player shares ties with quarterfinal opponent Slovakia

"It’ll be a moment I won’t forget for a long time," U.S. hockey player Matt Knies said of facing Slovakia. His parents were born in the European country.

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The Independent UK

Winter Olympics day 11: Valieva leads after short program – as it happened

Kamila Valieva took to the ice amid a swirl of controversy and elsewhere there were golds, blunders and much more

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Live updates: Norway shot to the top of the medal table with a good day in bad conditions, with Marte Olsbu Røiseland earning her third gold medal

The Guardian - AU

Winter Olympics day seven: skeleton, ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Ayumu Hirano won snowboard halfpipe gold, Suzanne Schulting defended her 1,000m short track title and Christopher Grotheer won the skeleton

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics day six – as it happened

Day six of XXIV Olympic Winter Games

The Guardian - US

Slovakia backs U.S. defence pact despite opposition during Ukraine crisis

Lawmakers in Slovakia narrowly approved a defence treaty with the United States on Wednesday, making it the last NATO member on the alliance's eastern frontier to enact such a pact, despite rowdy opposition in parliament fuelled by the Ukraine crisis.

Reuters

Slovakia lawmakers approve defense military treaty with US

Slovakia’s parliament has approved a defense military treaty with the United States

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Baby girl in Slovakia born with thick ‘turtle shell’ skin defies doctors’ expectations for her survival

The girl’s parents carried out a risky procedure to break her out of her ‘cocoon – like a butterfly’

Sports Illustrated

Everything to Know for the Men’s Olympic Hockey Tournament

Without NHL participation this year, here is how each country stacks up in Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: US says Russia plotting false flag attack

Ukraine news from February 3: The US claims Moscow is planning to fabricate an attack by Ukrainian forces.

The Conversation

Social care: how Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children face discrimination across Europe and the UK

Throughout Europe – from Italy to Hungary – Romani children are overrepresented in institutional care. This is particularly acute in eastern Europe. As many as four in five children in the care institutions of some countries are of Roma origin. In Bulgaria, while the Roma comprise less than 10% of…

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Al Jazeera

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Letters from Slovakia

American historian finds hundreds of desperate letters written by Slovak Jews during the Nazi era.

The Independent UK

Slovakia imposes COVID restrictions to get ready for omicron

Slovakia has limited access to what the government considers the most risky events and public gatherings as the country gets ready for the highly infectious omicron coronavirus variant

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